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As others have noted, the percent-charged reading can be grossly misleading. My experience is that when it shows 100%, you can expect to continue charging for another couple of hours before reaching full charge. Other than that, this charger works well. The biggest consideration with this product, however, is life expectancy. While this charger comes with a five year warranty, you are unlikely to get anywhere near that before it dies. This has been my experience with several Schumacher battery chargers. Unfortunately, there is almost nothing in the way of comparable items by other makers to choose from.

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As my title states, this charger handles all four main types of large batteries: Lead Acid Auto Starter batteries, Deep Cycle Marine, AGM and Gel Cell. You select battery type and size and it takes care of the rest. When you first hook up the clips to the battery and plug in the charger, selecting battery type, it tests the battery and gives you the volts available as well as the percentage that battery is currently charged! Many times I've wanted to know that. You then select battery size and it starts charging. If you select 15 or 10 amps, when the battery is fully charged it goes into a maintenance mode automatically! You can leave the charger running forever and it won't over charge the battery. Also if your battery is damaged by sulfide build up, it detects that and runs a cycle to clean the battery and give it life again if it can. Wow. I wonder how many batteries I've replaced that could have been revived or kept alive by this charger?! This is going to save me a lot of money.

I purchased a new 850 cc amp deep cycle battery to use as an emergency power source for my amateur radio equipment (I'm a net control storm spotter for the National Weather Service Skywarn network). This brand new battery tested at 95% charged so I fully charged it (while using the radio) and it worked fine. Charged up to 100% and went into maintenance mode automatically. Took the charger to the farm and connected it to a dead tractor battery. Showed 11% charged and began building the charge immediately. Was up to 15% in about 7 minutes when I had to leave. I'll have to update this review later to let you know if it was able to salvage that poor battery.

I know of no other chargers that test the battery, charge all types of batteries and can safely be left on to maintain them as well. Go check out the cost of Gel Cell battery chargers and you'll find this is a deal.

BTW, if you forget to turn it from 'test' to 'charge', after 10 minutes or so this charger will automatically charge up the battery and keep it maintained for you! How easy is that?

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So I purchased a Optima battery and I wanted a AGM compatible charger, so I purchased this. It did charge up a brand new Optima cell on the AGM mode, but here's the bad before the good, because there is simply more of it.

CONS: It does not shut off after charging. After fully charging a BRAND NEW Optima battery on the 10 amp AGM setting my 120 volt watt meter (kill-a-watt) indicated this thing was still drawing 77 watts after the 100% full and green charge light lit up.

I thought it may be a glitch so I reset everything, drained the Optima to 90% capacity and set the charger to the lowest 2 amp trickle charger mode( it says trickle right on the control panel of the machine). The watt meter indicated that the charger was consuming 60 watts! I consulted the instruction manual where it reiterates that the 2 amp mode is for maintenance and small motorcycle batteries so I shrugged it off as a inefficient charger and I come back 8 hours later to see that it had finished at 100% and that the charger was still dumping in 60 watts into the battery. I felt the battery and it was HOT!!! The whole 800 CCA Optima battery is at about 110 degrees Fahrenheit and is probably now ruined! I am not too happy with the charger so I placed a order for a Battery MINDer charger.

Now for the PROS:

It did charge the batteries, including a few small lawn tractor batteries that I had written off as heavily sulfated and they would not take a charge. My computerized battery tester indicated full capacity after charging and 24 hours later still indicated full charge showing very good results.

Summary:

While I wanted a "hands off" unattended charger that would not overcharge my batteries, I did not achieve that with this, but this still does charge better than my last Schumacher and it weights less than 5 pounds :o)

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I bought this charger to replace a 15yr. old manual charger that finally gave up the ghost. All I can say is that chargers have come a long way over the last decade and a half. This charger was about 1/3 the price of the one it replaced. It's easy to use and does a great job. I would prefer metal construction rather than the plastic, but given the price, that's a minor complaint. The fan is a bit loud, but I don't sleep in my garage so I don't see that as an issue either.

I've used this charger several times. Most recently to revive the battery in my wife's mini van. It was drained to less than 6v when my kids left the interior lights on. In the past, this would have been a death sentence for the battery, but the SSC-1500A was able to recharge it without any problems. It's been over 2 months and her car starts just fine. Considering it's winter in Alaska, that's no small feet for a battery that was drained as far as her's was.

