XTAR VX4 Visible Mixer 4 Bay Smart Battery Charger Review
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- Опубліковано 6 лис 2024
- The XTAR VX4 Visible Mixer Four Bay Smart Battery Charger lets you Charge almost Every Battery you can Throw at It! NiMH, Li-Ion, LiFePO4, and 1.5V Lithium Batteries are Supported. Numerous Sizes will fit, from 10440s to D Cell NiMH Cells. Large Informative Display, Simple Charging Mode, Fast Three Amp Charging for a Single Lithium Battery, 1.5V Lithium Capacity Measurement Mode, Mixed Charging Allowed, Included PD 2.0 USB-C Power Supply, and More to Keep your Radios, Flashlights, and other Gadgets Running when they are Needed Most.
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Features I like about the VX4:
Support for 1.5V Lithium Batteries.
Mixed Charging allowing you to Charge your NiMH along side your Lithium Ion Batteries.
Wide Side Bays Accommodate 33650/D Cells.
USB C Operation.
Lithium Charge Rates can be Set to 3A, 2A, 1A, .500ma, and .250ma.
Accurate Capacity Measuring Mode.
Large, and Easy to Read Display.
Back Light can be Turned Off while in Use.
Supports LiFePO4s.
Features that could be Added or Improved on:
A Storage Mode for Lithium Batteries.
Independent Control of Current per Charging Bay.
Carrying Case.
Overall, the VX4 gets a Maybe Recommendation. It is perfect for those who use all these Battery types, and Require the Capacity Measurement of the 1.5V Lithium cells. The Price is a bit on the steep side, and I would love to see a Price Drop, or a choice of Charger Only bundled without the Power Adapter. Add a Storage Mode, and Independent Bay Current Control, and this one will be a Huge Winner.
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I have had 2 of the VC4 models for over 10 years. XTAR makes good quality products.
Hej Todderbert, thanks for the review of the Xtar VC4 Visible Mixer Charger. I have a Vapcell S4+ Smart Charger, also with four slots, and I am very satisfied with that battery charger. So the Vapcell S4 Smart Charger can charge different types of batteries and in different sizes, and it also has a lot of other battery features like battery care, charging manually or automatically, and so on. Take care Todderbert and have a nice weekend.
Todderbert I thought ithe caption meant that it was an audio mixer that also charges your batteries…great for radio while hooked to your stereo…😂!
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My old VC-2 is getting a bit wonky so it's good to see your review. I have not really kept up with this technology, and I need to begin figuring out which charger I'll go with.
I don't see it _replacing_ my Opus at the moment. The 0.5A fixed NiMH charge isn't great.
XTAR reads these comments, so hopefully that feature will be added in a future revision.
Thanks for the thorough review. One question related to this specific AAA charging function ... At the beginning you showed the charging rate being able to be set to .25a. Wouldn't that solve the AAA .5A(default) charging issue? Perhaps that was only for Lion batteries? It is a nice looking and functioning charger but since I do use a lot of AAA nimh cells I would like this charging capability. Definitely interested in the Lion and lipo smaller batteries which furthers the interest in this charger. I have tried a couple of the self charging(built in micro USB) and have been happy with the higher voltage compared to the nimh...
@@eandm8982 NiMH starts off slow, then will ramp up to .500ma no matter your choice.
@@eandm8982 If it terminates properly then 500mA isn't horrible for AAA. I use 400mA on an Opus BT-C700. Not much room for termination error, though.
I wonder using this charger instead of the standard Sony wall charger would damage Eneloop batteries
Should be ok, it charges them at .500mA The standard eneloops should have no trouble with that. The AAAs should use the wall charger though.
@@todderbertthanks for the info Boss
Just wish it had plugs for 9v on top
That would make sense.