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I don't get why people buy cheap shit like this. Most of your money will be spent on the batteries, so why damage them with a cheap-ass "all-purpose" charger that will probably over-charge them? It's like people buying cheapo soldering equipment only to ruin their projects and expensive laser diodes because they were penny-wise and pound foolish.
I've burned out many sets of batteries because of buying crappy chargers, even ones supposedly made for the batteries. They overheat the batteries, over-charge them, shorten the lifespan. All for what? To save a few bucks?
It doesn't matter if there's a switch on the back. It probably just selects between diodes to drop voltages, but doesn't change the charging profile.
I've burned out many sets of batteries because of buying crappy chargers, even ones supposedly made for the batteries. They overheat the batteries, over-charge them, shorten the lifespan. All for what? To save a few bucks?
It doesn't matter if there's a switch on the back. It probably just selects between diodes to drop voltages, but doesn't change the charging profile.
