I have had a LUC V4 charger simce the begining of the year. Great charger. The only one I found that is 4 amps. 2x2amp or 4x1amp. Also does 500ma
If you decide on the LUC LightningVapes has the deal ATM. $27.99 for the V4 and $22.99 for the V2 with free shipping. LV20 code will get you 20% off that. Those are the regular prices, don't know how long the code's good for.
http://www.lightningvapes.com/products/efest-luc-v4-lcd-usb-charger
Keep in mind that the charger is designed to read voltage and charge batteries........the mod is designed to do neither.One thing I've been told about using higher amperage charging (1A, 2A) is that it can significantly reduce the life of your battery. I don't know that for sure, but it's what I was told by one vape shop (we all know that all information you get at vape shops is reliable).
Something I'm noticing about the LUC4 that I received is that my mod is reading one voltage and my charger is reading something completely different. Fully charged, several of my batteries are reading 3.8-3.9V in my mod, but the LUC is saying 4.2. This is with my old batteries that were charged on my old, non-smart charger. The newer batteries are fine.
To be honest, I trust my mod's reading more than I trust the LUC, especially since it's the older, more abused batteries that it's reading lower on.
One thing I've been told about using higher amperage charging (1A, 2A) is that it can significantly reduce the life of your battery. I don't know that for sure, but it's what I was told by one vape shop (we all know that all information you get at vape shops is reliable).
Something I'm noticing about the LUC4 that I received is that my mod is reading one voltage and my charger is reading something completely different. Fully charged, several of my batteries are reading 3.8-3.9V in my mod, but the LUC is saying 4.2. This is with my old batteries that were charged on my old, non-smart charger. The newer batteries are fine.
To be honest, I trust my mod's reading more than I trust the LUC, especially since it's the older, more abused batteries that it's reading lower on.
One thing I've been told about using higher amperage charging (1A, 2A) is that it can significantly reduce the life of your battery. I don't know that for sure, but it's what I was told by one vape shop (we all know that all information you get at vape shops is reliable).
I trust your fluke @CgS_Drone more than my cheap multimeter but just for the fun of it I grabbed a couple sony's I had charged with my LUC v2 that I've had for about a year and they're reading 4.19 and 4.23 charged at 1 amp...I trust your meter way more but I still think it's a good charger and way faster than my old intellicharger ever was and it actually charges the batteries fully.
Discrepancies between a meter reading to the thousandth of a volt and one displaying values to a tenth is just rounding off. 1 amp is perfectly safe with 18650's. Notice the 2 amp setting is only available with 26650. Trying to trickle every last bit into it is not really beneficial to the battery.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries