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Review on πŸ”‹ IMREN 18650 Battery Charger: Rapid 8 Bay Charging for 3.7V Lithium Batteries - 14500, 14650, 17500, 17670, 18350, 18650, 18700, 20700, 21700, 26650 by Larry Cole

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good lithium battery charger

The packaging was not sealed. The charger did not have a transparent protective film over the display. There were a few scratches on the display <ref. drawing>. You can charge up to 8 batteries at once with this charger and as I use a lot of batteries this is a great feature. The charger can be configured to charge at 1/2, 1 or 2 amps (only 4 out of 8 can be used with a 2 amp charger). The downside compared to other chargers is that the charge rate applies to all batteries instead of me being able to set different rates for different cells. This means that I have to charge the smaller batteries (lower current) separately from the larger ones (higher charging current). accidentally press the button. A very nice feature of this charger is that you can remove the included power adapter, plug the battery into a specific slot and use this charger as a USB power bank (only one cell slot works this way).

Pros
  • Few competitors
Cons
  • Unreliable