telijah Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 So, I got my ZMAX and also ordered a Efest 2000mah 18650 battery along with a Trustfire TR001 multifunction charger. Not doing my own digging on these products is of course hindsight, so I wanted to know if this is accurate. My zmax starts reporting a low charge when the battery starts hitting 3.2v or so. I've let the battery sit on this charger for up to 8 hours and never get a green light. Is it true that, while the charger has 500mah as the output on the label, that this is split between the two charging ports, making it only 250mah to each battery that is charging, even if it is only charging one battery? If so, then I suspect it might take anywhere from 8-10 hours to get my 18650 to report 4.2v in the zmax? Thanks for the help in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe2003 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Yep I think 8-10 hrs. is about average for the larger MAH 18650's on a TR-001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telijah Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Thanks for the reply. Next logical question is, whats a better charger? I know I got basically what I paid for, but most searches for 18650 chargers all seem to be similar devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcquinn Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 http://www.madvapes.com/5ml-18mg-6751.html I have been using two of these for a couple of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillBlack Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My zmax starts reporting a low charge when the battery starts hitting 3.2v or so. I've let the battery sit on this charger for up to 8 hours and never get a green light. Is it true that, while the charger has 500mah as the output on the label, that this is split between the two charging ports, making it only 250mah to each battery that is charging, even if it is only charging one battery? If so, then I suspect it might take anywhere from 8-10 hours to get my 18650 to report 4.2v in the zmax? It's a two channel charger. Mine takes a while but it does in fact turn green. It's also over 3 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Pila IBC Charger is what I've been told, is the best, fastest charger out there. You get what you pay for.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telijah Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Pila IBC Charger is what I've been told, is the best, fastest charger out there. You get what you pay for.. Coincidentally, I ordered this exact charger on Friday. It's much more expensive, but it says it charges a full 650mah per charging port, so I will be very happy if that is the case as I would expect it to only be a few hours charge versus 10-11 hours my TrustFire takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hah I always secretly feared it took too dang long for my batteries to charge. It's comforting to know it takes a good few hours to charge these suckers up to full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Coincidentally, I ordered this exact charger on Friday. It's much more expensive, but it says it charges a full 650mah per charging port, so I will be very happy if that is the case as I would expect it to only be a few hours charge versus 10-11 hours my TrustFire takes. Give us some feedback when you use the charger. On my wish list ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillBlack Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 .... but it says it charges a full 650mah per charging port, so I will be very happy if that is the case as I would expect it to only be a few hours charge versus 10-11 hours my TrustFire takes. First off the amount of current a charger delivers will depend on the voltage of the cell. With the TF if 2 cells at < 3.6V are placed in it, it will infact provide 500mA to each at the start. As the voltage rises the current will fall off. Take a look at this chart. You'll note the full current is only available for a rather short time, <25% of the cycle. Also note that for the last half of the cycle the current is quite low as the cell is slowly pushed to full saturation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2VapeDaily Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I use a 510 device basically logs like a ego c. Think my battery is 1000mah-1300mah.if I run it for 300sq days straight of constant vaping it takes a minimum of 8 hours to fully charge.but my wifes slightly smaller battery only takes up to 4 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcartervol98 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I use a 510 device basically logs like a ego c. Think my battery is 1000mah-1300mah.if I run it for 300sq days straight of constant vaping it takes a minimum of 8 hours to fully charge.but my wifes slightly smaller battery only takes up to 4 hours. Dam 8 hours? Thats an awful long time. My EgoT 1000mah take about 3.5 hours and my Vision Spinner 1300mah take 4.5-5 hours to fully charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I was warned by a flashlight guy not to use Trustfire charger (danger!) .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2VapeDaily Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 That hours sucks can't vape, that is why I'm getting a battery and thanks to you brian some juice to vape. I'm in heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2VapeDaily Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I have got to stop using swype on my phone or read my posts before I post them, looks like I flunked english with my phones bad grammar and lack of the english language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanctus Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 My trustfire tr001 only takes three hours to charge my 18650 imr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Make sure to remove ASAP when fully charged on that very non trust fire charger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Been using my Trustfire for 4 years with no problems. Love2VapeDaily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe2003 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I've got a couple of TR-001's 1 for the house and 1 in my truck Been using them for ~3 yrs. with no problems so far knock on wood lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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