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[wood]

hey switched i am wondering what the proper charger is rated at for an aw imr 14500
mine says
input 100-240v ac 50/60hz
output 4.2 dc 300mah

im a bit worried that its not charging properly and i have seen chargers with higher mah ratings , does this effect charge capacity or just speed of charge ?
i feel like im not getting very long out of my new batteries they come off at 4.2 i believe
thanks in advance
mike

 

[Song]

the mah rating just about current flow or speed of charging, as long as you don't exceed the max mah rating for charging your batteries you should be fine. The charge ratings of IMR batteries are usually .5c - 1c meaning for a 14500 imr battery ( 600mah) 300mah-600mah. 300mah been the normal charging rate and 600mah should be the fast charging rate.

The one thing you should be watching for is the voltage rating of the charger. Since your charger is at 4.2v and IMR have a max V of 4.2v, your using the correct charger. Its not exceeding the max voltage and max charging amp of the battery.

Hope that helps mike

 

[cactusgirl]

Yeah, I've got the trustfire multifunctional charger....lately I can only charge one battery at a time as when I put two batteries on, one of them will immediately show as 'charged' when it's not!!! Good thing I have two chargers (always have 'backup')!!

 

[wood]

yea i just have a good power cheapy, but thanks for the responses good to know

 

[Switched]

hey switched i am wondering what the proper charger is rated at for an aw imr 14500
mine says
input 100-240v ac 50/60hz
output 4.2 dc 300mah

im a bit worried that its not charging properly and i have seen chargers with higher mah ratings , does this effect charge capacity or just speed of charge ?
i feel like im not getting very long out of my new batteries they come off at 4.2 i believe
thanks in advance
mike

Woody,

As long as you keep the mAh rating below the overall mAh rating of the battery you will be fine. e.g a 420mAh charger for the 650mAh eGo.

 

[wood]

ok i just thought they were getting undercharged cause they didnt seem to be lasting as long , must just be smoking less and vaping more ,
thanks

 

[zer0ith]

When using my mini, I find I have to swap the battery half way through the day or else the performance drop is too great.

I checked the voltage on the battery and when it hits around 3.5-3.6v (on just the battery with a multimeter) its time to swap.

 

[wood]

ya im using 2 14500s for the 3 ml bottle , does that seem about right ?

 

[zer0ith]

Yup seems 100% normal to me. I get about the same performance and life with the 14500's on my 3.7v box mod and have to swap them out every 6 hours.
I've been hovering on pulling the plug on a 18490 woodvil as the 18490's should last me all day as its a 1100mah battery.

What I've noticed for my mod battery's is whatever the mah rating is, that's how long I will use it (if going through normal vaping habits) before swapping it out as the performance has dropped.

On my woodvil I can go all day (18650 @ 1600mah)
Mini is about 6 hours (14500 @ 600mah)
Woodvil @ 6v for about 5-6 hours (stacked LiFePO4 @ 500mah)

 

[Switched]

ya im using 2 14500s for the 3 ml bottle , does that seem about right ?

Yup! 3ml is allot of juice ya know