DuB-EnG: XTAR L4 Charger and Rechargeable Lithium Ion AA batteries put to the test....

Lets have a quick technical review of the new XTAR 1.5V Lithium batteries and charger...

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[noimnotarobotcanubeleiveit]

Thanks for the noise test. I was going to get these for my ft817 radio tranceiver. That noise is a deal breaker

[brucejoseph]

I tried a set of these in a dab/FM/Internet radio hoping they would last longer than Eneloops. I live in a very strong dab signal area but the noise from the internal circuitry in these batteries interfered with the dab reception so much that I could not use them. They were ok on FM and internet though.

[tsbrownie]

Excellent information / review. Thank you.

[JayP.]

Well thanks to my electricity principals class back in my first semester, I actually understand everything lol. Thank you for running the test. I was just looking at the two AA options from xtar. Guess I'll do some further research. Of course I know better than to trust manufacturer specs.

[petersimms]

I bought these lion batteries, they perform that well i bought 12 more and binned my nimh batteries 😊

[ineedanswer]

what is the difference between xtar BC4 charger and xtar L4 charger?

[frankenfoamy]

I have tested two brands. One claims 3600 mWh produces less than 1800 mAh another claims 3500 mWh and produces over 2200 mAhs. Both needed to be cycled a couple times to give a good reading. The first had two dead batteries out of 12 after three charge cycles (at 500 mA) Good investigation about noise. I have not noticed a problem in my trail cameras but other people have. You can not judge the batteries by the claimed mWh.

[pault]

Perhaps they have a problem when connected in series.

[robertfallows]

I would have thought because they were lithium they would deliver the full 1.5 not 1.38. 1.38 would be expected for Nicad or metal hydride. I would buy them if I was sure I was getting 1.5 but now not so sure. Could your tester be wrong since it doesn’t recognize it as lithium. Just curious

[nomakewan]

4:05 It looks like the slide switch on the probe is set to X10, not X1?

Found your video while looking for someone putting these XTAR batteries through a proper discharge test. Testing inside electronic devices is neat and all, but actually testing the capacity and comparing against the claims is really the only way to rate a product like this, especially in a market rife with bogus claims. Thank you very much!

[GuardianOfRlyeh]

thank you for measuring the noise as well. I bought some Hixon recently and wanted to use them in my weather station capable of receiving the DC77 time and weather data over terrestrial broadcast at 77 kHz - and it didn't work anymore with these batteries. Are there any batteries of that type without that noise? Can I shield them somehow?

[dan.hampton]

What would be the effect of using these in an audio recorder considering the noisy voltage? Thanks

[primonda]

Is it possible to wrap the battery bay with shielding, directly ground it to the batteries negative to isolate the device in use from those emi? I really want to use this in my multimeter as it couldnt take freshly charged eneloop @ 1.2v without low voltage warning. Lithium energizer is good but I dont like disposable battery.

[fatll]

hixon vs kratax? would be interesting comparison

[mjmj]

How is the battery holding up now? Any issues?

[ardatubes]

Hello, does this charger work with USB-C PD power sources? I mean, it takes 5V all right, but what I want to make sure of is that would it work correctly and take 5v with 100W PD charges and cables (that power macbooks etc.). I want to buy the item but want to make sure before buying because I don't want to invest for a new brick and charger just for this. Thanks in advance!

[bws]

If you really need 1.5v/cell then fine but I'll stick with NiMH, not only cheaper but so much quieter.

[MrBobWareham]

Take it apart and give it a clean, and it will work again, I had a leak on one of mine so took it apart and cleaned it so it is now back outside working again, they cost too much to throw away.

[JackBealeGuitar]

Not good news on the camera, can we see inside, find the extent of the damage, you're handy with a soldering iron.

I recognise that plastic cup on the bench at the end!