Help Me Select a Battery Charger

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I am considering giving Li-Ion batteries a try. I’d be buying either AW or Nitecore cells, but the charger is a little harder to select.

I already use Duracell NiMH “whitetops” with the standard Duracell charger, but, to my knowledge, it has no cell conditioning function.

I am considering getting a single all-in-one charger. Does anyone have a recommendation?

All-in-One Chargers:
• Xtar XP4 Panzer – looks very impressive ** favorite so far **
• Fenix ARE-C2 / ThruNite MCC-4 (same charger) – nice display, but has heat issues

Ni-MH Only Charger:
• SkyRC NC2500 – one of the best, has its own smartphone app

Li-Ion Only Charger:
• cottonpicker charger – great charger, but only does one Li-Ion cell at a time
• Pila IBC Charger – good charger, previously available through forum store

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Go through HKJ’s reviews for all things Li-ion related.

lygte-info.dk (this forum doesn’t allow hot links to this site)

I like Cottonpicker’s USB with display for travel – tiny, lightweight and the integrated voltmeter eliminates the need to carry a separate voltmeter. For home use, I like using FourSeven’s charger because it tends to slightly undercharged (~90%, 4.1V) which greatly extends the service life of Li-ions. Both are single bay, but I find I only charge single cell anyways since 1) it’s always safer to run Li-ions in a single cell config, and 2) it best for the cells to be “stored” around 40% capacity (ie, I never have a topped off cell waiting around to be used)

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If I get a Li-Ion only charger, does anyone have a specific recommendation for a NiMH charger?

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Bump to help a brutha out:D

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I use Nitecore Intellicharger I4. I haven’t used it for the NiMh or NiCd yet but it works great for the Lithium Ions.

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+1 nitecore i4, if it fits it will charge it. Well almost. works with Ni-mh, Li-on, AAA, AA, RCR123, 18650, C and many more.

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Holy :censored:…. Amazon currently has the 2nd generation NiteCore Intellicharger I4 on sale for $15.90 :frantic:

ATB,
Sam

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I like my Xtar VP1.

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