New batteries charge before use?

[phatfil]

Hi Yes another Newbie Q I have some batteries and a charger waiting for the slow boat from China to deliver the mods i will be using them in.

I understand the batteries arrive circa 40% charged, is it best to charge up to a full charge before use or use till close to discharged prior to recharging?

many thanks in advance 

[chicken]

Shouldn't make any difference as they have no memory, but i would personally charge before using

[glen]

I would suggest charging before hand, then test the voltage, just to be safe

[VapingBad]

Not necessary, but you won't get much vape time with them at 40%, they are not like NiCads that have a memory effect or use trickle charge to get top full capacity, with Li batteries it is important the charger does not trickle charge. No special treatment needed, they do have a sort of break-in period, but nothing to worry about I would just charge them when they arrive and start using them as normal.

[Deleted]

talking about charging think my i2 is giving up ghost what charger would you recomend VapingBad charge 4 batts at a time

[VapingBad]

Apr 28, 2015 15:12:36 GMT @zuza said:

talking about charging think my i2 is giving up ghost what charger would you recomend VapingBad charge 4 batts at a time

Xtar or Nitecore chargers in general, but what batteries do you have?  EG I have a lot of VTC4s & 25Rs that I charge a 2 A, I have 2 x 2 bay 2 A Xtar SP2 chargers I got from torchy for £15 each delivered but don't know if he still has them.  Both batteries are rated at 4 A fast charge rate and it is important not to go over the spec, they shouldn't get too hot while charging.  You would have to check a lot of 4 bay chargers only have 2 channels so when charging 4 batteries the max rate is halved, so 2 x 2 bay 1 A chargers may serve you better.  If you have batteries smaller than 18650 make sure which ever charger has a low enough rate for them.  I also have an AWT charger that is OK and has a couple of extra functions like capacity test (can get a bit hot for my liking) and internal resistance test (for a rough guide), although FT do a cheap battery analyser that is better for both under £20.

Sorry I can not be more specific, but not bought a charger for quite a while now. Some reviews here from an honest guy who knows his stuff, but I followed one of his recommendations for an EFest charger and got a lemon and put this down to most of the kit being supplied free for review and EFest testing the one they sent first.

[phatfil]

Cheers all,

another stupid Q alert.. i have 2 x of each size battery i can use in my mods (when they arrive) and a i2 charger, is it stoopid to charge 2 different sized batteries at the same time? each charger bay has its own charge indicator?

[Deleted]

VapingBad just ordered some more 25r's thanks for info i will look into it all

[VapingBad]

Apr 28, 2015 15:30:47 GMT phatfil said:

Cheers all,

another stupid Q alert.. i have 2 x of each size battery i can use in my mods (when they arrive) and a i2 charger, is it stoopid to charge 2 different sized batteries at the same time? each charger bay has its own charge indicator?

I don't have one, but it should say in the instructions, a lot of people here have them and should be able to tell you.  There are at least 3 versions of this charger according to lygte: 2014, V2 & V1 (seems the old reviews have been taken down or links broken)

[thatguy]

Charging mixed sizes is fine on the i2. The two bays are on independent channels and monitor voltage separately.

[cHooBeyDoo]

Apr 28, 2015 15:33:58 GMT @zuza said:

VapingBad just ordered some more 25r's thanks for info i will look into it all

Just received the 4 pack Samsung 25r from Fastech today, voltages checked out at 3.6v on all 4, so are now on charge. I always charge brand new batteries before use.

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Apr 28, 2015 18:46:10 GMT cHooBeyDoo said:

Apr 28, 2015 15:33:58 GMT @zuza said:

VapingBad just ordered some more 25r's thanks for info i will look into it all

Just received the 4 pack Samsung 25r from Fastech today, voltages checked out at 3.6v on all 4, so are now on charge. I always charge brand new batteries before use.

how long you wait for the 25rs from ft not a bad price

[cHooBeyDoo]

Apr 28, 2015 18:52:51 GMT @zuza said:

Apr 28, 2015 18:46:10 GMT cHooBeyDoo said:

Just received the 4 pack Samsung 25r from Fastech today, voltages checked out at 3.6v on all 4, so are now on charge. I always charge brand new batteries before use.

how long you wait for the 25rs from ft not a bad price

I ordered on the 8th and received today, 20 days in total.
Couldn't resist buying 'em at that price, worth the wait!

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Apr 28, 2015 18:59:08 GMT cHooBeyDoo said:

Apr 28, 2015 18:52:51 GMT @zuza said:

how long you wait for the 25rs from ft not a bad price

I ordered on the 8th and received today, 20 days in total.
Couldn't resist buying 'em at that price, worth the wait!

no bad i will order just 2 this time well next week when the mod i want is in stock
perfect setup £30 all in gotta raise the rda a little on top button mods just incase fingures at
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