MiBoxer C8. Multi-bay Smart Battery Charger.

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Here's the MiBoxer C8 charger. It's an EIGHT-bay smart charger than can handle just about ANY circular rechargeable battery whether it be Lithium-ion, NiMH, NiCD, or LiFePO4.
The C8 works either automatically, or with settings you can set yourself. Useful pieces of information are given while each battery is being charged.
An example of acceptable battery sizes; 10340, 10500, 12650, 13450, 14500, 16340, 17500, 18350, 18650, 18700, 21700, 25500, 26650.

[@sinetwo]

Fantastic review, it's so cool to see it being able to do AA and bigger batteries WITH different charging rates.

[@angelisone]

Well done. I got this to charge my 26650 & 18650 for my ATG Gold Speedlites.

[@HYBECTIVE]

This thing is awesome!!! Definitely have to buy one of these!

[@d32b44]

Great review, just ordered mine. Glad I watched your review first, now I don't have to watch any others

[@Lightsngear]

That's terrific! Thank you :-)

[@AceVietman]

thanks for the review, it was super informative

[@martinscopes3914]

Very good video sir.i looked at this charger on Amazon then KZbin it and tap on your video and I now know all I need to know.many thanks to you. Cheers nice one

[@Lightsngear]

Thanks! I appreciate that.

[@alittleolder]

Very interesting. I have the Nitecore charger but it's missing a nice digital readout so I am on the lookout for a good charger.

[@markpelle894]

Excellent overview. Thanks!

[@Lightsngear]

You're welcome! Thanks!

[@cesarrengifo7962]

Crystal Clear !, very helpful .... I'm ordering mine. Thanks !!!

[@Lightsngear]

Glad it was helpful!

[@waheex]

great video

[@1212CRMD]

Nice video !

[@felonebike9859]

Great video. Thanks

[@Lightsngear]

Glad you liked it!

[@lancelehman1105]

Good video and information.

[@Lightsngear]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mikefa5891]

Great review - just a quick question: can it discharge a battery and then recharge it to condition the battery?

[@Lightsngear]

Thanks for the question... but no. It does not have a discharge cycle.

[@ViciousXUSMC]

I watched all your reviews for the 8 bay chargers I was looking at. The MiBoxer C8, the Xtar VC8, and the Gyrfalcon All-88. Between these do you have a "best"? and if so why? For me charge speed is not terribly important as I tend to want max life of the cells, and I think having a grade mode is very nice so I can test some older cells and see if they need to be tossed. The All-88 was more expensive by a good margin ($55) while the other two are about $40.

[@Lightsngear]

If you want one that grades, then you'll need the XTAR! Playing favorites, I like the MiBoxer & XTAR equally, but the C8 doesn't grade. Also keep in mind the VC8 needs the XTAR plug adaptor (with the USB-C) connection to work.

[@ViciousXUSMC]

@@Lightsngear Thanks, I am an over achiever I ended up getting all 3. I like the large slots on the All-88 for charging 18650's and the other two both have a place.

[@Lightsngear]

@@ViciousXUSMC Wow! okay. There are good features in just about every charger I've used. Good luck!

[@percy9228]

@@Lightsngear it's been a year and I'm interested in your thoughts of which charger out of the XTAR and miBoxer you like the most? and why, you mention the advantage of the XTAR over the MiBoxer (grading) but what advantages does the MiBoxer have, thankyou

[@Lightsngear]

@@percy9228Thanks for the question, but I can't actually say that the MiBoxer has any particular advantage over the Xtar. Aside from the features of the Xtar, they both work well. It's just convenient to have more than one charger sometimes due to battery inconsistencies and unforeseen charging glitches that might happen from time to time.

[@dpwiggins09]

I have this charger. On page 3 of the manual, it says "When "mAh", always-on, mAh means the batteries capacity." For me, even when the display says FULL, the mAh indicator is always flashing (it is never always-on), so I think it is always showing accumulated mAh. Is there a way to get the mAh indicator to not flash and to show the total mAh capacity of the battery? The manual hints that this is possible (see above quote), but doesn't say how.

[@Lightsngear]

Not to my knowledge. It doesn't have a "test" or "refresh" mode which measures total capacity through a discharge/charge cycle. Instead (as you stated) it will display only accumulated capacity which toggles with the other values.

[@HeavyJ318]

Hi, Do you know the automatic charging mA that it uses for Ni-Mh AA and AAA? Great video btw

[@Lightsngear]

It's going to vary, per battery, and depending on how many are being charged at once. Example; I placed 2 AAA in at once. One gets 0.25, the other gets 0.35!

