14250 Battery charging

DrJay · Jul 27, 2020

Can an O light Universal magnetic charger be used to charge a 14250 3.7V 350mAh battery?
It's not a listed battery for this charger but it is within the specs.

Lynx_Arc · Jul 27, 2020

If there is another battery with the same or lower mah listed it should work just fine. I would for safety sake monitor the first charging of this battery to make sure there is no issues.

fmc1 · Jul 27, 2020

That charger has no current adjustment it's always .750A which is way too much current for that battery. The sweet spot for a 350mAh battery at is about .175A. I think you will be ok at .200A but no way would I go higher. Even if it were a full 14500 rated at 800mAh it's still too much current in my opinion.

Frank

Lynx_Arc · Jul 27, 2020

I didn't see it was 750ma..... From what I've read the maximum recommended charging rate is about 0.7C which for a 350ma battery would equate to about 245ma but you are better off around 0.5C for smaller batteries IMO.

DrJay · Jul 30, 2020

Thanx for all the info guys/gals. Still confused. I guess if Olight says don't do it - I won't.

Timothybil · Jul 30, 2020

Just look for a charger that allows you to select the charge rate, and that offers 0.25A rate or similar.

Lynx_Arc · Jul 31, 2020

Get a single cell tray type charger (spring loaded) that offers changeable charging rates and I suggest one that supports a rate in the 100-150ma range (0.15A) you can use a 150ma rate but ideally manufacturers recommend about70% of the capacity charged in an hour as a maximum.

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