Ok, let me have my say about this battery charger. Pretty much all reviews are more than positive and yes - it is a good charger (with some concerns). But is it really "the most advanced" charger as it states in its own manual?
Let me start with the overwhelming advantages:
- It charges almost any usual battery on the market (I will exclude NiZn batteries since they are rather unusual anyway), just to mention them: Li-ion / IMR / LiFePO4: 26650, 22650, 18650, 17670, 18490, 17500, 18350, 16340 (RCR123), 14500, 10440, Ni-MH / Ni-Cd: AA, AAA, AAAA, C.
- Independent slots - monitors and charges independently (but only 2 charging circuits, see further below)
- Battery type is automatically detected + different charge modes (Constant Current (CC), Constant Voltage (CV), -dV/dt).
- Low current charging mode for small capacity batteries (that is what convinced me to buy it)
- Attempts to charge fully discharged batteries.
- Hard time limit to charge - max 20 hours per battery - then it supposed to stop.
- Option to use 12V adapter.
At that point, it is pretty convincing that we are talking about rather decent battery charger. But here is what I think it is missing (or I am missing compared to some older chargers I have mentioned before IPC-1 and CM-410).