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So I decided to get a single channel charger from fasttech for four reasons; it was cheap, it is much smaller than my homemade charger (and therefore portable), and it doesn't scrape off the wrapper from batteries (like my homemade charger). I just got some new batteries and wanted to treat them well (not scrape off the wrapper).
So far, the fasttech charger works as advertised. It charges at roughly half an amp, and stops at 4.2 volts (tested both with a multimeter). But that's the thing; since it only charges at half an amp, it takes about 7 hours to charge a single (3100 mah)18650 battery, as opposed to about 2 hours at 1.5 amps on my homemade charger. I know about electricity, but not so much about batteries. Please tell me, is such a long charging period going to be detrimental to my new batteries in any way? Thank you
So far, the fasttech charger works as advertised. It charges at roughly half an amp, and stops at 4.2 volts (tested both with a multimeter). But that's the thing; since it only charges at half an amp, it takes about 7 hours to charge a single (3100 mah)18650 battery, as opposed to about 2 hours at 1.5 amps on my homemade charger. I know about electricity, but not so much about batteries. Please tell me, is such a long charging period going to be detrimental to my new batteries in any way? Thank you