I am looking to buy a hobby charger. And wanted to know if I could charge a cylindrical Li-Ion batterie with a charger for LIpo batteries? I understand the main difference is the voltage? One is 3.6V(Li-Ion) and the other 3.7V (Li-Po), however on AW Li-Ion batteries the voltage says 3.7V. I have also measure the voltage when just out of my trustfire charger and they come out at 4.2V(same as the charge limit for the LiPo). It seem like the AW cells have the same characteristic as the LiPo. So I wanted to know if they could be charged with a Li-Po charger?
Can Li-Ion cylindrical cell batteries be charged with a LiPo charger?
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mdocod
Flashaholic
provided the charge is terminated at 4.20V, and the charge rate is within reason for the cells size (<1C, 0.7C would be ideal), then you can charge cylindrical li-ion cells with that charger 
As mdocod says. In short, we mostly use the LiPo setting for our Li-Ion cells. Some chargers have a 3.6V nominal designation of Li-Ion, but I use the LiPo 3.7V charging to 4.2V like LiPo
2xTrinity
Flashlight Enthusiast
Selecting the LiIon setting most of the time will trade off slightly less stored capacity for longer number of charge cycles. In things like computer batteries or cell phone batteries that get charged every day for years, this is a worthwhile trade. However, for something like a flashlgiht batery that may be charged only once a week, you're probably better off charging all the way to 4.2V, as the charge cycle limitation won't be as significant.
