Test / Review: Xtar SP2 charger

Thanks for the great review!!

Those are some nice testing results, definitively a good charger.
Are you planning to update test with 26650 batteries later, or you only test chargers with 18650’s?

We appreciate all of your hard work , sir .

There is not much reason to test with other battery sizes, the only difference will be the charge time.

But because you asked, I will check with a single 26650 anyway.

About the charger: YES!
A true CC/CV charger with selectable charge current AND soft start. That is just the ticket. Now I just have to find the normal price and wait till it goes on sale somewhere.

Great review (as usual) of a good charger (as expected).

A little too pricey for 18650-only guys like me but otherwise a great piece of electronics.

Thanks for yet another awesome review HKJ!

Sweet review, HKJ!

I do not need another charger.
I do not need another charger.

That’s sounds like I need another charger. LOL!

Great review.

I have added a 2A charge curve for a 26650 battery.

Damn it - just bought a new charger but this looks better!

Just over 3 hours to charge a 4600mAh cell… impressive. Thanks :slight_smile:

Wow, best budget charger, IMO :open_mouth: Price?

EDIT: forgot to say “Thanks for the review, maestro :crown:

sbflashlights has it for $35, various eBay sellers have it for $45-$50

Does this look like the real thing??
http://www.powerwholesale.net/xtar-wp2-ii-charger-with-car-charger-p-376.html

Looks like a real WP2 ll, but not a SP2. Some nice prices on that site, but shipping is extra (and usually high).

good review,Thanks!

Wow :open_mouth: So no quite budget I’d say :open_mouth: Could worth those 35 bucks, but I will be in when the price drops to ~$25. Thanks for heads up, Shadow :wink:

Hm, “powerwholesale” is be offering the SP2 for about $20, and their info pages they say free shipping within a 2 kilograms (the SP2 is around half a kilogram), and explain you can’t choose a shipping method if that free shipping applies — which is how their website cart behaves. Apparently they want you to create an order then send PayPal for it, it’s kind of an arcane set of FAQs and explanations. Curious. What the heck, worth trying.

——-EDIT —AVOID “powerwholesale” — They won’t even look at your order until you send payment for it.
After you pay, despite their claim that to 2 kilograms will ship free, they email saying pay more, much more, for shipping.

Glad I didn’t give them a credit card number!

They’re at best very confusing with contradictory info on various pages about shipping.

Great review but I have a question. You have listed a 18370 battery as a supported battery size. Did you mean 18350? I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure there is no 18370 battery. None that I can find anyway.