The SSC-1500A was also able to breathe new life into a portable jump start battery that had recently started refusing to accept more than a 50% charge with it's included wall wart. I hooked the SSC-1500A's clamps to the portable batteries clamps, started the charge and left it overnight. The next morning the portable battery was back to full capacity.

I'll say it again, great charger for the price.

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I have a classic car and do not have electricity (or solar) access where it is stored. I've been using this charger with it for two years now off and on. I would not call myself a battery expert by any means, but I thought it might be helpful to others to share my experiences.

If you have a new battery on a late model car, this is a great charger to have handy in case you run it down (leave the headlights on, whatever). This is probably it's main area of usefulness. It's once you cross the threshold to weak or discharged batteries, or batteries left in old cars, that this unit starts to fall down on the job.

First the pros:

-Fully charges a discharged battery reasonably quickly

-Choose between different amp ratings for recharging, permits you to "trickle charge" or max it out at 15 amps

-Light weight, small size means it'll fit in the trunk quite nicely

-Cable storage built into the box

-Has some rudimentary testing capabilities and can display limited information on the LCD display about battery condition

-Estimates the percentage charged

-Both recharges and maintains batteries once charged

Then the cons:

-Battery testing features are not reliable/accurate. I've had this tester report that a battery was bad when it wasn't and, at other times, report that it was fine when a whole cell was dead. Both cases were tested on a much fancier (think >$1k) battery tester and cycler. I was charging the batteries up just to see if I could get the old car out and going after a 3 month rest.

-Very particular about battery connections. If the readout suggests a battery fault, don't trust it. Disconnect and reconnect the cables to the battery to make sure they're seated properly and try again. The alligator clamps can be clipped on to what appears to be the exact same location but give two different readings back to back.

-Yes, alligator clips. That's all you get. There are no other included connectors, and you can't swap them out for your own. Same for the power cord. What this means is that you'll need an extension cord as well, which is not a big deal, but be aware of this going in.

-Charge percentage readout is deceiving. Don't rely on it at all. It will read out 100% charged, but if you disconnect and reconnect the cables to the same battery, within seconds (to move the charger or cables), the charge percentage can drop as low as 45%. If it were 100% down to 95% or so, that would be perhaps within the range of expectation, but not over a 50% drop. This is particularly difficult to believe when the unit then proceeds to charge on up from that low percentage for another hour or so, steadily climbing towards 100% again.

I think for the money, it's a decent charger. Certainly a step up from the old school transformer ones. However, it smacks of cheapness, which fits, considering it's the model sold in WalMart. It serves well as an occasional rescue charger.

My recommendation for anyone serious about battery maintenance and recharging, step it up a notch and look elsewhere. Granite Digital has some nice units suitable for the garage.

Reviews of ESI 706 Digital Battery Load Tester

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Even if you own a clamp-on ammeter and digital multi-meter as I do, this tool eliminates guesswork left by using those tools. This item is indispensable if you want to learn absolutely the condition of your auto or lawnmower battery.

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been using for a couple of months, good quality. I use it on many types of batteries, seems to be accurate.

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This unit has a digital read-out which makes it more accurate for testing batteries. It has good clamps and works every time.

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This battery/charging system/starter tester is a very well made piece of equipment and I recommend it to anyone! This company has many nice products.

Cobra MicroTalk PR 260-2 WX VP 12-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Review

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These were rated for 12miles and if you've ever done any research on these type of 2-way radios...regardless of the rating, if you're able to get a 1 mile range from them, you're a lucky few. I fully expected that disappointment. However, what I did not expect was that the rechargeable batteries that it came with were aweful. On a full charge, it barely lasted a trip to the mall on less than mild usage. Btw...there is no indicator to say if it is fully charged. I charged it for the recommended 10 hrs. Anyway...I had another pair of refurb Uniden that I got for almost nothing...that pair was just as good, if not better than this one which I paid $45 including shipping. Not a recommendation.

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In my opinion the 260's are a great buy. I love mine, my wife and I use them all the time. The range that we have tryed so far is 1 mile in house and up the road they did fine no loss of reception the best feature of the cobras is the hands free talking I just love it I can work on a power panel and talk to someone at the circuit. I am an electrician by trade. The are lite and compact and they did not cost a arm and a leg. I think there the best deal for the money out there!

