Thanks! Yeah I only ever use Samsung 25Rs or LG HG2s. Are these considered good quality cells that can handle 1A charging? And does that shorten their life by a huge margin?Depends on the battery of course but GOOD vaping grade cells can be charged at 1 amp with no issues. You can charge at 2 amps, but it will shorten their life a bit more than charging at 1 amp.
Thanks! Yeah I only ever use Samsung 25Rs or LG HG2s. Are these considered good quality cells that can handle 1A charging? And does that shorten their life by a huge margin?
The difference in the lifetime of one of those batteries being charged at 1 amp vs 1/2 amp would be hard to see.Thanks! Yeah I only ever use Samsung 25Rs or LG HG2s. Are these considered good quality cells that can handle 1A charging? And does that shorten their life by a huge margin?
Well shoot! I might just start using 1A for charging! So long as it won't blow up in my face, these 18650s are cheap enough lolThe difference in the lifetime of one of those batteries being charged at 1 amp vs 1/2 amp would be hard to see.
Temperature is the key, if the battery just gets a bit warm while charging then good to go.Well shoot! I might just start using 1A for charging! So long as it won't blow up in my face, these 18650s are cheap enough lol
Well shoot! I might just start using 1A for charging! So long as it won't blow up in my face, these 18650s are cheap enough lol
Thanks so much for the post! Yeah I only pull about 10A from my cells at the most. I vape at 90w on a 3 cell device, so discharge is decently low for a 20A HG2. I might give it a shot at 1A charge next time and just stick around to check their heat. Just hate waiting over 3 hours to charge a battery that was at 3.7 or so volts.As @The Cromwell stated, the biggest limiter is heat, I've seen a lot of batteries that we use that in their spec sheets the Manufacturer gives up to 4A as the max charging rate. Charging at 1A is not a big deal, nor is charging at 2A, if you monitor the temp by touching them while on the charger, get hot enough before blistering the skin it is time to take it off the charger to rest and cool a bit, but at 1A you might loose out on 10 maybe 20 full charge cycles on the life of the battery, 2A maybe 20 to 40 cycles killed off, but most batteries have a charge cycle life span of about 150 to 300 full cycles, real life time to us that could equate to a week maybe two weeks off the end of the battery lifespan if used regularly, infrequently maybe a month or two. As long as you don't pass that 80C temp threshold internal temperature most of these batteries can handle you are going to be fine. If you barely pull 10amp discharges on the batteries if they are 20amp CDR that is what extends the life of a battery the most, 100% discharges all the time you'll bury your batteries the fastest.
Being how long you've been vaping, think you have enough head sense to up your charge rate, it would be another story for me to give personal advice to a new or newish vaper to do so though. One of those is it safe? Yes. Is it suggested? No. Situations.
Thanks so much for the post! Yeah I only pull about 10A from my cells at the most. I vape at 90w on a 3 cell device, so discharge is decently low for a 20A HG2. I might give it a shot at 1A charge next time and just stick around to check their heat. Just hate waiting over 3 hours to charge a battery that was at 3.7 or so volts.
GOD I love this forum lol Cool! Gives me more piece of mind with my cells. And thanks Carambrda for the link! I took the time and read the whole thing. Some really great pointers there! My new charger goes up to a 4A maximum, really nice charger. An E-SYB E4 if anyone was wondering. I decided to try out this new company, and the charger is really great! I always used Efest chargers, but they're so freaking faulty, it's laughable!Hg2's? Been charging mine at 1 amp for 2 + years. the same batteries
Yep getting a bit shorter in runtime per charge but otherwise fine after 2+ years.
I had one out of 10 fail in all that time, but it went bad and would not hold a charge pretty quick.
Defect was my assumption.
So I'm charging my HG2s at 1A right now. The charger is a bit hot, the batteries are warm to the touch. Not burn my hand hot, but pretty warm. Is this alright?As @The Cromwell stated, the biggest limiter is heat, I've seen a lot of batteries that we use that in their spec sheets the Manufacturer gives up to 4A as the max charging rate. Charging at 1A is not a big deal, nor is charging at 2A, if you monitor the temp by touching them while on the charger, get hot enough before blistering the skin it is time to take it off the charger to rest and cool a bit, but at 1A you might loose out on 10 maybe 20 full charge cycles on the life of the battery, 2A maybe 20 to 40 cycles killed off, but most batteries have a charge cycle life span of about 150 to 300 full cycles, real life time to us that could equate to a week maybe two weeks off the end of the battery lifespan if used regularly, infrequently maybe a month or two. As long as you don't pass that 80C temp threshold internal temperature most of these batteries can handle you are going to be fine. If you barely pull 10amp discharges on the batteries if they are 20amp CDR that is what extends the life of a battery the most, 100% discharges all the time you'll bury your batteries the fastest.
Being how long you've been vaping, think you have enough head sense to up your charge rate, it would be another story for me to give personal advice to a new or newish vaper to do so though. One of those is it safe? Yes. Is it suggested? No. Situations.
I charge mine at 1 amp on a 4 bay Intellicharger. Started vaping Sept 2016 and the first Samsung and Sony 18650's I bought back then still take a charge.Is it safe to charge an 18650 at 1A? If so, does it drastically shorten the life of the cell? I always charge mine at 500mA but was wondering if I could have been charging them at 1A this whole time. Thanks!
IMHO, the batteries are the lesser problem. The charger is getting hot, due to the transformer/power supply, build into the charger. A build in fan would help, in those chargers, in order to avoid damage to the charger.So I'm charging my HG2s at 1A right now. The charger is a bit hot, the batteries are warm to the touch. Not burn my hand hot, but pretty warm. Is this alright?