Charger that fits more than one 20700 battery at a time.

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MattyRetro

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I have a xtar VP2 that will fit one 20700 battery at a time. It’s to narrow to fit 2 at the same time. Are there any new chargers out there that fit more than one? Nitecore says that some of their new chargers will fit 20700’s but they don’t say if they will fit multiples at once.

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I have the nitecore i4, and it takes 4 20700 cells easily.
It depends on if you have the newer or older one. The older one is long enough for 2x700 but is narrower and will only hold 1 on each end. At least with any hope of getting your batteries out easily anyway
 

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Gyrfalcon series. The All-88 will hold up to 8 26650s at a time. 8 20x700 are a breeze. The All-44 does the same with 4 cells.

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While I have many multi-chargers (for the many dozens of batteries in my rotations), all the others are retired because my Gyrfalcon All-88 does an exceptional job of keeping all of my batts ready to go (including the 20700/21700 sizes). Liion Wholesale has them in stock for $55 (way less than half of what they were costing retail out of China back when I bought mine). If you don't want/need an 8 channel charger, I've seen their 4 channel All-44 available for around $36.

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^^^ +1 ^^^
While I have many multi-chargers (for the many dozens of batteries in my rotations), all the others are retired because my Gyrfalcon All-88 does an exceptional job of keeping all of my batts ready to go (including the 20700/21700 sizes). Liion Wholesale has them in stock for $55 (way less than half of what they were costing retail out of China back when I bought mine). If you don't want/need an 8 channel charger, I've seen their 4 channel All-44 available for around $36.

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I think this is the way I’m gonna roll. Definitely the ALL-44 though. I don’t need the ability to charge 8 batteries all at once.
 

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I've got the XTAR Dragon VP4 Plus. You can easily fit a 21700 in all four bays at the same time. Still have plenty of room to remove the batteries when they are done charging.

I can fit 21700's in many of my chargers, but it's frustrating trying to remove them from some of them. With this charger, it's very easy to get them back out, no damaging the wraps.

I'm not a big fan of chargers where I can't get my fingers on the sides of the batteries to remove them carefully.
 

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It depends on if you have the newer or older one. The older one is long enough for 2x700 but is narrower and will only hold 1 on each end. At least with any hope of getting your batteries out easily anyway
I have the newer one, it can be a bit of a fiddle to get the middle ones out first trying to grip the sides of the battery, but the way round that is to lift up the +ve end 1st while pushing against the spring loaded post, and slowly remove the battery.
 
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I do like my Xtar...Maybe the Dragon will be my choice...Still procrastinating as usual...
Dragon will definitely have room. It’s got room for 4 26650s. Also the fit and finish is nice. Slides are very smooth. It’s got some odd extra features too like the ability to charge or be charged from large external battery packs making it portable
 
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I use a nitecore q4. Itll fit 2 20700s side by side. I cant say for sure about 4 as I only have 2. I also believe itll do 26650s as well as 18650s and some smaller than that. It's simple and easy. Red light means charging, green is full, and itll flash one of the lights on one of the bays if your battery is in backwards or isn't charging for some reason. It somehow knows what battery you put in and charges accordingly. I dont know the wizardry behind it.
 
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