Nitecore UMS4 Intelligent USB Four Slot Quick Battery Charger for Li-Ion/Ni-MH/Ni-Cd/IMR 16340 14500 18650 21700 20700 AA AAA and More Batteries, with Organizer

I had a Nitecore Intellicharge i4 for over a decade, and then it finally quit out on me a few weeks ago. I love the Nitecore brand for their build quality, so I decided to pick up this updated model. Oh man, is this thing great!It charges a full sled of 18650 cells from 10% to 100% in just under 2 hours, which is way faster than my last charger.I do have two complaints however, but they are not big enough of issues to warrant knocking off a star, because this product does what I ask and more. Those issues are:1. I can't figure out how to get the display light to turn off. At night when I leave the charger running, the light is quite bright and I had to start just putting something over the screen to block out the light. If someone can tell me how to turn the light off, I will gladly remove this issue.2. The provided USB-C charging cable is very short. I believe the expectation is to keep this charger nearby the outlet that you plug it in to, but that isn't always an option. I would have loved to see a 1m/3ft USB cable provided in case your outlet isn't right next to your dedicated charging area.All in all, I am very happy with this charger and will happily continue to purchase from Nitecore as long as I have a need to charge 18650 batteries!

The NITECORE UMS4 charger is the best battery charger I've ever used. It charges the larger 2150 batteries as well as smaller batteries. It has USB-C charging interface. Other posts stating that the unit overheated are exaggerated. You should never charge multiple high-capacity batteries on the highest charge setting. You should ALWAYS charge batteries on the lowest (slowest) charge setting because the batteries hold their charge better and last longer. I would buy this charger again and recommend it to friends.

Perfectly works as advertised works like a charm. Doesn't get very hot, just warm.If you look for the ohm symbol on the right hand part of the screen that's the internal resistance that the battery has to charging, and that will give you an idea of the overall internal health of the cell and where it is in its life cycle for whatever type of cell you're using. You can easily Google or ChatGPt you're given battery cell type to find out what level of internal resistance, a new, vs a used, vs a dying cell should have.

This review is for Nitecore UMS4I bought this to revive a battery for my TT20 flashlight that recently stopped working, and when I tested the voltage with a multimeter, it was like .03, so I figured that was the issue. This recharger was able to revive it, but it was a bit tricky. With only that battery in the recharger, it would not stay on longer than 30 seconds or whatever the auto shutoff timer is. When I put it on the charger, it was recognizing there was a battery there, but would not stay on. I was able to get around this issue, by placing another battery in a different slot, and have it charge while the problem battery was getting recharged. It took awhile, and I had to replace the extra battery that I was using to keep the unit on (swapped to another battery that needed recharging). Eventually, the battery I was reviving had enough charge for the unit to stay on, and it fully charged, and works now.Since a brand new battery of that kind (thrunite 21700 proprietary battery) was almost as much as a charger, I figured I would just get the charger and see if it works, and it did. The charger itself seems decent enough, the display was bright, and it presented all the information that I needed. I really dislike how it uses usb micro, but with all the adapters and bricks I have laying around, it's not a big deal I guess.

This is a really handy charger. Someone had given me a few rechargeable flashlights that did not come with chargers. I order this thing and it has worked really well. Tells you exactly what it is doing and all of the lights work like a charm now. It also looks like I will be able to charge other batteries that I might have the in the future.

great charger, pretty fast too. my only gripe is that its very tight and makes removing the batteries a lil inconvenient. but i think that will become better once the springs loosen with time.

I've had this charger for a week now and have used it to charge about 20 NiMH batteries and 8 Lithium-Ion batteries. My impressions so far have been overwhelmingly positive.First impressions: Taking this charger out of the box, I immediately noticed that it weighed at least 3 times what my cheapo Lithium-Ion capable chargers weighed.In use: The display on the charger is crazy useful. Type of battery detected. Level of charge detection mechanism (e.g. dv/dt). Battery internal resistance. Battery voltage. How much charge has been added to the battery. Expected time to completion. Batteries charge pretty quickly. My model has the USB cable, so any reasonable USB adapter or USB outlet will work. None of my batteries got beyond mildly warm, and the charger itself did not get hot. Each slot is independent, so battery types can be mixed and matched. The display cycles through multiple screens for each slot, but two buttons allow the user to rotate to a particular slot and screen quickly.The bad: O.K. this is an expensive charger compared to all those cheap/free chargers you can find bundled with batteries or flashlights. Truth be told, this is the only one that gives me any confidence it won't overcharge, explode, or melt down. Also, this is a pretty big unit, partially because it can accommodate everything from smaller than AAA to larger than 18650. There is also a generous space between slots, which is nice for cooling (and those with bigger hands).The summary: I immediately threw my cheapo Lithium-Ion chargers away, and doubt I will ever use my reasonable Panasonic NiMH/NiCad charger again.