by kaptain_zero » Mon May 23, 2011 7:08 pm
While the Trustfire 18650 cells are not technically LiPo but LiIon, most 18650 cells including the Trustfire ones, should be charged to 4.2V max per cell which is the LiPo setting on most hobby chargers. The LiIo setting on the hobby chargers refer, I believe, to older LiIo technology... My iCharger allows me to tweak the final voltage but I just use the LiPo setting... no chance of bunging it up that way. Using the LiIo setting on your hobby charger would result in a slightly lower charge (4.1V max per cell) but it would also be kinder to the cells and they would likely last longer. Lithium cells prefer to be charged light and often, rather than going through full discharge/charge cycles. And it doesn't hurt to mention that Lithium batteries do not benefit from cycling... they will just wear out faster if you do without gaining any capacity.
Regards
Christian
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