xtar vc4

[aaront903]

is this charger as good as it makes out?had a nitecore for about a year and half now and has been great but seen these on gearbest eu and thought it was a great price

all reviews sppreciated

[VapingBad]

IMO Xtars in general are very good Li chargers and I would pick one over a Nitecore every time, although I would go for SP2 for the 2 A capability and not tried any of the VC series.

[VapingBad]

review

Conclusion

The charger is very good at both LiIon and NiMH charging and keeps some impressive low cell temperature during charge (Like the VC2).
For charging at full current the charger is fairly demanding of the used usb power supply. It is possible to use weaker supplies, but the charging will be slower or sometimes much slower. With the current dial it is easy enough to see when that happens and it is time to get a better usb power supply. I would have liked slightly better performance with weak usb power supplies.

This type of charger is what I will call a family charger. Nearly anybody in the family can use it, just put the batteries into the charger and wait. Only caveat is that small batteries go into the two center slots or, for sets of four, in all four slots.

Final conclusion must be that it is a good charger.

[aaront903]

cheers vapingbad,they do look very interesting

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Oct 17, 2015 23:39:02 GMT VapingBad said:

IMO Xtars in general are very good Li chargers and I would pick one over a Nitecore every time, although I would go for SP2 for the 2 A capability and not tried any of the VC series.

+1 for the SP2, i got 3 of them.

It's a no frills charger but gets the job done in a very timely fashion.

[drunkenbum]

I've got the vc4. Great charger in comparison to my nitecore i2. I bought a Samsung 2 amp charger to power it as all my others were only 1 amp. Feels well made and works well.

[markus]

Ive got the model before that one...xtar vp4 & its a bloody good charger, the only little niggle ive got is its a bit fiddly trying to get any batteries out from the two middle slots when theyve charged & youve got 4 batteries in it....but that really is a little niggle (would be easier if you have small hands & nails)

[sydsut]

Oct 20, 2015 1:05:37 GMT markus said:

Ive got the model before that one...xtar vp4 & its a bloody good charger, the only little niggle ive got is its a bit fiddly trying to get any batteries out from the two middle slots when theyve charged & youve got 4 batteries in it....but that really is a little niggle (would be easier if you have small hands & nails)

Try removing the two outer ones first, then replace them if they haven't completed charging. Works for me.

[markus]

Oct 20, 2015 9:38:20 GMT sydsut said:

Oct 20, 2015 1:05:37 GMT markus said:

Ive got the model before that one...xtar vp4 & its a bloody good charger, the only little niggle ive got is its a bit fiddly trying to get any batteries out from the two middle slots when theyve charged & youve got 4 batteries in it....but that really is a little niggle (would be easier if you have small hands & nails)

Try removing the two outer ones first, then replace them if they haven't completed charging. Works for me.

Its no biggie, I just use a pen or something...;-)

[aaront903]

maybe put some ribbon underneath each batt and use them as tabs