The best battery charger?
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xtar for me, own a few now, the only times ive had one quit is my own fault. (They dont like coffee or being stepped on lol)
I think the vp is probably still one of the best.
3 power settings, car charger Included, all kinds of internal safety features and can even be used as a usb power pack should you neet to run a phone or charge an ego.
I think the vp is probably still one of the best.
3 power settings, car charger Included, all kinds of internal safety features and can even be used as a usb power pack should you neet to run a phone or charge an ego.
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spending 40 bucks on a charger? nice but you may aswell also get a charger bag(fireproof bag) with it just incase....i think they are 15 bucks
Metal box is better. Those bags were not designed to have the charger itself in them. Chargers need airflow.
Love my Xtar VP4, but I am going to have to get a smaller charger for travelling, maybe a single slot Xtar?
My Nitecore Intellicharger i2 has been going strong for 4 years now with no problems.
Heres one I use with a solar cell. Easily slips into a bag or pocket. They have a couple of single bay.
Used to leave it in the glovebox, its cheap and makes a great spare/ emergency ( you could charge a battery from a power pack say, during a blackout).
I now have a vc2 in the car
I just got it a few minutes ago, and I'm really liking this thing! I love the displays on the front with the voltage read-outs! As a backup I still have my now 3 slot LUC V4, which I guess is now a V3. If I need to charge 7 batteries at a time I'm all set.
One thing, it's supposed to be able to charge at .25, .5, and 1 amp, but when I put batteries in it the 1 amp will not work at all! It just does .5 at most. Why is that? My LUC charged them at 1 amp, but this one will not. I don't like that so much...
One thing, it's supposed to be able to charge at .25, .5, and 1 amp, but when I put batteries in it the 1 amp will not work at all! It just does .5 at most. Why is that? My LUC charged them at 1 amp, but this one will not. I don't like that so much...
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Xtar VP4 is what I'm mainly using now.. I wish it could charge all 4 batteries at 1A at the same time but two is good enough! Deciding on buying one of the VC2-VC4 series next..
I'm rather undecided on the use of LiPo charging bags.
Theory is that battery chargers have an amount of heat generation as a byproduct of charging the batteries. If a charging bag is used while charging, that heat generated by a charger can build up inside of the unventilated bag and possibly defeat the purpose of preventing a fire.
Charging bags were invented for the use of charging LiPo batteries. LiPo batteries will vent fire and possibly explode when they go into thermal runaway, like ICR lithium batteries. LiPo batteries are not put in a box charger, but are connected to the charger by cords. The batteries go into the charging bag, but the charger itself remains outside of the bag.
My recommendation is to use an "intelligent charger", but don't depend upon it blindly. I recommend charging on a flame resistant surface: stovetop, marble counter top, baking pan, pyrex dish. Never charge batteries when not physically present to keep an eye on the charger progress.
Rest batteries after charging. One commonly-reported factor in almost all the incidents we hear of where batteries failed violently while in use is that they were taken directly off the charger and then used immediately, at which point they failed.
Because of this, we think it may be a good idea to rest batteries after charging them. This advice will not be found in the usual 'reference bibles' on batteries, but we see more and different reports than others. Therefore we now advise:
Do not use batteries directly after charging them. Use a battery or batteries you previously charged, and that have rested for several hours. This is especially important if using a stacked pair for higher voltage, as statistically the risk is far higher.
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I just got it a few minutes ago, and I'm really liking this thing! I love the displays on the front with the voltage read-outs! As a backup I still have my now 3 slot LUC V4, which I guess is now a V3. If I need to charge 7 batteries at a time I'm all set.
One thing, it's supposed to be able to charge at .25, .5, and 1 amp, but when I put batteries in it the 1 amp will not work at all! It just does .5 at most. Why is that? My LUC charged them at 1 amp, but this one will not. I don't like that so much...
If I remember right only the outer two ports can charge at 1.0. If any of the center slots are occupied it defaults to .5 or can be changed to .25.
Well I have only 2 batteries in it now, and it won't charge at 1 amp.
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