0.5Amp or 1amp battery charge

[city461]

I was happily reading this thread absorbing the great knowledge about battery charging and then my head well and truly fell off my shoulders.

Jeeeez.

But yeah my charger only charges at 0.5a so i have no choice, have my eye on the Luc v4 so i can charge at 1a

Or a Blu6... 6 bay and charge at up to 2amp (4amp max across the board) and blutooth to your mobile to see current status

 

[jacquesy90]

Or a Blu6... 6 bay and charge at up to 2amp (4amp max across the board) and blutooth to your mobile to see current status

Thats actually the one i meant to say lol.

With the screen on the side? Bluetooth app is a cracking idea aswell rather than going over to the charger to check progress.

Mad the way efest have a shitty rep for batteries but apparantly make fantastic chargers.

 

[city461]

Thats actually the one i meant to say lol.

With the screen on the side? Bluetooth app is a cracking idea aswell rather than going over to the charger to check progress.

Mad the way efest have a shitty rep for batteries but apparantly make fantastic chargers.

Not just check, you can adjust settings and increased/ecrease charging on individual bays

 

[phantom-vapor]

Just bought 2 fresh pairs of 30q's they took a good 5 hours to charge on my nite core I4.I think that works out at 0.25amp per battery.Next time there going in pairs in my eyes to luc 2 bay charger if they can handle a 4 amp charge.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

Not just check, you can adjust settings and increased/ecrease charging on individual bays

You can also see how much charge has gone into the batteries as well...

 

[collateral diarrhea]

A much more experienced vaper once went into a 10 minute lecture in a B&M, all I understood is that the slower you charge (lower amperage) the longer the battery life will be (in terms of charge cycles). For that reason I only charge at 0.5, but when in a rush I will switch to 1A or even 2A if I'm really in a hurry, but I never had to resort to using 2A.

 

[Tubbyengineer]

A much more experienced vaper once went into a 10 minute lecture in a B&M, all I understood is that the slower you charge (lower amperage) the longer the battery life will be (in terms of charge cycles). For that reason I only charge at 0.5, but when in a rush I will switch to 1A or even 2A if I'm really in a hurry, but I never had to resort to using 2A.

This is indeed true, but the difference in cycles between 0.5a and 1a isn't all that huge and is easily offset by the halved charging time...

 

[collateral diarrhea]

This is indeed true, but the difference in cycles between 0.5a and 1a isn't all that huge and is easily offset by the halved charging time...

Figured as much. I think for me its one of those situations where you look at something and think "well its only 50% of the original value, so it must be twice as safe/good/long etc". I don't mind, but I just might start charging at 1A from now on.

 

[killyman glens]

Even charging at 2a (if the battery is rated to charge at that rate) is only going to decrease the lifespan a little bit. It's definitely not a 1 for 1 ratio where doubling the charging rate halves the lifespan. It would probably take someone to do a full test to get exact figures, but I'd be surprised if the reduction in charge cycles between 0.5a charging and 2a charging was much greater than 10 or 15%,

https://www.powerstream.com/p/INR18650-25R-datasheet.pdf

The spec sheet says 25rs can be charged at 4a, personally I'll take a tiny (relatively) hit in charge cycles because I'm impatient and a new one costs buttons anyway so replacing it after 18 months instead of 20 isn't going to bankrupt me.

 

[Jackvape]

Thetes not much difference between .5 and 1. For a 30T 21700 Mooch recommends .75 to save on battery life and the manufacturer recommends 1.5 so 1 is right in the middle. Refer to his chart. Ive charged on 1 and the battery didnt get hot.