What should these batteries read on the meter?
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Shadowww
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18650 - anything in 4.10V to 4.20V range is fine. If your cells read <4.10V off the charger, they might be quite worn out and you may want to replace them.
Eneloops - 1.45V hot off the charger (might be a bit more.. depends on charger itself), and settles to ~1.35V after few hours.
Eneloops - 1.45V hot off the charger (might be a bit more.. depends on charger itself), and settles to ~1.35V after few hours.
mattheww50
Flashlight Enthusiast
The size of the battery has no bearing on the voltage when they come off the charger, so whether it is a AA, AAA C or D, if it is NiMh chemistry it should be around 1.45-1.5 volts, and will drift down a bit after being taken off the charger even if they are not used at all.
Li-Ion's are not subject to 'drift' down when they come off the charger, the voltage is a pretty good indicator of charge level with Li-Ions, and fully charged, regardless of size, 4.10-4.20 volts is indicative of essentially a full charge.
Li-Ion's are not subject to 'drift' down when they come off the charger, the voltage is a pretty good indicator of charge level with Li-Ions, and fully charged, regardless of size, 4.10-4.20 volts is indicative of essentially a full charge.
Led_Blind
Enlightened
They use the same chemistry so yes.
Its more accurate to consider the battery chemistry rather than package when determining the charge status by voltage.
That said, the voltage of a cell after being charged and settling will likley be lower as the batteries age and increase their internal resistance.
Its more accurate to consider the battery chemistry rather than package when determining the charge status by voltage.
That said, the voltage of a cell after being charged and settling will likley be lower as the batteries age and increase their internal resistance.
