18650 Charger for 4 Batteries 1A Each?

[Prototype3a]

I'm considering going all 26650 with my lights so, I suppose I'm looking for a multislot charger that can do ~2A per slot? Also, silent operation is important as my battery charger lives in the living room.

 

[AndreaW]

I just received and tested this baby after finding it in one of HKJ's reviews! GyrFalcon 8-bay which can charge all 8 bays at 1 amp simultaneously! Worked like a charm!

Do you have to set the battery type for each bay to get the correct charge voltage?

 

[etc]

Which one of these will charge both Li-ion 18650 and also Eneloop AA? and maybe even NiMH C cells , which are less essential.

Opus BT-C3100

LiitoKala Engineer Lii-500

Any other pros/cons?

 

[ven]

Both with etc, take your pick.............I have the opus and like it a lot, great charger/work horse with up to 2a on bay 1+4 if/when required.

 

[etc]

I think I will go with Opus then.

 

[ven]

Imho you can't go wrong etc , even right now if it packed in I would buy another! Nothing for the price can match it, or not what I know of anyway.

 

[tatasal]

I think I will go with Opus then.

It's an excellent decision. Once you have it, you will be glad you chose it.

 

[Kueh]

I've been using the Soshine H4 and haven't had any problems except that larger cells need to be held in place or they will dislodge. The 8 bay charger looks interesting.

 

[Offgridled]

+1 on opus. Love this charger..

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[Repsol600rr]

I'm considering going all 26650 with my lights so, I suppose I'm looking for a multislot charger that can do ~2A per slot? Also, silent operation is important as my battery charger lives in the living room.

It's not 4 cell but perhaps the xtar sv2 might work for you. 2 26650s at 2a which would be the same as the bt-c3100 and has no fan so completely silent. I love my 3100 but sometimes the fan does get a bit annoying so I use my vc4 as well. I'm rarely in a hurry.

 

[Climb14er]

Fired up the Opus C3400 v3.1 for four new LG HG2 INR 3000 mah batteries at 1amp charge rate beginning at 3.58 on the batteries.

The Opus did a phenomenal job charging all four in three hours. Fan came on lightly till half way then it got quiet and the charge successfully terminated.

Highly recommended.

 

[roadkill1109]

Hi Fam.

Just wondering what other 18650 chargers are out there that charge 4 batteries at 1A at the same time? (ie 4000mah total output or more)

I currently only know of the Soshine SC-1 Max v3 which is great.

Thanks!

Hello! in SHOT 2017, Nitecore presented the SC4, which basically can charge up to 3A and has a selection of 2A,1A,0.5A,0.3A in the current settings. These are four individual bays, however unfortunately, they presented only a prototype. If you would like to get one now with the same 3A and 2A, 1A, 0.5A selection, you could get the 2-bay Nitecore SC2. It can charge a Panasonic 18650 from complete depletion (2.9v), to full charge in under 2 hours. The fantastic thing about this is that compared to other 1A chargers, charging cells at 2A doesn't even make the cells hot during the charging process. Sure there are ultimate chargers out there like the MC3000, VP4 Dragon and others but those can only go up to 2A. The SC2 may not have fancy displays/function and analyzer sh*t but in real world application, 98% of the time you wont use those fancy stuff.

 

[maukka]

MC3000 does 3A though. On every bay.

 

[hahoo]

MC3000 does 3A though. On every bay.

yep, and does it well.....