Nitecore SC4 Superb Battery Charger

ADVANTAGES

1. Very nice, bright, high resolution screen that really helps you understand what's going on with the charger and your batteries. The screen automatically lowers its brightness when you are away which is a nice energy-saving feature. This is an "intelligent" charger, not a "dumb" charger.

2. This charger has managed to bring back to life many old batteries that could not be recognized by another (old) charger that I have. I had planned to throw away many of these old batteries but the Nitecore SC4 charger manage to bring them back to life (obviously these batteries are not very healthy, but they could be of some use in a specific application for example low-powered devices that I rarely use.

3. The statistics that these charger provides about your batteries are very good and the really help you understand how healthy each battery is. Among these statistics I should mention that CHARGING AMPERAGE, VOLTAGE, mAh of CAPACITY ADDED and INTERNAL RESISTANCE are all shown on the bright screen of the device.

4. The overall build quality is excellent and I don't think there is any noticeable "sound" when the charger is working (nothing to worry about).

5. My charge is an authentic/original product and I can verify this thanks to the Nitecore sticker that has been put on the box of the device. Nice little detail that allows you to be sure that you are being only the original Nitecore product and not some cheap copy.


DISADVANTAGES

1. This charger is missing only one function, it can't discharge the battery fully and calculate it's real capacity. An indirect way of estimating the capacity of a battery is to charge it when it is fully empty. This means that the amount of charge (in mAh) that has been added to the battery is equal to its capacity. As far as I know, other charger can automatically charge and discharge the battery, therefore they are able to calculate their capacity precisely.

2. I wish the charger could save my preference that I want my NiMH batteries charge only at the 300mA current level. Unfortunately, I have to change this every time I put a battery in my charger because the default is 500mA (which I don't like). I prefer to charge at the lowest possible current in order to prolong my batteries' life as much as possible.

Thank you

Sep 15,2018

Зарядное устройство Nitecore SC4 умеет заряжаты аккумуляторы LiFePO4, Lithium, Lithium Ion, Ni-MH. Максимальный ток заряда 3 ампера в двух слотах. Можно заряжаты аккумуляторы током от 300 mA и до 3 ампер, шаг 100 mA. Есть порт USB 2.1 A работает тогда когда нет аккумуляторов в слотах. Качественный зарядное устройство. Charger Nitecore SC4 can charge batteries LiFePO4, Lithium, Lithium Ion, Ni-MH. The maximum charge current is 3 amps in two slots. Batteries can be charged with current from 300 mA and up to 3 amps, step 100 mA. There is a USB 2.1 A port working when there are no batteries in the slots. High-quality charger.

Dec 31,2018

Caricabatterie NItecore SC4
Ultimo modello di caricabatterie della Nitecore.
Consigliatissimo per caricare batterie a ioni di litio,polimeri di litio,ni-mh,nicd,imr
Permette di caricare 4 batterie contemporaneamente di diverso formato,il tutto automaticamente,riconoscendo il tipo di batteria e l'hamperaggio da utilizzare per la carica.
Auto spegnimento della carica a carica completa
Permette inoltre di caricare anche manualmente ogni singola batteria scegliendo la potenza.
E' presente anche un ingresso usb per caricare smartphone e dispositivi vari.
Possibilità di rivitalizzare batterie morte forzando la carica manualmente.

Suggestion

non è presente un interruttore per accendere o spegnere il caricabatterie.
Una volta collegato all'alimentazione,emette un sibilo un pochino fastidioso alla lunga(quindi non pensate di utilizzarlo di notte nella camera dove dormite)
Se si collega un dispositivo tramite usb,non possono essere caricate le batterie normali

Jan 10,2018

Wide range of batteries it can charge.
Sensible defaults for different sized cells.
Ability to charge really fast if you need a cell quickly.
Can take 70mm cells, even though that is not claimed on the box.
Can rescue some cells from below normal minimum discharge voltage.

I've only had it long enough to run a few different types through it, but one needed reviving, which it did, and the sizes ranged from 26650 and 20700 to 18650 in Li-Ion and D to AAA in NiMH, and it handled them all - and gave me a condition report into the bargain!
Good price for such a versatile charger.

Suggestion

It's big, but I guess it needs to be for heat dissipation.
Whining noise makes.
don't turn off the light

Jan 14,2018

Lots of futures on these device. Bonus point is the monitoring of your real capacity of your batteries when charging from deplete up to full charge. So if you want to test your real capacity of your batteries this is the product for you. Can charge up to 4.3 volts. Can charge batteries to a max of 3000mAh. Highly recommended by me and definitely one of the best chargers on the market. Another bonus is the monitoring of batteries internal resistance.

Suggestion

Absolute nothing.

Nov 18,2017