Here are some features taken from the Product website
1. Professional Li-ion/Ni-MH battery charger with three optional charging current (0.25A
/0.5A/1.0A)
2. Charge four 10440/14500/14650/16340/17500/17670/18350/18500/18650/18700 Li-ion batteries and AAA/AA/A Ni-MH batteries or two 22650/25500/26650 (3.6V/3.7V)Li-ion batteries and SC/C Ni-MH batteries simultaneously but respectively
3. 0V battery activation
4. Reverse polarity protection and short circuit protection
5. Battery-type recognition
6. For different type of batteries, XP4adopts different charging methods: for lithium batteries, XP4 adopts three-stage charging (TC, CC, CV); Ni-MH batteries, XP4 adopts pulse charging and 0△V,-△V judge method plus stopping charging when overtime and over voltage function
7. USB Output (Synchronous-rectified method)
8. The built-in USB output with low voltage, overload, short circuit, overheat and reverse-polarity protection plus stopping supplying when low voltage
9. For Ni-MH batteries, XP4 has the discharge function to repair the battery capacity
10. Adopts PWM technology to control the high efficiency DC-DC circuit, lower the voltage and reduce energy loss.
Charge four 10440/14500/14650/16340/17500/17670/18350/18500/18650/18700 Li-ion batteries and AAA/AA/A Ni-MH batteries
Or two 22650/25500/26650 (3.6V/3.7V)Li-ion batteries and SC/C Ni-MH batteries simultaneously but respectively.
I got the said charger for around 1000+ PHP from a mobile seller here in the Philippines you may also check on your own local Brick and Mortar shop or search ebay.
I bought this because I want to upgrade my MP1s Charger also from XTAR since I am already getting different size batteries and also have some Eneloop (Ni-MH) batteries for my wireless devices.
Let's take a look shall we?
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| Front of the box with features |
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| Back of the box |
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| Battery sizes that the XP4 can accommodate |
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| What's in the box |
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| Unboxed |
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| TOP - USB OUT PORT and Charger Input |
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| Anti-Fake Code for Verification (Website service) |
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| Button on the upper right changes the charging current from 0.25A , 0.5A and 1.0A also activates USB Power Out feature and Discharge feature (for Ni-MH battery only) |
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| Nippled and Flat top battery |
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| XP4 can charge them both since the negative contact is adjustable (spring loaded) |
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| Charging IMR batteries |
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| Can charge Ni-MH batteries too! |
HOW TO USE USB OUTPUT TO CHARGE OTHER DEVICES (POWER BANK MODE)
- XP4 must not be connected to a power source
- Put an 18650 battery on CH4 bay of the charger
- Press and hold the CC button until the USB led indicator lights up
- USE a standard usb cable to charge your device
- USB OUTPUT = 5V / 1A
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| Only CH4 can be used in charging your device |
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| Charging my Android Phone |
HOW TO USE DISCHARGE MODE FOR NI-MH BATTERIES ONLY
- This mode is for Ni-MH batteries only!
- XP4 must not be connected to a power source
- Put the Ni-MH battery on CH1 bay of the charger
- Press and Hold the CC button until the led lights up
- Wait for the battery to be discharged
And there you go, I think XTAR really build a tank on this charger with additional features for other purposes.
Would I recommend this to you? Of course if you have varying sizes of IMR batteries and Ni-MH/Ni-Cd type batteries for your other gadgets this is a multipurpose charger that can accommodate various type of batteries, can also act as a power bank, intelligent enough to take care and charge your batteries and last of all is named after a tank! How cool is that :)
But of course these are opinions on my own and further research on your part is needed. I am not a battery / electric engineer and I know that other people have reviewed this device but in my 3 months usage of this device it has never let me down.
There you go folks XP4 "PANZER" Battery Charger by XTAR is a multipurpose charger reviewed by PinoyVapeTech.
Thanks and watch out for more upcoming reviews and news!
