Will these batteries work with this charger?

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Codrut Popescu

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The batteries are AW lifepo4 16340/Rcr 123a 3.0V 500mAh ---> 3.0 V
While the charger is Ultrafire charger for 10440 / 14500 / 17500 / 17670 / 18500 / 18650 / RCR123 3.7 volt rechargeable batteries ---> 3.7 V
So... I guess no. There are 3.0 and 3.7 V cells, what you want are the 3.7 V cells. Get the LiMN AW IMR cells, as they have the safest chemistry.
 

makasin

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That charger does work for those batteries. I am using them now. The 3.2V setting is for LiFePO4 batts. Just set the current output to the lower setting and the voltage out for the lower setting and it will work. However, i just got the charger, and its kinda a peice of crap, it doesnt hold the batteries in well and looks/feels super cheap. I like my tenergy charger, which theoretically SHOULD work but I just posted a thread asking if I should do it. I would think that it does, since the output is 3.65V/250mAh, which is basically what the LiFePO4 batteries want. It's not like the tenergy/AW cells are dramatically different in structure. It's probably just that the AW's have bigger anode/cathodes so they can put out more current than the Ten's, sacrificing the amount of lithium ions that can be held in that form factor (which is why the 500mah rating is lower than the 750 of the tenergy). That's my assumption based on my electrical engineering experience, but it's not to be taken as a fact. Also, AW's are supposedly higher quality, so tighter manufacturing tolerances, potentially better materials, etc.
 
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