Xtar VC4 Help overcharging

[Banger696]

Hi I have a fairly old Xtar VC4 and it appears to overcharge. I read the specs and it says cutoff voltage 4.2V but when I wait for the charger to say "FULL" I measure the battery with a multimeter and it reads 4.8V. It also takes some time after the charger reads 4.2V to read "FULL". batteries remain cool but checking all my batteries they all read 4.8V. Is the charger faulty and should I just pull the batteries when the charger reads 4.2V?

Tim

 

[zoiDman]

That Doesn't Sound Right At All.

I Wouldn't use it to charge Anything.

 

[Banger696]

Well I changed the battery in my multimeter (9V) for a fresh 10V one and all my batteries read 4.2V even one I just removed from the charger (FULL). Panic over I think. Double checked the batteries with another multimeter and 4.12V, Hmm.

 

[zoiDman]

Hopefully that was it.

But I would still get a Second Opinion by taking some Freshly Charged Batteries and your DMM to a Friend/Co-Worker who has a DMM also.

 

[ShamrockPat]

Better mods won't even fire an overcharged battery.

 

[Banger696]

You may not have seen my edit, I checked with another multimeter and freshly charged are showing 4.12V. I have G Priv 2 mod so hopefully that wouldn't fire if over.