XTAR VC4H is the upgrade version of VC4 battery charger with a better amp rate and USB C input. It is versatile and easy to use.
Compatible with most sizes of Li-ion & NiMH batteries
3.6V/3.7V LI-ION/IMR/INR/ICR:
10440 / 14500 / 14650 / 16340 / 17335 / 17500 / 17670 / 18350 / 18490 / 18500 / 18650 / 18700 / 20700 / 21700 / 22650 / 25500 / 32650
1.2V NI-MH NI-CD: AAAA / AAA / AA / A / SC / C / D
Protected 20700 / 21700 batteries (Max charge 4 pack of these cells)
* Note: It cannot charge the 1.5V AA & AAA Li-ion batteries. You can choose the XTAR BC4 which is specially designed for rechargeable 1.5V Li-ion batteries.
Fast charging function
It supports QC3.0 5V 3A / 9V 2A input power. When you use a QC3.0 adapter, insert one 18650 Li-ion cell, it will be 2Ax1, and 2Ax2 for two cells, 1A for each of 3 or 4 cells.
If the adapter doesn’t support QC3.0 fast charging, the current will be 2Ax1 for a single battery, 1Ax2 for two batteries, and 0.5Ax4.
Manually Select Charging Current
Press the “Curr.” button to switch the charging current, 2A/1A/0.5A.
Smart LCD Screen Display
When you install cells in the channels, it automatically detects battery type, and the LCD screen shows charging current, battery voltage, battery charged capacity (how many mah it has put in the battery), battery types, and channels. You can know the charging status clearly.
Indicator Color Meaning:
Green: standby/fully charged/ wrongly placed battery
Red: self-examining/charging/activating
No Light: power supply unconnected
0V Activation
0V activation function, which first originated from XTAR, revives the over-discharged batteries. When batteries are inserted, the charger will automatically detect and activate the battery. Batteries that are unable to be activated will be identified as broken batteries, and the display will show “Err”.
Which over-discharged batteries can be revived?
Unprotected Li-ion batteries over 1.3 volts, and almost all of the protected Li-ion batteries.
NiMH batteries over 0.6 volts.
Note: it cannot revive the Li-ion and NiMH batteries under 0.5 volts.
Intelligent Charge Function
Insert batteries and connect the power supply, it will automatically start charging.
A. Suppose insert a Ni-MH battery, the charger will start charging with a small amount of current at the very beginning, and then the Ni-MH symbol shifts its status from twinkling to static. NI-MH symbol will flick max 10 minutes when charging the NiMH battery due to 0V activation.
B. For Li-ion battery will conduct the recognition process directly. And it will detect your battery condition and automatically set an optional charging current.
Note: For over-discharged Li-ion batteries, it gonna take a little of your patience as the battery voltage is lower than 2V can not be correctly recognized.
Powerful Button Functions
1. In charging mode
- Press the “Mode” button to switch the display content to CH1, CH2, CH3, and CH4.
- Press the “Curr.” button to switch the charging current, 2A/1A/0.5A. (It’s a cycle switching, which means that the charging current will return to the initial one after a circle.)
2. Turning off the brightness
After 1 minute without any operation, the screen will enter the low brightness mode automatically. Long press any button to turn off the backlight, to turn it on, click or long-press any button.
Difference between XTAR MC4S, VC4H & VC4SL
