Need a good single cell travel charger....

Looking for a single cell travel charger. I know that the MP1S can charge 18350 and 18650.

Is the Xtar MP1S a good choice for charging a Sanyo NCR18650GA 3500mah and a Keepower IMR18350 1200mah?

Opinions would be very greatly appreciated thanks !!

You can get my recommandations from this table:
https://lygte-info.dk/info/roundCellChargerIndex UK.html

I'm currently only using single cell chargers :

(left) Liitokala Lii-100 - uses micro-USB as power input. Can also act as emergency powerbank/charger for your phones. Limited charging displays. Inexpensive.
and (right) Opus BT-C100 - uses it's own power adapter or by a 2A micro-usb. full analyzing charger, and can also be act as emergency powerbank. I do have current issue with charging Panasonic NCR18650B right now, but more like a battery compatibility issue .

Foursevens flex charger at dark sucks. Olight has one too and i think there are other knock offs.

Hey folks, thanks for all the great information!

Would definitely appreciate any additional opinions and especially personal experiences thanks!

Jose Marin said:

Foursevens flex charger at dark sucks. Olight has one too and i think there are other knock offs.

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I definitely second this recommendation; I have bought nearly a dozen over the years, for myself and for gifts, and they work very well, but I would stick with FourSevens or Olight as the provider; I wouldn't get a knock-off. For about $10 each, it's not worth the chance of getting a bum one. Our favorite online retailer that is named after a famous South American river has several listings if you search for "universal magnetic USB battery charger" -- just sayin'.

I keep one in my truck, one in my computer bag, one in the "box o' stuff" we take with us when we travel, and I have one or two stashed in various places around the house. They charge NiCad, NiMH, Li-Ion... whatever fits, basically, and just need a standard USB-A port as a power supply.

I have the BT-C100 and the olight magnetic travel charger. I keep the olight in my EDC backpack and Opus in a small tools bag. I highly recommend both.

I have one of the variants of the Xtar MC1...I forget which model exactly but it's small, single cell and charges basically anything with the use of spacers if needed. No NiMH support unfortunately though.

Thanks for all the great input!

For the record I have one of the Foursevens Flex chargers, but looking to add something with a stable platform like a housing to support the battery while charging for example in the car.

As a result of all the great info I'm going to invest in a good quality 2 bay unit with display for sure but still want to add a single bay one as well.

I have a couple of Klarus K1 chargers. They seem to work fine from micro USB. charges every kind of cell pretty much. I also have Xtar MC1-ant charger - very simple, but only charges lithium ion at 4.2V. I looked at getting 2A chargers but most of those seemed to suffer from heat issues, so decided to keep it simple. I'm leery of these as power banks, since it is needless complication. If I want a power banks, I'll get or make a separate one that is optimized for that function.

My smallest travel charger is the Xtar MC1. Only 500mA, but at that speed it's good for 14500's as well as 18650's (though slow). I've sometimes used the Xtar MC2S, which is a faster version with 2 slots (both up to 1 amp), though it's obviously a bit bigger than the MC1.

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My smallest travel charger is the Xtar MC1. Only 500mA, but at that speed it's good for 14500's as well as 18650's (though slow). I've sometimes used the Xtar MC2S, which is a faster version with 2 slots (both up to 1 amp), though it's obviously a bit bigger than the MC1.

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MC1+ does 500mA and 1A, same with the ANT variant. A little hot for 16340s, but not catastrophic for a few cycles. The Xtar XP1 Hummingbird is my go-to charger for 14500s/AAs and smaller.

Chris

Xtar Ant MC1 Plus if you don't need to charge NiMH. Works great, 4 bar progress readout, and nice and small.

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I EDC this charger:

vadimax said:

I EDC this charger:

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Could you identify it please?

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Tachead said:

Could you identify it please?

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The design and styling cues look like Nitecore maybe ?

archimedes said:

The design and styling cues look like Nitecore maybe ?

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Yeah, that was my first thought as well Archi.

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HKJ said:

https://lygte-info.dk/review/Review Charger Nitecore F1 UK.html

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Awesome thanks!

Jose Marin said:

Foursevens flex charger at dark sucks. Olight has one too and i think there are other knock offs.

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I confess to being somewhat out of the loop on recent developments - but I /really/ like the looks of that one & will add it to my shopping list.
Thanks,