Cyborg65
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« on: August 16, 2018, 11:31:53 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2018, 11:38:16 PM » |
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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
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2018, 12:19:30 AM » |
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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.
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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2018, 12:47:55 AM » |
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If I recall correctly... it is better to use the 0.5A setting on a more routine basis to extend the battery life.  |
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2018, 06:32:31 AM » |
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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.
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Cyborg65
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2018, 12:27:19 PM » |
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Thanks for the info everyone.
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2018, 05:51:19 PM » |
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0.5A is the way to go, as has been suggested by D7 (your memory's great   ). It will indeed extend battery life and is still fast enough for charging. |
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« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2018, 07:32:12 PM » |
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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 |
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