XTAR VC4 LCD 4 Bay Universal 18650 Battery Charger $24.59 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ XTAR Direct via Amazon AU

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Not an ATL, but this item was popular when posted in April 2024 for $22.27 and again for Boxing Day sales in December 2024 for $24.70. The 11 cent saving might not spark the biggest jolt to your wallet, but if you’re looking for a ‘charge’ out of it…

Quick Maths:
• A typical 18650 is ~3000mAh × 3.7V = 11.1 Wh
• 1kWh = 1000Wh, so 11.1Wh = 0.0111 kWh
• At ~30c/kWh, one full charge costs 0.0111 × $0.30 = $0.00333 (≈0.33c)
• Hence, $0.11 ÷ $0.00333 = ≈33 free charges

So with that 11c, you can juice up your favourite 18650s around 33 extra times - who says a small spark can’t brighten your day?

Deets per the listing:

4 Bay Universal 18650 Charger: XTAR VC4 18650 charger can charge for any 1.2V Ni-MH/Ni-CD AAAA/AAA/AA/A/SC/C/D batteries and 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 26650 rechargeable batteries (n.b.: VC4 could not charge 18700/20700/21700 protected batteries).

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  haz on 03/02/2025 - 13:17

  +1

  Would be better if the cable uses a USB-C connector

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    Ozzster on 03/02/2025 - 15:36

    I had one. It fried itself. There's no good solutions on the market doing it. At best, they can work as a power bank with 5v2a via USB, but don't charge themselves.

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  kanu666 on 03/02/2025 - 13:18

  Better pay more and get SL/Plus version

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    Ozzster on 03/02/2025 - 13:21

    +1

    Neither has good capacity measurement.

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      kiwizz on 03/02/2025 - 13:56

      any recommendations then? I'm using a old ALDI one which seems to be fine, looking for something that can do 6-8 batteries though, not just 4.

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        bamzero on 03/02/2025 - 15:06

        Which batteries?

        Something like the VC8 Plus will cover pretty much all the bases, though reports of it terminating the charge early for NiMH sometimes.

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          Ozzster on 03/02/2025 - 15:33

          @bamzero: Still, no good capacity measurement.

          Expensive, but the best is SkyRC MC3000.

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  Massive on 03/02/2025 - 13:34

  It might spark someone's interest

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  tunzafun001 on 03/02/2025 - 14:53

  Anyone tried the Temu version? On specs they are pretty good/ better than this.