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TrustFire TR-001 Multi-Purpose Li-ion Battery Charger
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WILL IT RUIN MY SONYS?
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#1 (permalink)      5/30/2014 11:12:07 PM US Central   quote/reply + tips
Joshman83
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WILL IT RUIN MY SONYS?
just got this charger and when my 18650vtc4s finish charging they dont seem to hit like the everyone elses.. they take too long to heat up then most others ive seen. anyone wana chime in?
#2 (permalink)      5/30/2014 11:33:31 PM US Central   quote/reply + tips
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From vague memory these units have a tendency to overcharge?

I have no idea if they would degrade quality batteries any faster than a quality charger though
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It'll charge them, but it won't be good for them and will most likely lessen the lifespan of your batteries.
I'm not sure that charger even follows a correct charging algorithm. Probably not. I'd look into a better charger . Look after your batteries and they will look after you.
#4 (permalink)      5/31/2014 1:27:36 AM US Central   quote/reply + tips
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soshine h2 v2 SKU 1699300 SKU 1699301 best charger here for high drain li ion cells
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#5 (permalink)      5/31/2014 2:00:29 AM US Central   quote/reply + tips
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And still not good

Buy XTAR. You won't regret it. VP1 is cheap enough now
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#6 (permalink)      5/31/2014 2:54:45 AM US Central   quote/reply + tips
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my brother went through two of these in 6 months, run away from this as fast as you can
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I used to have the older version of this (WF-139 I think).

It used to work fine though the cut off was a little low, around 4.13 from memory.

Then one day it decided not to shut off at all and made a rather pretty explosion.
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I have had 2 XTAR VP1's (first got stolen by lil' brother); and they are amazing chargers. Since they are dedicated Lithium chargers (not multi-chemistry) they can bring them back from the dead. My friend got his low enough that he couldn't read it (was 1.85v) and the XTAR got it back to full charge.

Sadly, it won't do 26650 batteries though.

For the more budget minded, the Nitecore i2 is a great choice.