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Greeting All, this review is dedicated to Xtar new mini charger, the MC0




These are the tech. specs as you can see. This is a mini charger, so forget about charging large batteries like 18650. The charger is very compact and so are the batteries that is supports (10440/14500/16340/17500/18350/18500 3.6/3.7V Li-ion batteries).

Pics, descriptions



The box is very small, you can easily recognize Xtar design.



There are not much bundled accessories inside. It is supposed to be more a budget charger than a premium one, so the less is better for keeping the price low. All the necessary stuff is there.



The charger cannot be easily disassembled, I believe it is glued together. The build is very solid, if feels very rigid. There are tech. specs in a very tiny font on the back panel, and anti-piracy label on the side.



You can see the size of the charger in comparison with Trustfire protected 14500 battery - it is not much bigger than the battery itself. The red indicator tells that it is currently charging, it turns green when the charging is done and when there is no battery in. The blue indicator tells the chosen current - 0.25 or 0.5 amperes. The selection key is mechanical - when is is pressed - it's 0.5, when not the charging current is set to 0.25A.



Here you can see the size of the charger compared with Xtar VP1 and Memorex PRO1 Geniux (Maha C9000 with different name). The charger is really tiny. The batteries and the charger stayed completely cool during the charging process.
I have charged several batteries, voltage was between 4.18 and 4.19 on all batteries.
HKJ did not find serious flaws with the charger as well.


Conclusion

Another good device from Xtar. If you are looking for a very compact charger, and the functionality of MC0 fits your needs, it may be the charger for you.

The charger was provided for review by Xtar.