SilverFox
Flashaholic
I was reading the information on the C9000 (Wizard 1) charger over at Thomas Distributing. There were several things listed that seemed different to me. One was a 15 cycle capability, another was the Break In mode was referred to as going through 4 cycles and ending with a medium charge.
I believe these differences came from pre-production notes, but then I had the wild idea that perhaps Maha has slipped some changes in under our noses.
I prefer the Wizard 1 over the BC-900, so I recently acquired a second C9000 charger.
I have noticed some differences…
I was using the Refresh/Analyze mode.
My original charger would charge first, rest for an hour, discharge, rest, then charge back up. During the rest period between charging and discharging I would see the voltage gradually settle down from the peak charge voltage.
My newer charger does this differently. It still follows the same sequence, but the rest time between charging and discharging is now two hours, and the voltage holds steady. It is as if there is now a top off charge being applied during the rest period.
The next thing I noticed was that while charging a 9000 mAh D cell, external to the unit, it stopped charging at 4000 mAh. We have seen AA cells that have missed their charge termination signal go for longer than that.
Finally, I took my Tenergy cells that missed the end of charge termination on both the C9000 and the BC-900 when charging at 500 mA, discharged them, then charged them in this latest C9000 to see what would happen. All the cells terminated properly.
Does anyone else have a recent C9000? Have you noticed any other changes in it?
My original one was purchased during the pre-sale. This last one came last week.
Tom
I believe these differences came from pre-production notes, but then I had the wild idea that perhaps Maha has slipped some changes in under our noses.
I prefer the Wizard 1 over the BC-900, so I recently acquired a second C9000 charger.
I have noticed some differences…
I was using the Refresh/Analyze mode.
My original charger would charge first, rest for an hour, discharge, rest, then charge back up. During the rest period between charging and discharging I would see the voltage gradually settle down from the peak charge voltage.
My newer charger does this differently. It still follows the same sequence, but the rest time between charging and discharging is now two hours, and the voltage holds steady. It is as if there is now a top off charge being applied during the rest period.
The next thing I noticed was that while charging a 9000 mAh D cell, external to the unit, it stopped charging at 4000 mAh. We have seen AA cells that have missed their charge termination signal go for longer than that.
Finally, I took my Tenergy cells that missed the end of charge termination on both the C9000 and the BC-900 when charging at 500 mA, discharged them, then charged them in this latest C9000 to see what would happen. All the cells terminated properly.
Does anyone else have a recent C9000? Have you noticed any other changes in it?
My original one was purchased during the pre-sale. This last one came last week.
Tom