Charging overnight?

[kennjbroas]

.. Cant really seem to find the right answer.

Im using the sigelei 150W W/ 2 Efest18650 batteries on the nitecore i2 charger.

Is it safe to charge it overnight?
Anyone using the same set up?
Would it effect the span of the batteries?
Im using the same outlet to charge my phone as well.

I dont wanna be waking up with something exploding or in flames

 

[TF Vaping]

I use a nitecore charger and never had a problem, added safety measure would be don't set the charger near curtains or anything but 99% sure you'll be fine. The charger should only replenish what is needed so I can't see it hurting the battery life span. I don't use efest batts but I have Samsung's that I've done night charge/all day vape and repeat and don't notice any difference between them now and them new

Don't look under the Bridge

 

[kennjbroas]

I use a nitecore charger and never had a problem, added safety measure would be don't set the charger near curtains or anything but 99% sure you'll be fine. The charger should only replenish what is needed so I can't see it hurting the battery life span. I don't use efest batts but I have Samsung's that I've done night charge/all day vape and repeat and don't notice any difference between them now and them new

Don't look under the Bridge

Do you have the i2? Does yours get warm?

 

[TF Vaping]

Do you have the i2? Does yours get warm?

I have the big brother the i4 and it doesn't get hot, so I would assume the i2 wouldn't. Pretty sure the i4 is just two i2's more or less.

Don't look under the Bridge

 

[TF Vaping]

This is a thermal picture I found online while the charger is charging two batteries. "Hot" is relative to who you ask, but if your TV is on, go feel the back side of it.
Energized electronics do heat up, more of a how hot is too hot

Don't look under the Bridge

 

[Number3124]

I usually charge my VTC3/4/5s overnight on an Xtar VC4 at 0.5 amps. Never had a problem. I understand that it would be safest to keep an eye on them, but I'm busy 90% of the day so it really isn't an option. My Sigelei and I need four batteries ready in the morning/whenever-the-hell-my-boss-decides-to-call-me-in. Me without nicotine isn't a pretty picture.

 

[Superjeep]

I used to use a i4 and still have it and I went to the LUC v4 for a simple reason. The nitecores use a single charging circuit to charge however many battery slots is in the charger which in my case was 4. If your just charging a single battery it shouldnt get hot but if you charge multiple batteries it will and also that charging current will get split between those batteries.

Many people still use them and have not had any issues so I an not saying to stop using it but persoanly me and several others did not like hot it got with multiple batteries and moved on. As a side note batteries also charge slower as the current from that single circuit get reduced by said number of batteries. There was a post about this very issue but I can not find it atm.

I honestly do not think you will have an issue with a i2. I do also remember that for some odd reason mine and a few others i4 would get even hotter with sony VTC's for some damn reason.

 

[Joshua Iles]

Using a nitecore um10 myself and no issues with too hot or not wanting to charge, unless I plugged it into a USB that didn't put enough power to it. For just a simple charger it works fine. I think some of my batteries tho are getting old so I'm hoping that's what's causing my battery life issues I've started having lately.

 

[smacksy]

I charge my batts overnight.. I have 4 dual batt mods and use the 4 bay LUC V4...no problems at all..

 

[Thunderball]

Ive been charging the same 30 or so batteries for about 3 years on an old fastech purchased intellicharger I-4 Pro ( 18 dollars) and always leave them on there over night. Ive had batteries stay on there for days at a time. Ive never had a problem. My two cents and all

 

[f1r3b1rd]

As a general rule if my mod has removable batteries I take the batteries out to charge... period.
I have the mindset that a built in charger is a convenience and the company used the cheapest charge board they can find out as a business decision. it could be correct or not but with a magnetic door and the two seconds it takes to pull them out and out them on a charger that I know is good, I'm willing To forgo the convenience. (they'll sit in that charger overnight but I know it has protection built in)
Considering I use a lipo DNA mod also it may not make sense but that mod has a 2a speed charger - it never charges overnight.

 

[efektt]

Check the batt voltage after a charge on thr nitecore. Mine started charging them to 4.3x. Not good. No probs with the luc yet. Been using it for about a year.