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My needs were pretty close, about 1 mile. We were shuttling people, using 4 radios. Clarity was good, having to switch channels occassionally. Easy to use. We use for 6 hours at a time. In the future, I will carry spare disposable AA batteries if the rechargeable batteries lose charge.

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The walkie talkies did not charge I do not recommend this product to any one. Poor and cheap product. Do not buy!!!

Reviews of 6-Watt 12V Solar Panel Battery Charger / Maintainer

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Units seem to be constructed well and come with everything listed. I think these will last for years to come. I plan on buying 8 more over time to keep batteries and have an emergency source of power

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Item only came with the alligator connectors, yet packaging points towards other connectors, but still overall a very nice product.

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THE SOLAR BATTERY CHARGER WORKS GREAT AS PROMISED. IT WAS DELIVERED ON TIME NEW AND

IN GREAT CONDITION.

IT DELIVERS 13.63 VOLTS DC GOOD ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN YOUR CAR BATTERY WITH A SMALL DRAIN ON IT.

I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CHARGER.

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Cobra MR HH425LI VP 15-Channel VHF/GMRS Two-Way Marine Radio Reviews

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Pros: Covers Marine VHF, GMRS and overlaps FRS. Comes with everything you could possibly need, especially Li-rechargeable, drop-in charger, AC and DC power cords, and AA battery case. Good controls, metal frame, swivel-off belt clip, easy to read display. Detachable antenna with SMA connector and wrist strap. The documentation is better tha most.

Cons: Squelch (uncoded) and coded squelches take 1 second to unlock. FRS frequencies 1-7 are fixed to GMRS power and frquencies 8-14 are not included.

This is a very complete product especially for the money. You will not have to buy any accessories except perhaps the remote mic. Especially impressive is the inclusion of an AA battery case in addition to the rechargeable battery pack. You get both AC and DC power cords.

There are several subtle things that are "right" about this product. The audio is much stronger than most handhelds. There are actual knobs, not pushbuttons, for squelch and volume controls that are easily manipulated. The controls are logically arranged. The drop-in charger has a plate that adapts it for charging the battery alone, without the radio. The RF squelch will open the tone or DCS squelches allowing accurate, single-control setting of the RF squelch threshold or opening up of the squelch for receiving weak signals. The backlight is orange and bright enough to read easily. The LCD display is easy to read from a normal viewing angle.

I have not had enough experience with the "say again" feature to determine its usefulness but it is well implemented. The audio quality is as good as the original transmission and you get 20 seconds of stored audio. Replay is counted down on the display and you can cancel playback by merely tapping the PTT.

Weather reception has several interesting alerting features including WX alert and SAME monitoring. I did not test these as of this writing, but the WX reception is excellent.

The only negatives I could find about this radio involved the squelch and the lack of FRS power levels and FRS frquencies 8-14.

The squelch open or unlock times were annoyingly long. Uncoded squelch open time on VHF marine or GMRS bands was the better part of a second. This may not seem like much until you consider the fact that most people start speaking just a fraction of a second before they key the mic. With this radio it will lead to the guaranteed loss of up to the first two seconds of audio. For those with a long "uhhhhh" before their real message, that will work. But for most others, it will result in a lot of missed calls. The unlock time for coded squelch (tone or DCS) is almost exactly one second, making performance here slightly worse.

Given the completeness of the product, the fact that a power setting for FRS compatibility and frequencies 8-14 are missing is puzzling. Still, I believe in actual use this limitation is more than easily overcome.

After testing it looks like I'm going to be getting a few more of these. You really can't beat them especially for the price.

UPDATE: With over a year of use on many of these units I can report they are still all working well. Most notably the battery HOLDS its charge seemingly forever. We know this is NOT true but I have yet to see a case of a self-discharge over even a few months of sitting on a shelf, sometimes in heat or cold extremes. Most radio batteries are notoriously bad this way, but to my great surprise, the batteries that came with the batch I got are all still performing quite beyond expectations. Good batteries seem to be a rarity these days!

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I just received two of these radios earlier this week, primarily to use as GMRS radios.

