This is a great thread! Aside from my NiMH only 8 bay Maha charger I only use Xtar chargers for everything else. Have 2 VC4's, 2 VP2's and the Dragon. I used to use Nitecore chargers but after taking an i4 apart out of curiosity only to find the stone cold cheapest electronics and soldering so sloppy I still am at a loss that the thing actually worked for awhile. My VP2's are great. I really like having the .25,.50 and full 1.0 amp option plus the VP2 charges my 4.35v cells quite well just have to remember to set the switch on the rear back to the 3.6v setting afterwards lol.
The Dragon...well...it is of course high quality and very well made but I was expecting more from it. The Dragon is basically a VC4 with a larger display screen and also has the ability to charge at a full amp across all 4 bays. The memory feature on the Dragon which once turned on records the charging pattern of previous cells is in my opinion strange and for me useless. I do not know why it is even a feature.
I use the 2 VC4's I have the most. Have now had them long enough and used them enough to where I am now having to use DeOxit Red D100 electronics cleaner on their contact points more frequently. So...I am now looking into new high quality multi chemistry chargers with common sense features with large display screens that are sharp and legible. This thread has given me a solid starting point.
