Main features:
• Wide compatibility, adapt from 10440 to 32650, from Li-ion to Ni-MH batteries.
• Can charge 4 x 21700 protected simutaneously.
• Type-C input port, supports QC3.0 input (5V3A / 9V2A).
• 2A/1A/0.5A optional charging current, max 2A x 2.
• Tachometer-style LCD display shows detailed charging status.
• Energy-saving LCD backlight, can be turned off at your will.
Xtar…do you guys have any plans to introduce a charger that will handle the newly-popular 26800 cells? Other than the added length, these cells can handle higher charging amperage so something like 2x or 4x with 3A rate would be nice. They have a lot of capacity (more than good 26650 cells) so a higher charge rate would be desirable. Right now nobody makes a charger to handle these longer cells without modification or DIY add-on methods.
VC4H main features:
• Wide compatibility, adapt from 10440 to 32650, from Li-ion to Ni-MH batteries.
• Can charge 4 × 21700 protected simutaneously.
• Type-C input port, supports QC3.0 input (5V3A / 9V2A).
• 2A/1A/0.5A optional charging current, max 2A x 2.
• Tachometer-style LCD display shows detailed charging status.
• Energy-saving LCD backlight, can be turned off at your will.
VC4SL main features:
*Compatible with 3.6/3.7V Li-ion and 1.2V Ni-MH batteries
*Can charge protected 21700 batteries
*USB Type-C input port, QC3.0 fast charge, max 3A for a single slot
*Control charging current by yourself (3A/2A/1A/0.5A/0.25A).
*Battery real capacity test and storage function.
*Revive most of over-discharged batteries
*Safe charging with multiple protections
Thanks for your kind suggestions, Sir! How about you guys specific requirements for this 26800 charger? We will collect more info and make market research for this. Thanks!
I’m happy to see XTAR embracing manual current selection with its new models, but, as with many lights, why another questionable, incomplete implementation of Type-C?
USB Type-C is synonymous with PD in most minds, and in most practical usage. PD has enormous headroom (240W), is the anointed universal, non-proprietary power delivery standard for Type-C, and is rapidly accumulating market share as users leave behind legacy standards like Micro-USB and proprietary standards like QuickCharge.
So, what is the reasoning behind employing a Type-C port on a device that omits PD, and instead chooses a proprietary standard that violates the Type-C spec?
In practical terms, like the lights with onboard charging via C-ports that only function with an A-to-C cable, this appears to force users to use the same, connected to a QC3 source. What happens when a C-to-C cable is used? If the charger can draw the 15W permitted by the (non-PD) Type-C Current mechanism, why not elucidate that?
Also, given the questions that have already arisen, the fact that there are five VC4 variants (VC4H, VC4SL, VC4L, VC4S, VC4) listed as current models might suggest that a rationalization of the model line is in order.
Well, basically all of the nice things in a fully-featured charger, just the added length needed for a longer 26800 cell. That cell isn’t hugely popular yet but we have seen at least a half dozen new models of flashlights supporting that cell format this year. Most of us are using the Queen Battery 26800 but there are some others available, too. These have a higher capacity and can also deliver higher current…good cells! But there does not exist an acceptable “regular” type of charger for them yet. The one linked above (Banggood) is a poor quality charger as tested by HKJ.
I don’t mean to be rude by saying this, but chargers like the MiBoxer C412 and Vapcell S4 (or more expensive Dragon charger) are great. They also have regular A/C electric input, which I think should be standard, although the option for USB D/C input is very handy.
Increasing the current delivery in a unit so that all slots can charge at higher current rates like 3A is a popular feature. If only one cell can be charged at 3A but the current must drop to 1A or 500mA when all slots are filled, that is not very useful (and very slow).
Right now most of us using the 26800 cells are rigging up wires and contacts to join with a regular charger, or just using the onboard USB charging in the flashlight (which is not ideal). It would be lovely to see a “real” charger soon that could accept these larger longer cells.
I would like this charger to have 2 slots, up to 90mm cell support (in case anyone tried to make a USB & protected 26800), USB-C PD input (not QC3.0), selectable charging current, at least 3A max charging current, and a grading feature.
Like was mentioned, 90 mm max length slots for the 80 mm long 26800 cell would make it future-proof. Alao 3 amp charging current option for 4 slots since we can charge 21700 at 3 amps and 26800 can take even more. We need support for 350 min charge current for 16340 cells and AAA nimh. Add a grading or refresh feature with iR measurement, capacity test, and dedicated discharge function. Independently controlled slots is noce too.
