XTAR PB2S

fluke · August 22, 2019, 9:02pm

I walk the rice paper gently.

Klotski · August 22, 2019, 11:17pm

Lightbringer:

I just got one, and it’s nice! The “official” link is

XTAR PB2S 18650 & 21700 Fast Charger & Power Bank

which has anigifs to show how it charges/discharges.

True, it’s bigger’n the PB2, but this donk fits 21700s, too, that’s why.

Hell, today I needed to charge a 26650 (Cometa) and it fit it just fine. Sure, just one cell only, and the cover won’t fit, but to be able to charge even a moose like that in a hurry? I’ll live with “larger”. :laughing:

And there are 2 separate independent channels, so you can put one nearly-topped-off cell right next to one that’s almost dead, and there’ll be no problem.

The side-button lets you click to see the connection spex, then for battery 1, then again for battery 2.

Where did you get yours from? i see

This is my first XTAR charger, and I’m happy with it.

Oh, and it charged my phone just fine. Dunno about “The IPhone Problem”, but my normal phone worked fine. Was at like 36% or something, topped off, drained the PB2S down to 65% or so. Ymmv, of course.

Lightbringer
So where did you get yours? I see Illumination Supply now has them for $17.52

Lightbringer · August 23, 2019, 1:29am

The XTAR store.

Klotski · August 23, 2019, 1:44am

Thanks

UserM4 · August 28, 2019, 6:53am

If anyone’s interested, I did a charge comparison against a wall charger and another power bank.

https://imgur.com/a/veExc6B

SwissFlashy · August 28, 2019, 11:00am

@UserM4 thanks!

The PB2S is already out of stock on Aliexpress. The owner told me the red ones should be available next week, the black ones will be delayed.

SwissFlashy · September 9, 2019, 7:08am

It is back in stock!

KevinZA1988 · September 9, 2019, 7:16am

Just ordered a res one. Thanks for the heads up!

david_opp · September 11, 2019, 10:05pm

Does someone have first impressions of the magnetic latch? Are the magnets strong enough to hold it securely in place even when tossed in a backpack?

Lightbringer · September 11, 2019, 10:06pm

Yeah, you need to actually pry into the crease between door and body to open it. It’s not likely to just pop open on its own.

Cythras · September 16, 2019, 3:06pm

Illumn has been advertising QC 3.0 AND PD charging, but the official specs don’t mention a 12v output. Judging from the OP, I suppose it doesn’t actually support PD?

PiercingTheDarkness · September 16, 2019, 3:11pm

Check out this review as it talks about the 12v output

PiercingTheDarkness · September 16, 2019, 3:41pm

The cons are high parasitic drain, inaccurate display, batteries must be able to handle 2A charging

Mishanchik · September 16, 2019, 4:18pm

that’s not all the cons:

https://lygte-info.dk/review/Review%20Charger%20Xtar%20PB2S%20UK.html

5V-2,7A
9V-1,7A
12V-1,2A

Not full compatible with Quick Charge 3.0

PiercingTheDarkness · September 16, 2019, 5:01pm

I knew I forgot something.

fran82 · September 16, 2019, 8:42pm

Also expensive

PiercingTheDarkness · September 17, 2019, 11:26am

I purchased from here - 28.07€ |XTAR Power Bank LCD USB Ladegerät QC 3,0 Typ C EINGANG PB2S Für 18700 20700 21700 18650 Batterie/NUR PB2 Batterie Ladegerät FÜR 18650|Ladegeräte| - AliExpress

Message the seller and he’ll send you a $5 USD discount coupon

bmengineer · September 18, 2019, 7:05pm

It appears they did indeed. HKJ has now posted his review .
I’ve posted my review on my site as well.

deleted-200707 · September 22, 2019, 10:39pm

The Rofis protected 26650 (69.6mm) fits, butt the Rofis protected 21700 (75mm) does not.

Lightbringer · September 22, 2019, 7:58pm

Yep, that’s how I charged my Cometa in a pinch.

Using the scientific miracle of a small wad of Al foil, I was wanting to charge a 14500 yesterday, too, but stopped when I saw it was charging at close to 2A. Didn’t want to cook it. Laptop port, too, so was hoping it’d be limited to 500mA.