fast charger for cylindrical Li-ion 18650 Xtar ANT MC1 Plus batteries

In the new version of the MC1 Plus model, Xtar has introduced a very simple, but at the same time very functional LED display informing about the progress of battery charging and charging current.

Hidden in the small casing is a fully professional processor charger with a three-stage TC/CC/CV charging process. Charges 3.6/3.7V Li-ion cells of any capacity in sizes 10440, 14500, 14650, 16340, 17500, 17670, 18350, 18500, 18650, 18700, 20700, 21700, 22650, 25500, 26650.

What is the TC/CC/CV loading method? It is a three-stage charging process for Li-ion cells that ensures that the cell is kept in good condition by charging with the right current at each stage and completing the charging process at the right time.
The different steps of the TC/CC/CV process are:
•TC phase: cells discharged below 2.9V are 'woken up' with a lower current.
• CC phase: after reaching 2.9V, the cell is charged with a constant current of 0.5A (batteries up to 54mm long) or 1A (batteries over 54mm long).
•CV phase: when the cell is almost charged, the charger switches to charging with decreasing current until the voltage of 4.2V on the cell is reached. Once 4.2V is reached, the charging process is complete - the battery is fully charged.

Batteries with a voltage of 4.0V or higher are treated as charged by the charger. To fully charge such a battery, insert it into the charger before turning it on. Charged batteries left in the charger will undergo a natural self-discharge process. Charging will resume when the battery voltage drops below 4.1V.

The Xtar ANT MC1 Plus charger has the function of reactivating deeply discharged cells and cells with a voltage of 0V. Many chargers on the market are not able to charge such batteries. This is where the Xtar ANT-MC1 Plus charger comes to the rescue, which in many cases allows you to 'rescue' such cells. Simply insert a deeply discharged battery into the ANT-MC1 Plus charger as you would with normal charging - the charger will detect the discharged battery and attempt to reactivate it. Remark! Cells discharged below a certain level are irreversibly damaged and may not be able to reactivate. Avoid discharging Li-ion batteries too deeply - this can lead to a significant reduction in their durability and capacity or lead to their complete inefficiency.

Chargers from other manufacturers can significantly increase the temperature of the charged cells during charging. Excessive heating of the cells can cause them to wear out faster