Charging AW IMR Batteries, 18650 & 18350?
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I would stay at .5 for the 350 and no higher then 1 for the 650
it will do no harm to charge both on .5 but may take the 650 a while to finish while low charging will extend life somewhat it wont be a huge difference, most Li battery only charge so many times before the chemicals themselves degrade. seeing how the average is 300+ charges a few in rotation should be a very long time.
it will do no harm to charge both on .5 but may take the 650 a while to finish while low charging will extend life somewhat it wont be a huge difference, most Li battery only charge so many times before the chemicals themselves degrade. seeing how the average is 300+ charges a few in rotation should be a very long time.
charging at lower amperage will prolong the battery life. Some hobby high end chargers will automatically switch to lower power mode towards the end of the charge cycle.
All Li-ion batteries should only be charged to 4.2 volts. Your manual is wrong.
Bear in mind charging multiple batteries will split the amperage. When charging pairs, charge in slot 1 & 3 or 2 & 4. Never side by side.
Don't forget to rest your batteries for an hour before use after charging, and test with a multimeter. A charged battery with 4.25 volts or higher indicates a problem.
Don't forget to rest your batteries for an hour before use after charging, and test with a multimeter. A charged battery with 4.25 volts or higher indicates a problem.
You'll get more voltage using two 18350 batteries together, but the added battery time will be little if any compared to a single larger 18650 battery; so I've read as I have not tried it myself. Two 18350 700 mAh batteries are 1400 mAh. A single 18650 battery is 2000 mAh. You do the math.
Stacking batteries carries some risks and requires practicing a certain, meticulous ritual of matching two new batteries of the exact same type and specification, pairing them for life, and rotating the order that they are inserted into the mod each time they are used. The two batteries will drain unequally each time they are used, so unless they are rotated one will become weaker than the other. The weaker battery over time will weaken enough to go into thermal runaway. If one battery goes into thermal runaway, the other is likely to follow and then you have two batteries which can make your mod into a literal pipe bomb.
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Don't go higher than 0.5A for the 18350 batts, that can become a fire hazard. I charge my 18650's at 0.5A any time I can, which means unless I am about to run out of batteries and am desperate for something to vape while my other batts charge slowly (doesn't happen often
). The slower you charge lithium ion batteries the less you stress them and the longer they last.
I think that charger has independent channels, meaning that you can put different batteries in each slot. I'm not sure of that though. You probably have an owners manual that came with it and can check this out. Please let us know what you find out
The problem with doing this is that if the charger does not stop charging when the batts are full, the batteries will start heating up and eventually burn. It doesn't happen often, but I don't like taking the risk that a once in ten thousand occurrence will happen to me so I simply don't charge while I'm sleeping or not in the house. Works for me.
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