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submitted 1 year ago by mrnorrisman to c/flashlight

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Still don't have a charger yet...

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[–] RockAndNoWater 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m really surprised there’s no real multi cell chargers yet. That Xtar single cell thing is annoying.

[–] mrnorrisman 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed.

You can get them for $5 from liionwhoesale.com so I suppose you could buy as many as you want and glue them together lol. Then maybe use a powered USB hub to connect them all at once.

[–] dmenezes 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean liionwholesale.com, right? Just checked and could not find anything like these magnetic chargers there. Or am I missing something?

[–] mrnorrisman 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was referring to the SC1 charger.

[–] dmenezes 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the clarification.

[–] antisuck 3 points 1 year ago

Ha I bought a pair of the Olight universal magnetic chargers before they got discontinued, they work on anything they're just slow.

[–] dmenezes 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I recently purchased an SkyRC MC3000 and a couple of these: https://www.progressiverc.com/products/prc-magnetic-charge-cable

My plan is to 3D-print a battery "dummy" to insert into the charger, and then use copper tape on the poles to connect to female banana jacks to connect to the magnetic cables, that way I will be able to charge any sized batteries (ok, up to 50cm in lenght or so ;-)) and even better, charge them inside LiPo antifire asbestos bag for maximum charging safety. And with all the MC3000 goodness taking care of the process.

The charger and cables and LiPo anti-fire bags are still on their way to me, tho.

[–] mrnorrisman 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You may be interested in this project I did a while back. It's basically what you're describing with the dummy battery.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5144830

[–] dmenezes 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the link, really appreciated! This is exactly what I was thinking about, very glad to see you did it already, so now (a) I know it works, and (b) I don't have to start from scratch.

I will look for a local for-hire 3D printer so I can manufacture that, thanks again!