Charger hot and funny smell,should i be worried ?

[scotsman]

I have an inteli v2 charger from nitecore

Charges my other batterys fine but i just got my efest protected ( black and gold from vapeescape)18650's had them on charge for half hour and the charger is hot and smells like "hot/burning electronics" ? the cells themselfs were warm as if you had them held in your hand for a while should i be worried ?

This specific charger dose not have a UK plug and is fed via a shaving adapter if that makes any difference ? i never noticed the smell or heat before
there off charge now untill i know where i stand

[Clivia]

oops - that does not sound good - unplug it immediately - is the charger actually ok for the UK ?- well I would not use it again

[Mrsmac]

I also dont like the sound of that, i would recommend a charger with the correct UK plug from the off to be honest

[scotsman]

I have been using it for a while now and never came across any issues i just noticed it with the new efest bats

i have to be brutal honest i thought it was wrong to supply a charger for uk with a usa plug and be told to use a shaver adapter

pointers on a good charger cost no concern

[ronaldo]

you probably dont want to here this but for reliability you cannot beat a nitecore i work with chargers all day and they cannot be beaten

[scotsman]

ronaldo do you think it will be ok ? even with the shaver adapter to get it work?

[lairey]

Here you go scotsman. They do a 2 port for about £5 less

[scotsman]

lairey thanks,thats the exact same one i have though its the 2 bay one,with a usa/eu two pin prong

Am i right in thinking i could replace the plug on the end with a suitable fuse ??

Edit

Saying that for the sake of peace of mind i might just get a new one so i know its a real deal and not a clone? do they clone chargers ?

[ronaldo]

shaver adapter should not be a problem but if you are concerned cut off plug and wire a new plug on try charger again with your old batteries as i have known new batteries to be defective feel batteries after 10 mins of charge after 20 mins and after 30 mins switch off if concerned or if you are really worried you can send charger to me i think postage is 2 pound 80 i can takeitto work and test it out and if it is faulty (very unlikely) i may be able to repair it

[lairey]

May 2, 2014 11:42:43 GMT scotsman said:

lairey thanks,thats the exact same one i have though its the 2 bay one,with a usa/eu two pin prong

Am i right in thinking i could replace the plug on the end with a suitable fuse ??

Edit

Saying that for the sake of peace of mind i might just get a new one so i know its a real deal and not a clone? do they clone chargers ?

Can't help you with that I'm afraid.  But I do have the 4 port and it's not missed a beat - it's put to work every evening for 2 or 3 hours and has never once got even slightly warm  

[scotsman]

lairey

This one was the same i only noticed the smell when checking volts on another bat,before that i used to pop battery on charge and check it every so often never left them to charge and forgot just cant work out why now it smells funny and was hot

[Clivia]

no - don't use anything for the US here in the UK - they have a different voltage scotsman

be careful - you don't want any accidents for the sake of a few pounds

[ronaldo]

have you rechecked with other batteries yet

[ronaldo]

the nitecore is duel voltage it says on sticker underneath 110v -240v

[scotsman]

Clivia yes im getting a little worried about it i was talking to mrs scotsman about getting another

ronaldo it says on the yellow sticker input AC 100-240V 50/60 hz 8W