Having used them now for a few days, I'm so far impressed with the quality and reception. My biggest gripe is that the PPT button is sometimes hard to locate just right, since it is covered by the same flexible plastic which covers the light/lock button. I think these two buttons should be separated.

Regarding the squelch delay mentioned by another reviewer, the delay occurs only when CTCSS or DCS is enabled, AND the rewind function is enabled (it is by default). Even then, I timed it closer to 1/2 second. In any case, here's how to get rid of that delay: For close to ZERO squelch delay, disable CTCSS/DCS, and disable REWIND. The REWIND is by far what causes the longer delay, it seems to me. Turn it off, and by far most of the delay is gone, in fact I would say it is close to instant squelch unlock. Only problem I have is, I would LIKE to use both the CTCSS/DCS and REWIND features. Doing so will increase the squelch delay to 1/2 second or so (which is not uncommon with many radios), so you will have to decide what works for you.

This radio is VHF/GMRS only, not FRS. FRS frequencies 8-14 are FRS only, and are not shared with GMRS. This radio is not marketed as an FRS radio, therefore FRS frequencies 8-14 are not included. Frequencies 1-7, and 15-22 are GMRS (with 1-7 only being shared with FRS).

Overall I'm real happy this these radios.

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While I do like this product, I have a very important message for anyone who has purchased one.

The instructions in the manual for programming the SAME weather alert feature (page 56) are incorrect and will not set the radio to sound the alarm if an alert is broadcast for your area. I called Cobra repeatedly for several days before I was able to reach someone in tech support who would acknowledge the problem and furnish me with the correct procedure. This oversight could be disastrous to anyone in an area prone to sudden severe weather. The operating instructions on Cobra's web site have not been updated with the new procedures. NOAA and the NWS have been informed and are contacting Cobra to have them provide the correct information to registered owners and update the info on their website.

Here is the update:

MR HH425 SAME (Specific Area Message Encoder)

SAME lets you customize weather alerts, so that you only get a weather alert if the emergency is in

your area.

For example, perhaps there is a tornado alert for an adjacent county. Do you need to be bothered with

a weather alert? No. SAME lets you program your location into the radio so that you only get weather

alerts for your specific area. This is done by programming your location code into the radio.

Please note that you cannot have both the regular Weather Alert and SAME turned on at the same

time. If you enable SAME, the regular Weather Alert will automatically turn off. If you enable the

regular Weather Alert, SAME will automatically turn off.

1. Press the BAND button to get to the weather channels.

2. Tune to a live weather broadcast.

3. Press and hold the SETUP button to enter the setup menu.

4. Press and release the SETUP button until you see *SAME* flashing.

5. Use the channel up/down buttons to turn SAME on.

6. After turning it on, press and release the SETUP button. It should say *CODE* on the display.

7. Press channel up/down to select a memory location. You can save up to 10 (0 through 9) different

location codes, depending on how large an area you want the SAME feature to cover.

8. Press the SETUP button. *SAME* should be flashing on the display.

9. You can now enter the 6-digit location code. Use channel up/down, then press SETUP to move to

the next digit.

10. After entering the last digit of the location code, press SETUP. It should say CODE again.

11. You may enter another location code, by repeating steps 7-10. Or press ESC to quit.

Marine-based SAME codes:

Land-based SAME codes:

When on the weather channels, it will say SAME on the display to indicate that SAME is enabled.

You may turn location codes on or off. For example if you have 3 location codes programmed, you

can disable one of them so that you receive warnings only for the remaining 2 areas. Proceed as

follows:

1. Press the BAND button to switch to weather channels.

2. Press and hold SETUP to enter the setup menu.

3. Press SETUP until you see *CODE* on the display.

4. Use channel up/down to select the memory location that you want to disable.

5. Press and hold SETUP until the display says HldSEt. That memory location is now disabled.

6. Press ESC.

To re-enable a location, repeat steps 1-5. After holding SETUP in step 5, wait until the display shows

the location code. It is now re-enable. Press ESC to exit.

