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Just a quick question. First time putting my batteries in the charger and it has the little LCD screen lit up with the guages showing the % of charge. Does that screen stay lit up all the time? Also, I pushed the little button that switches it from 1.0A to 0.5A before I knew what it was, now dont know which to set it to or if it matters. Thanks in advance.

Hey there. I Believe the screen stays on a song as its charging. Now, you want to keep t at 1 A so that it can charge quicker. 0.5 A will charge a lot longer and is more of a setting when you let it charge over night or for batteries that can’t take the higher amps

Yes, the screen stays lit up the whole time. The 0.5A/1.0A button affects charge time. 1.0 pumps in more power, charging the battery faster. However, faster isn't always better. I've charged batteries on that setting all they way up to 100%, then switched over to 0.5A and saw that they weren't quite 100%. So, I usually charge my batteries at 0.5A.

Also, that's a terrific charger. Not only will it charge 14500 and 18650 (and possibly other sizes) Li-Ion batteries, but it will charge Ni-MH and Ni-CD batteries.

If I recall correctly... it is better to use the 0.5A setting on a more routine basis to extend the battery life.  :)

I've always thought 0.5A was plenty fast and as far as I know is better for the batteries. I recommend having an extra set any way though.

Thanks for the info everyone.

0.5A is the way to go, as has been suggested by D7 (your memory's great :-* :D). It will indeed extend battery life and is still fast enough for charging.

just saw a video review on youtube and it showed that if you hold down the little button that changes from 1.0A to 0.5A, the charge meter backlight will shut off.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlI6rDYGj5E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlI6rDYGj5E)

Good to know, point

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