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Post by Batdragon (AKA Batty) on Jul 12, 2012 19:45:30 GMT
I have a TrustFire TR-001 and in just using it, it has already developed a fault. Thankfully it can easily be rectified by some soldering. From reading around of the forum and other places on the internet, the selection of chargers seem to vary drasticly in price, quality and function. What I want to know is out of these three, what are the Pro's and Con's of each one, Prefferably from your own experiances with them as we can all speculate that the cheap one will be rubbish and the expensive one good. but sometimes the cheap one wins out as it is easily replaced for a few quid. The ones I have been looking at are these TrustFire TR-001 priced at £5.61 XTAR WP2 II priced at £11.88 XTAR WP6 II Priced at £22.53 Pila IBC Priced at £39.95 Comments please
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Post by womble on Jul 12, 2012 19:51:05 GMT
Also to add to the mix, I bought a 4sevens charger, supposed to be about as good as a PILA, but only has one bay, which is fine for me. It's done a great job and I can leave it on as long as I like and it doesn't overcharge.
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Post by Batdragon (AKA Batty) on Jul 12, 2012 20:02:35 GMT
I like the "leave it on as long as I like and it doesn't overcharge" bit but the single slot could be an issue for me as I use them to charge up the bike lights also (they use an 18650) so would really need a minimum of 2 slots. How much was the 4severns one Womble and where did you get it from? If it is cheap enough I might get a few lol
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Post by womble on Jul 12, 2012 20:14:32 GMT
I think they sell for about £20, can't remember how much I paid.
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Post by chrisjw on Jul 12, 2012 20:15:22 GMT
I've got the XTAR & found it great.........................it doesn't seem to fry my LT batteries like the Riva one does...................
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Post by bluemagnum on Jul 12, 2012 20:23:02 GMT
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Post by Batdragon (AKA Batty) on Jul 12, 2012 20:47:57 GMT
That one does look good and says it has Algorithm charging system (CC/CV). but do you have to stand over it and take the batteried out once they are done?
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Post by bluemagnum on Jul 12, 2012 20:51:30 GMT
No, I leave mine on all night. Once it's charged it goes to trickle mode
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Post by Batdragon (AKA Batty) on Jul 12, 2012 20:58:16 GMT
No, I leave mine on all night. Once it's charged it goes to trickle mode Hummmmm, he says stroking his beard, looks like that might be the option I am looking for
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Post by blakey on Jul 12, 2012 21:03:18 GMT
Yep, I currently run one of these too, great chargers, no faff and no over charging. also I have the wp2 for use in the car and at work, zero issues
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Post by Batdragon (AKA Batty) on Jul 12, 2012 22:10:08 GMT
It does sound good. What is the difference between the pila and the Xtar then to warren such a price difference?
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Post by Perpetua on Jul 12, 2012 22:39:39 GMT
The Pila's have actually come down quite a bit in price since I started vaping Batty, they were closer to £50+ depending on where you could obtain them from. The technical explanation of the differences, I'll leave to someone more able than me.
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Post by steve386 on Jul 12, 2012 22:44:36 GMT
Another thumbs up for the XTAR WP2. The fast charge mode is great. Also, handy to be able to recharge my mobile from an 18650 if there is a power cut.
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Post by DiscoDes on Jul 12, 2012 22:45:29 GMT
Another vote from me for the X-tar II after trying about 3 different chargers less than £13 delivered off of Fleabay.
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Post by Batdragon (AKA Batty) on Jul 13, 2012 1:41:45 GMT
Another thumbs up for the XTAR WP2. The fast charge mode is great. Also, handy to be able to recharge my mobile from an 18650 if there is a power cut. That does sound a good option when you have a power hungry phone and are stuck on public transport. Think I might be getting both the Xtar chargers. and it will still come out cheaper than the Pilla
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