Ultimate Travel Charger! [XTAR PB2S]

For travellers who need a way to handle rechargeable cells and maybe have some extra devices to keep topped off, the XTAR PB2S is the perfect solution. It acts as both a portable battery charger for 18650 and 21700 cells, and a USB-C PD battery bank.

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TIMESTAMPS:

INTRO: 00:00
BUILD: 00:46
Charging: 01:44
Advice For Best Usage: 02:36
NiMH Batteries: 03:50
Conclusion - Should you buy this?: 04:07
OUTRO: 04:43

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Music used in this video:
"Manhattan" - Dyalla
"Patience" - Dyalla

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Camera: BMPCC4K

Edited in Davinci Resolve Studio 18

[franzjaegers]

I've got a slightly older PB2S model, without the spacer and that turning piece. Works great.

[bsbforum]

I've thought about this powerbank many times, as a local retailer has it in his window front 24/7. The cashier told me it sucks - never bought it. Thanks for reviewing it :)

[wilx]

I was just looking for a review of this! Thanks man!

[kzrider]

Wow I never even knew about the Olight battery universal battery charger. I want this now. And I like the thought of matching the batts with flashlight to charger so you can swap as needed. Thanks for sharing.

[colinbarnes]

Love your videos man. Already bought 1 hanklight based on your reviews and I love it, I definitely have to pick one of these up too. Also it's very cool that you've teamed up with Matt Smith. I bought my first real light, an Acebeam K65, because of his review of it years ago. Still have that light and it's a tank! The future is looking bright

[tdapple]

Beautiful Detailed Review brother. This is a much more modular & usable way to go instead of just a battery power bank with no access to the flat batteries Etc Etc. Im glad I found your review on this item. Thank you 🙏. New Subscriber here 🙋‍♂️

[practicalguy]

That's certainly more useful than standard power banks. I carry 2 Wurkkos 21700 flashlights that have the USBC charging and power bank function built in. That makes for a tough and waterproof solution also following the one is none rule I have two of everything for about the same size as the Xtar power bank.

[avgrim]

I just got a black one on Ali for $15.22 with adapter. Free shipping.

[MAGGOT_VOMIT]

I have several power-banks 4, 6, 8 and 10cell, that I load with Liitokala 18650 cells but my favorite one is my TOMO Model 02, that holds two 26650 5500mAh cells. It's very compact even for using 26650 cells. I liked it so much I bought a second one.

[digginggopher]

I got one of these to swap batteries with my sofirn hs41, and possibly to use as a powerbank, right now im testing it with some 18650 i have left over from when i used to vape, but i have a 2 pack of 5000mAh 21700 coming in the mail from sofirn, its a neat toy 🐺

[OkayestEngineer]

Your videos are fantastic, thank you for your efforts. I ordered one of these after seeing this. I do need you to get more stuff please... Can you do videos on more Hank lights, Zebralights, etc?

[mikeenslin]

for people who dont have a ton of cells theyre gonna take with them anyway i wouldnt recommend this as a cheap powerbank. If you only use it as a powerbank its gonna be extremely inefficient as really bulky for the capacity.

Id say this is only worth bringing if you have lights with you that have no onboard charging and just using it as a cell charger & storage for your spare cells. If you only have lights with you that have onboard charging its better to just bring a powerbank. I guess you could make the argument that you could take the cell out of the light and charge it which might be a little more efficient but at that point youre not even using the onboard charging feature and it just sounds super inconvenient.

That being said, i love this thing for when i want to bring some hanklights with me and dont just want to put a bunch of cells loosely in my backpack.

Another usecase ive found is to put cells in there to see how much power they have left. I got some lights with no battery indicator or voltage check and for those its pretty useful.

[ifpo]

how does this video only have 281 likes?!

[NorthBorneoLights]

Huh I didn't know the newer ones had those spacer thingers. Good to know

[victorvannatter]

This is a really cool charger. My only issue that would hold me back is the need for a flat top adapter. I have quite a few chargers, and every one of them will work with either flat or button top. So with this you need to carry the adapter around, which is inconvenient

[minimumapature]

I got the new version and it's pretty good but it has some quirks. The boost circuit has pretty bad efficiency. I notice that if I charge at 9-12v it'll consume significantly more power than it puts into the device. Maybe I just got a defective unit idk.

The powerbank will cut off around 3.3v which is ok if not a little bit conservative in my opinion.

I hope Xtar would improve the efficiency of this thing. Then it'll just be the perfect device for enthusiast lol.

[peejae]

I wish they release one that's 5S1P and will be able to do 45W.

[mattb]

Did you swap out the battery in your Olight at 3:15? I've read that Olight "suggests" its batteries only be charged in the OEM flashlight? I'm somewhat skeptical to violate their suggestion, but would love to be able to charge my Olights externally without worry? Is this possible? I love this charger and use it almost exclusively.

[TheStopwatchGod]

Looks like a great device. If they make a larger version with 4 or 6 slots for 21700 cells, 30W USB-C output, and a second USB-C port, I’d buy it!

[ToyKeeper]

If I didn't already have more chargers and power banks than I know what to do with, this one is what I'd probably get.