[@HeavyJ318]

@@Lightsngear Thanks for the reply

[@jakke1975]

Does it work both on 110V and 220V or would I need to buy an additional power adapter when I travel?

[@Lightsngear]

I wish I could say definitely that it does...(I would think that it does) but it doesn't specifically say that it does in any of its written material.

[@K2DO]

Miboxer C4 has an option to discharge any battery in the 4th slot do you know by chance if Miboxer C8 has that option ,thanks mate.

[@Lightsngear]

No it doesn't. Sorry.

[@martinscopes3914]

Iv just ordered it from Amazon uk time 3.15am Tuesday 20/7/21 £40.99

[@felonebike9859]

I read that with the power off it'll discharge? Is this true? Also how can I get it to do a full capacity test? Like if the battery already has a 90% charge it'll only tell you how much capacity it takes from 90% charge to 100%.

[@Lightsngear]

I don't know what you mean by discharging with the power off? And yes since this charger does not offer a "test" cycle, you would basically need to charge a DISCHARGED battery (although that's often not an accurate means of measurement).

[@fasteddie7772]

Is this any different from the 4 bay? Besides the extra 4 bays? Anything different? Just as good?

[@Lightsngear]

I've been very pleased with all the MiBoxer chargers I've used. Functionally speaking, the 4-bay and 8-bay are pretty much the same. One difference on the C4-12 (for example) is that the slots are much deeper, allowing for a more secure fit of larger batteries. Thanks for the question!

[@fasteddie7772]

@@Lightsngear Thanks for the reply. Ordered the C4-12. Looking forward to getting it tomorrow.

[@sniper-om4fw]

Can you discharge all 8 cells at the same time

[@RandomVibes505]

Hi how long will to charge 8 AA 2300mah rechargable battery ? This charger have refreshing, discharge and test option ? Thank you

[@Lightsngear]

There is no possible way to know ahead of time how long it would take to charge 8 batteries. Obviously the more cells you put in at once, the longer it will take, since the current will be divided up. It also depends on other factors as to how MUCH current each battery receives. And no, this unit does not refresh, discharge, or test. The XTAR VC8 has more of those features.

[@RandomVibes505]

Hi which one do u think is better this one or xtar v 8?

[@Lightsngear]

They both have similarities, but the XTAR has some additional analyzing features. Only YOU can determine which one is better - given the requirements you need in a charger.

[@theothertoday]

When charging 8 x AA batteries does it still hold a quick enough charge?

[@Lightsngear]

I've never needed to charge that many AA's at once. Though it shouldn't be any different than with any other size battery.

[@theothertoday]

@@Lightsngear Thanks for your reply. Be well man.

[@mariuso4879]

Is it compatible with Lithium-ion 3.75V? I don't see it mentioned. Thanks.

[@Lightsngear]

The voltage means very little. You would need to give me the size of the battery.... 26650...21700...etc.

[@mariuso4879]

@@Lightsngear It is the Samsung ICR18650-28A. Thank you.

[@Lightsngear]

@@mariuso4879 Then yes it'll charge any 18650.

[@vapestar3705]

Can charge 8 21700s at one time?I need to be able to charge them all at once

[@Lightsngear]

Yes it can.

[@dionnovyanto4388]

Can it be used for discharged battery for mAh test?

[@Lightsngear]

It's a very good charger, but no, it doesn't discharge.

[@getagriptv6718]

Hi, can all 8 bays do capacity test?

[@Lightsngear]

None of them can. This unit doesn't offer that feature.

[@immrnoidall]

can I discharge capacity test with this?

[@Lightsngear]

Unfortunately no. It doesn't have that feature.

[@acamiln8354]

Is it difficult to remove battery?

[@Lightsngear]

No of course not, as long as you're talking about taking the battery out of one of the charging bays.

[@Bonjour-World]

I take it that you did not try to load it up with eight 26650 cells. Someone needs to gift their engineering department a dial caliper. That old bamboo ruler is not getting the job done.

[@noway0815]

it i very bad charger! it shows around 20-30% more capacity than the battery has!!! and more than this it does not have discharge funktion, so you will never know what is the real capacity of your battery... LET IT BE

[@Lightsngear]

This unit doesn't calculate "capacity"... it's only displaying the total amount of mAh that the battery has received since the charge began.

[@noway0815]

@@Lightsngear and that i useless