Nitecore i4 Best Charger ?

[lynxkat]

I have a Nitecore i4 Charger , had it well over a year now. Charging bay 1 packed in a while back, so has bay 3 now. So time to buy a new charger. While searching around the net, for the best price on a new Nitecore  i4 I came across a couple of posts, complaining about the Nitecore i4, with the same probs, bays 1 and 3 not charging. Any one heard anything on this ?

Back to choosing a new charger, any recommendation's ?. Thanks in advance.

[Marcus]

I just upgraded from the i4 to the new D4




Or the XTAR VP4 is nice too..

[Ron]

www.fasttech.com/products/1756402
£18.67

[Q]

+1 on the d4, I upgraded from my i4 when the d4 came out.
I never had any problems with my i4, I believe they were upgraded and these upgrades continue on the d4
Touch wood I haven't heard one complaint about the d4 yet

[leo]

Oct 11, 2014 23:17:00 GMT Ron said:

www.fasttech.com/products/1756402
£18.67

If you are in the uk this one probably more useful:

www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10001638/1811806

The one linked above has the eu plug, this one has the uk plug

[Q]

Oct 11, 2014 23:20:43 GMT leo said:

Oct 11, 2014 23:17:00 GMT Ron said:

www.fasttech.com/products/1756402
£18.67

If you are in the uk this one probably more useful:

www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10001638/1811806

The one linked above has the eu plug, this one has the uk plug

Doesn't really matter, just use the lead from your i2

[Marcus]

Oct 11, 2014 23:19:41 GMT Q said:

+1 on the d4, I upgraded from my i4 when the d4 came out.
I never had any problems with my i4, I believe they were upgraded and these upgrades continue on the d4
Touch wood I haven't heard one complaint about the d4 yet

+1, never had any problems with my i4 and it was used 24/7 for many many months.
If you can't wait a month for China then the cheapest place I have seen is on ebay for £22 (delivered)

m.ebay.co.uk/itm/291206672917?nav=SEARCH

I paid £24 about a month ago so that's a pretty sweet price TBH.

The XTAR is still ester pricey, £40 some places, £29.99 at Ukecig!
If you don't have the have 4 bays then the XTAR VP2 is a great choice and a solid charger.

[leo]

Oct 11, 2014 23:24:19 GMT Q said:

Oct 11, 2014 23:20:43 GMT leo said:

If you are in the uk this one probably more useful:

www.fasttech.com/products/1421/10001638/1811806

The one linked above has the eu plug, this one has the uk plug

Doesn't really matter, just use the lead from your i2

No it doesn't, and it can be handy to have an eu plug for holidays etc, but just putting it out there that you can get the same with a UK plug

(I expect most of us have a collection of figure 8 leads anyway! I got a box full!!!!)

[Q]

Oct 11, 2014 23:30:10 GMT leo said:

(I expect most of us have a collection of figure 8 leads anyway! I got a box full!!!!)

I thought the same until I looked for one
Had to rob the radio

[mart166]

My I4 going strong after 18 months, but I have read of plenty of problems, maybe there are too many clones out there.
Only problem i've had is this weekend, stuffed 4 18650's in it, dont think your meant to do that, but I was at home so would hear the bang if it played up (I charge in a fireproof area), but it took the little sod 24 hours to charge the bats, sure someones going to tell me i should not have done it, but if its got 4 bays why not use them.

MP

[Q]

No problems with charging 4x 18650's it will be slower (shouldn't take 24 hours though)
If you only charge 2 you should use bay 1&3 or 2&4 (to get the fastest charge) but charging 4 at a time is fine, I do it all the time

[lynxkat]

Thank you all for your advice. Much appreciated as always.

[Marcus]

Oct 12, 2014 19:46:44 GMT Q said:

No problems with charging 4x 18650's it will be slower (shouldn't take 24 hours though)
If you only charge 2 you should use bay 1&3 or 2&4 (to get the fastest charge) but charging 4 at a time is fine, I do it all the time

I have always been told 1+3 and 2+4 are linked pairs?
So using 1+2 is the quickest?
TBH now I have the D4 it's not really an issue..

[Q]

No, definately use 1&3 or 2&4, and its the same with the d4 as well

[aliscampbell]

Sorry Q, just checked my instructions and Marcus is correct.

The instructions warn that when charging two AAA batteries you should use 1&3 and 2&4 to cut the power down to a lower and safer level for AAA batteries to be charged at.

Therefore if wanting to charge our higher capacity 18650s faster we should use 1&2 or 3&4. It is not very clear and I had to read both the features and precautions sections twice to clarify it.