Will AW's charge in the Trustfire charger sold by Altsmoke?

[roxics]

I got a couple of these batteries "AW Orange 18650 3.7v 1600 mAh LiMN" because I heard they are better than the UltraFires. But after ordering them I saw the "LiMN" and didn't know what that means. Will they charge in the Trustfire charger I ordered from Altsmoke?

 

[emus]

I charge Li-Ion and IMR LiMN 18350 in trustfire TR-001 charger.

 

[cddz]

I got a couple of these batteries "AW Orange 18650 3.7v 1600 mAh LiMN" because I heard they are better than the UltraFires. But after ordering them I saw the "LiMN" and didn't know what that means. Will they charge in the Trustfire charger I ordered from Altsmoke?

Short Answer, yes. You may only be able to charge them one at a time. I a sure the Charger that Altsmoke sells is rated at 500mAh total. The LiMn batteries have a low internal resistance(high drain) and will pull more that 500mA together. They will output more current during the discharge cycle, so the drop will not be as noticable. With any low internal resistance battery, there will be less voltage drop at load.

 

[roxics]

Awesome! Thank you guys! I was scared for a minute. Now just to find some decent batteries for going ahem *6v*

 

[emus]

Short Answer, yes. You may only be able to charge them one at a time. I a sure the Charger that Altsmoke sells is rated at 500mAh total. The LiMn batteries have a low internal resistance(high drain) and will pull more that 500mA together. They will output more current during the discharge cycle, so the drop will not be as noticable. With any low internal resistance battery, there will be less voltage drop at load.

Suppose a pair of LiMn could accept more than 500ma charge.
I'm not aware of any issue charging them at a slower than optimal rate on a 500ma charger.

 

[cddz]

Suppose a pair of LiMn could accept more than 500ma charge.
I'm not aware of any issue charging them at a slower than optimal rate on a 500ma charger.

They can actually charge at 4.5 amps..
No issue charging at a lower rate, most chargers do that towards the end of the charge cycle anyway. The issue would be the charger saying "oh hell no, I aint charging both of those at the same time". The charger would simply cut off current to both sides and the lights would turn green. Built in protection is a great thing

 

[emus]

My 500ma TR-001 charges two NiMN 18350s w/o complaining.

 

[doots]

I charge 1 at a time with no problems.

 

[roxics]

I don't think I would need to charge more than one at a time. How much run time are you guys getting off these batteries anyway? In contast about how long do they take to charge?

 

[emus]

No official times; my 18350 NiMN takes several hours to charge (at 500ma) and several hours to discharge in non switching VVPV.
I'm pleased w/ fused VVPV and stacked IMR NiMN.
Don't like stacked protected Li-Ion batts.