Nitecore D4

[VapingBad]

Yep, the Nitecore i2, D2, i4 & D4 all charge at max of 750 mA, i4 & D4 max of 375 mA with 3 or 4 cells compared to the 2 A from the Xtar SP2 it's a massive difference. Just has a quick look and ther are some on eBay for £18 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261965232440. IMO I would get a 2nd SP2 because you can charge 4 batteries with 2 of these in under 2 hours vs the D4s will take 8+ hours. I don't charge batteries unattended and with a good stock of batteries I never have to find time to charge batteries or run out of charged batteries, both of these things really pi55 me off so I think it's a good investment.

Time estimates are based on the batteries needing a full charge, you can shorten them by topping up more often.

Also not all batteries will take a 2 A charge, HG2, HE2, HE4, 25R & VTCs are all rated a 4 A fast charge so it's not going to stress them much.

[faren]

Jun 4, 2016 18:14:54 GMT VapingBad said:

Yep, the Nitecore i2, D2, i4 & D4 all charge at max of 750 mA, i4 & D4 max of 375 mA with 3 or 4 cells compared to the 2 A from the Xtar SP2 it's a massive difference. Just has a quick look and ther are some on eBay for £18 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261965232440. IMO I would get a 2nd SP2 because you can charge 4 batteries with 2 of these in under 2 hours vs the D4s will take 8+ hours. I don't charge batteries unattended and with a good stock of batteries I never have to find time to charge batteries or run out of charged batteries, both of these things really pi55 me off so I think it's a good investment.

Time estimates are based on the batteries needing a full charge, you can shorten them by topping up more often.

Also not all batteries will take a 2 A charge, HG2, HE2, HE4, 25R & VTCs are all rated a 4 A fast charge so it's not going to stress them much.

Very sound advice. Personally I have to buy things in £8 increments so as not to upset the mrs too much (wish I was joking). She still has shell shock from my days of RC helis where I wouldn't think twice about spending a grand on lipo's, chargers and the latest trex. I tread carefully .

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Jun 4, 2016 18:14:54 GMT VapingBad said:

Yep, the Nitecore i2, D2, i4 & D4 all charge at max of 750 mA, i4 & D4 max of 375 mA with 3 or 4 cells compared to the 2 A from the Xtar SP2 it's a massive difference. Just has a quick look and ther are some on eBay for £18 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261965232440. IMO I would get a 2nd SP2 because you can charge 4 batteries with 2 of these in under 2 hours vs the D4s will take 8+ hours. I don't charge batteries unattended and with a good stock of batteries I never have to find time to charge batteries or run out of charged batteries, both of these things really pi55 me off so I think it's a good investment.

Time estimates are based on the batteries needing a full charge, you can shorten them by topping up more often.

Also not all batteries will take a 2 A charge, HG2, HE2, HE4, 25R & VTCs are all rated a 4 A fast charge so it's not going to stress them much.

Thank you for a nice complete answer.
I wish i had got another sp2 but thought it would be better or should i say easier to  just use a 4 bay charger rather than 2 two bay ones.
live and learn i suppose.
The D4 has now been put to bed (lucky its not been beaten to death) and the sp has come back out to play.

[dalealan]

as VapingBad said the sp2 would be spot on for the 2 amp. If I was buying again I'd probably nab one of these: www.gearbest.com/chargers/pp_228908.html?utm_source=shareasale&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_campaign=shareasale for just over 16 quid as they offer independent bays and can discharge and test. Only one amp per channel but better than my vc4 with three or more batteries which limits it to .5.

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Jun 4, 2016 18:50:04 GMT dalealan said:

as VapingBad said the sp2 would be spot on for the 2 amp. If I was buying again I'd probably nab one of these: www.gearbest.com/chargers/pp_228908.html?utm_source=shareasale&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_campaign=shareasale for just over 16 quid as they offer independent bays and can discharge and test. Only one amp per channel but better than my vc4 with three or more batteries which limits it to .5.

Thanks for the link but i think i will just stick to my sp2 for now as i can do 2 lots of 2 quicker than using the four bay one.

[tsoko]

Jun 4, 2016 18:59:16 GMT @broadblaster said:

Jun 4, 2016 18:50:04 GMT dalealan said:

as VapingBad said the sp2 would be spot on for the 2 amp. If I was buying again I'd probably nab one of these: www.gearbest.com/chargers/pp_228908.html?utm_source=shareasale&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_campaign=shareasale for just over 16 quid as they offer independent bays and can discharge and test. Only one amp per channel but better than my vc4 with three or more batteries which limits it to .5.

Thanks for the link but i think i will just stick to my sp2 for now as i can do 2 lots of 2 quicker than using the four bay one.

They say big is better but not in this case @broadblaster  

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Jun 4, 2016 20:27:49 GMT tsoko said:

Jun 4, 2016 18:59:16 GMT @broadblaster said:

Thanks for the link but i think i will just stick to my sp2 for now as i can do 2 lots of 2 quicker than using the four bay one.

They say big is better but not in this case @broadblaster  

Your spot on there tsoko

[minime]

I needed a new charger and after a lot of thinking I went for this one www.vapegear.co.uk/product/luc-v4 and what a fantastic charger it is I cannot fault it at all, I put 3 shockLi 3000 battery's in it set to 1a and it takes a hour to charge them then turns off I'd recommend this charger.

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Jun 5, 2016 9:22:10 GMT minime said:

I needed a new charger and after a lot of thinking I went for this one www.vapegear.co.uk/product/luc-v4 and what a fantastic charger it is I cannot fault it at all, I put 3 shockLi 3000 battery's in it set to 1a and it takes a hour to charge them then turns off I'd recommend this charger.

Cheers mark 
I think i will see if my old 2 bay one will keep up with the amount of batt's i have, if not then i will get another one the same i think as its so quick.

[VapingBad]

Jun 5, 2016 9:22:10 GMT minime said:

I needed a new charger and after a lot of thinking I went for this one www.vapegear.co.uk/product/luc-v4 and what a fantastic charger it is I cannot fault it at all, I put 3 shockLi 3000 battery's in it set to 1a and it takes a hour to charge them then turns off I'd recommend this charger.

Something is very wrong there it should only charge them a third max in an hour at 1 A, but normally less as the last 15 mins or so they slow down when the battery gets close to the max voltage, this is the constant voltage stage.  1 A for an hour = 1 Ah = 1,000 mAh, hopefully it's just they were > 2/3 full when you put them on charge.

[minime]

I never let my battery's go flat before I charge them.