Can someone please explain why an Xtar wp6 II charger is supposed to be better than a TR-003P4?

[K-man]

I thought my Trustfire was great. No spacers, no nada. I just got an xtar cuz of all the raves over it. It's looks like a pain in the .... compared to my Trustfire. The batteries don't sit as securely, and what's with the damn spacers? Is it really that much better and why?

 

[DemonCleaner]

Can someone please explain why an xtar wp6 II charger is supposed to be better than a TR-003P4?

in a word...no. I can't. But you can plug an iPhone into it or some dumb thing.

 

[Darkside77]

The sliders in a trustfire or ultrafire charger do not provide as good of a contact as the spacers and springs in the Xtar chargers. The real benefit of this is increased charge accuracy. Also the charge controller is higher quality give a little safer charge. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[martinc]

Its hard to remove 18650s from a slide equipped charger like a trustfire.

Its a joke in the Xtar WP6 (I own both)

Somehow,its takes like half the time (if not less) to charge an 18650 on the XTAR.

P.S.

The 6 bays WP6 doesnt have the usb port,only the 2 bays one does.

 

[K-man]

Is the Xtar supposed to be a safer device also?

 

[martinc]

It is safe and charge twice as fast when you have 2 batteries charging instead of only 1 which is odd but bonus

 

[Mindfield]

The two channel model lets you switch between 500mA and 1000mA so you can fast-charge IMRs. (Probably regulars too.) And yeah, it lets you charge a USB device if you put a battery in it and switch it to USB mode. The main benefit of chargers like this is the accurate charge monitoring and trickle charge. They're generally safer and treat the batteries better so they last longer.

 

[Zurd]

Wow, faster charge time, I'm sold to the idea, takes 6-8 hours to charge my 18650 at 3100 mAh !

Is the Xtar wp6 II the best on the market or is there another charger which is even better ?

 

[doots]

I have both and use both chargers. I like the Tr-001 Charger for its ease of use. Like the Xtar because it charges faster,,
Ive used the Tr001 for 3 years and never had issues at all.. I have 3 of them in use. So I would say its a good charger,
Xtar for a month now. Time will tell..

 

[martinc]

Pila is known to be awesome too,but the price made me cringe a bit.

Still perfectly happy with my Xstar (got it from JRturnings)

 

[classwife]

You also have a reply here where you also asked this of Ask The Veterans:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ii-charger-supposed-better-than-tr-003p4.html

 

[K-man]

You also have a reply here where you also asked this of Ask The Veterans:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ii-charger-supposed-better-than-tr-003p4.html

Thank you.....

 

[Riverboat]

Pila is known to be awesome too,but the price made me cringe a bit.

Still perfectly happy with my Xstar (got it from JRturnings)

Love my Pila charger!

 

[jonny2hottie]

sold my PILA once i got the Xtar's in.
XTAR chargers are VERY good chargers even in comparison with PILA they are either on par or some say better (according to a few reviews and youtube clips) but you know there will always be nay'sayers
google search: xtar-wp2-ii-charger-18650-18500-18350
version II is the latest version.

Heres a review from a guy who does great testing on them:
Review of Charger Xtar WP2 II

 

[Chinner]

I just got the trustfire, found a decent review. Seems safe enough, and this guy explains why it's so slow lol..

Review: Trustfire TR003P4 Charger | BudgetLightForum.com