Looking for a battery charger suitable for 14500's in the UK

sousterre1 · **on:** May 02, 2011, 07:47:53 PM

Which charger is suitable for charging 14500's? Does anyone know where to get one in the UK? Thanks.

Millhouse · **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2011, 08:18:30 PM

Take a peek at www.ledfiretorches.co.uk

Rob, who runs the site is also the UK Fenix distributor.

sousterre1 · **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2011, 10:47:28 PM

Thanks, never seen this site before, has some great stuff and here was me trying to save money.

Millhouse · **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2011, 01:24:58 AM

Happy to help. Lots of nice stuff and Rob is a great bloke to deal with.

Gareth · **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2011, 01:28:49 AM

Just been looking around the site, he's got some great deals in his 'special offers' section.

Heinz Doofenshmirtz · **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:15:05 AM

The best 'convenience' charger for li-ion cells right now is probably the Pila charger, but it's fairly pricey, about $50 US from most online sellers.

I use an Ultrafire WF-139 which works fine for my purposes. I always use protected cells, and I've never had a problem with it, but I have read that if you aren't using protected cells, you need to monitor the charge in the cell with the WF-139 because it can overcharge unprotected cells which will make them very unsafe. The Pila is supposed to have its own termination circuitry so you can use it with unprotected cells with a bit more leeway in terms of how closely you have to monitor them so they don't overcharge.

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