I like big batts and I cannot lie.

[BrenD]

But I really don't like the length of time it takes my Nitecore i2 to charge the 18650s I use in my Vamo.  Now that I'm really struggling not to pull the triger on an e-Huge, it'll probably be a little treat for myself in a couple of months, I really don't want to think about how long it will take to charge a 26650!

As I know naff all about batteries and chargers, is there anything that won't cost a fortune that will charge batteries in a shorter time than the i2, if it is even possible?



I did think about doing a quick search, but as soon as I remembered what I left my post count at last night and the thread title came to mind, it had to be done

[ronaldo]

Nitecore i2 may be slow to charge the 18650s but I don't think you could find a better charger

[VapingBad]

If your batteries will charge a 2 A it's so much faster: on my Xtar SP2 a VTC4 (2100 mAh) will charge from 3.45 V in 70 mins, don't get tempered by the Efest LUC. Even at 1 A CGR18650CH (2250 mAh) charge in 140 mins.

[BrenD]

May 17, 2014 12:22:16 GMT ronaldo said:

Nitecore i2 may be slow to charge the 18650s but I don't think you could find a better charger

I was worried someone might say that!  I'm going to have to schedule my life around charging the 26650s when I get them

[BrenD]

May 17, 2014 12:30:01 GMT VapingBad said:

If your batteries will charge a 2 A it's so much faster: on my Xtar SP2 a VTC4 (2100 mAh) will charge from 3.45 V in 70 mins, don't get tempered by the Efest LUC. Even at 1 A CGR18650CH (2250 mAh) charge in 140 mins.

How would I go about finding out if they could charge at 2A?  I think my i2 is giving me an output of 0.5, so I might need to find something that will do me at least 1.

[VapingBad]

May 17, 2014 13:43:36 GMT BrenD said:

May 17, 2014 12:30:01 GMT VapingBad said:

If your batteries will charge a 2 A it's so much faster: on my Xtar SP2 a VTC4 (2100 mAh) will charge from 3.45 V in 70 mins, don't get tempered by the Efest LUC. Even at 1 A CGR18650CH (2250 mAh) charge in 140 mins.

How would I go about finding out if they could charge at 2A?  I think my i2 is giving me an output of 0.5, so I might need to find something that will do me at least 1.

Torchy on eBay Xtar X2 if you contact him on via another forum you can get them for £15 delivered.

[willy9b]

May 17, 2014 13:38:56 GMT BrenD said:

May 17, 2014 12:22:16 GMT ronaldo said:

Nitecore i2 may be slow to charge the 18650s but I don't think you could find a better charger

I was worried someone might say that!  I'm going to have to schedule my life around charging the 26650s when I get them

Just a thought, BrenD, but won't the 26650s last twice as long? If so, why would the longer charging time matter?

- jus' sayin'

[djs]

May 17, 2014 12:22:16 GMT ronaldo said:

Nitecore i2 may be slow to charge the 18650s but I don't think you could find a better charger

They are a little slow (the i2), but what any self respecting vaper needs is a TEAM of batteries.

I have an i2. It gets used on a Sunday. That's it.... and does my batteries for a week.

[Pepperty]

just have to say -- I LOVE thread title!! nice one BrenD !!

[ronaldo]

May 17, 2014 17:26:27 GMT djs said:

May 17, 2014 12:22:16 GMT ronaldo said:

Nitecore i2 may be slow to charge the 18650s but I don't think you could find a better charger

They are a little slow (the i2), but what any self respecting vaper needs is a TEAM of batteries.

I have an i2. It gets used on a Sunday. That's it.... and does my batteries for a week.

and that's how it should be everyone needs to many battery's my chargers at work are running 24 hours a day but you wouldn't believe the amount of battery's I go through at work and I use 4 nitecore i4 so charge 16 battery's at a time 

[Perpetua]

May 17, 2014 13:38:56 GMT BrenD said:

May 17, 2014 12:22:16 GMT ronaldo said:

Nitecore i2 may be slow to charge the 18650s but I don't think you could find a better charger

I was worried someone might say that!  I'm going to have to schedule my life around charging the 26650s when I get them

They last such a very long though the 26650's BrenD, so it's only an occasional schedule.

[davetherayon]

May 17, 2014 17:28:11 GMT Pepperty said:

just have to say -- I LOVE thread title!! nice one BrenD !!

Yes! It made me too! BrenD!

[silentscream]

I recently got an i2 having just switched to my first mod the incredibly advanced Vamo V5 I only bought two 18650 batteries and I charge one of them once a day even with dual coils at low resistance I am fine all day.

I know it seems a long wait but it's a great charger but if you need something that works faster I've read the efest Luc charges in an hour or two and it's not much more expensive I just didn't do enough research before I switched to a battery setup.

But you can )

[VapingBad]

May 17, 2014 23:29:28 GMT silentscream said:

I recently got an i2 having just switched to my first mod the incredibly advanced Vamo V5 I only bought two 18650 batteries and I charge one of them once a day even with dual coils at low resistance I am fine all day.

I know it seems a long wait but it's a great charger but if you need something that works faster I've read the efest Luc charges in an hour or two and it's not much more expensive I just didn't do enough research before I switched to a battery setup.

But you can )

I would stay away from the LUC, I had one and had to send it back as it overcharged and I not the only one.

[silentscream]

May 17, 2014 23:40:01 GMT VapingBad said:

May 17, 2014 23:29:28 GMT silentscream said:

I recently got an i2 having just switched to my first mod the incredibly advanced Vamo V5 I only bought two 18650 batteries and I charge one of them once a day even with dual coils at low resistance I am fine all day.

I know it seems a long wait but it's a great charger but if you need something that works faster I've read the efest Luc charges in an hour or two and it's not much more expensive I just didn't do enough research before I switched to a battery setup.

But you can )

I would stay away from the LUC, I had one and had to send it back as it overcharged and I not the only one.

Useful info, cheers. I rushed into the charger and battery thing because I bought some VW batteries from FT that were DOA. I'm fine with the i2 I only have to charge one battery a day I can live with that