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I purchased one of these Cobra gmrs-vhf marine radios and it was soo great i just purchased another one. Radio is quality built and outperforms everything else i have ever owned. Great reception , clear, loud and powerful. 5 watts make a big difference and the larger antenna increases the range. Super long life battery pack or comes with aa battery converter pack. This radio hold a charge for up to five days use. Easy to read oversize screen. Drop in charger with dual lighted indicators. 1-3-5 watt outputs. Im impressed. I purchased a uniden natica and i took them back as they were very poor in performance. Five stars and highly recommended. Great job cobra you have a winner here.

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WALLY

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I bought two of these radios to use during a family relocation from Southern California to the Puget Sound area. We had two cars and were driving through the Redwoods and rural sections of Northern California. I knew that there would be times when there would be no Cell Phone coverage and there may be some extreme terrain conditions that ruled out using the low-powered "blister pack" radios.

Prior to the trip, I tried the radios in a normal urban environment. We were successfully able to communicate at ranges of 1 to 2 miles (with one radio inside a vehicle, and one inside a house). I also wanted to test the radios in "ideal conditions". I drove to the top of Signal Hill, a small city in the Long Beach area with an elevation of 150 feet and was able to communicate with the other radio in Anaheim, almost 15 miles away.

On the trip I had both radios set to the "Hi" power setting (5 watts) due to the terrain features that we had to overcome. I was concerned about the battery life at this setting, however the batteries had no problem powering the radios under fairly heavy use on each 8 hour leg of the trip (the radios were fully charged every night).

Overall the performance was great. They were well worth the money.

The only change I would like to see is a true scrambling feature for true privacy.

Roadpro RPPI-300W 300/600 Watt DC to AC Power Inverter with 12-Volt Review

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I've never reviewed anything before, but I really enjoyed this product and it doesn't have any reviews so I thought I'd review it.

It feels like it's of pretty high quality. One of the reasons why I am particularly happy with it is that I bought it for about $16:-D (price mistake?). I'm running my laptop off of it currently (dell 15 inch with discrete graphics) and it hasn't even gotten warm. I haven't been able to get the fan to turn on, hopefully the loads I've used it for are too low and it's not actually broken.

It comes with both a cigarette adapter and alligator clips for connecting directly to a car battery (or other DC source). I like that it has 2 plugs, though it would be nice to have an USB plug also...but I can't complain:).

Anyways, I don't think I would have bought it for $40, but it's definitely worth that much (I'm just cheap)

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This item seems to ship for PA, it only took 2 days to arrive.

It comes in a blister pack and is surprisingly small, included is a tiny 19 page manual, 32" Direct to battery cord with medium sized alligator clamps, and a 32" inch cord with a cigarette lighter plug, and of course the inverter unit itself. The dimensions of the unit are 5"L by 2" high by 3.5" wide.

Tested using a small 8Amp 12v SLA AGM battery.

The unit's manual specifies that the Low Battery alarm will sound at 10.7 volts, however it's actually 11.00 volts. The alarm can not be turned off, so I did not experiment to see what voltage the unit would cut off at. At the Battery Cut Off voltage specified in the manual (10 Volts) your battery would be destroyed. However it's unlikely anyone would be leave the thing running for that long, without noticing the VERY LOUD alarm. a typical car battery probably has at least 300-600watts of storage (for one hour), and is recharged faster then the inverter could deplete it if the car is running.

The internal fan never came on, the manual specifies it will only come on under a load of 100watts. i've only tested a 60watt laptop and it ran without any problems, with the inverter only becoming warm.

I don't see anyone having trouble drawing 300 watts from a car battery due to the batteries voltage drop under load, I tested a 0.7v drop under heavy load with a tiny 8Amp SLA battery for lamp, there were no problems powering electronic equipment.

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So, in summery, the alarm sounds at a reasonable battery voltage, but the cut off voltage is useless. The device does not draw an appreciable current while idle, but you might want to disconnect it when not in use anyway to protect the cars battery during extended storage of the car (-5Amps/day). This is a pretty awesome product for a $20 inverter, but it's probably not really all that wise to run sensitive electronics on it for long periods of time, you know, like days.

Inverter Manual Specifications: RPPI-300W

AC Voltage (normal) 111v AC

DC Internal Voltage 10-15Volts DC

Continous AC Output 240 Watts

30 Minute AC Output 300 Watts

Maximum AC Power Output (Surge) 600 Watts

AC Output Frequency 60Hz ± 4Hz

AC Output Waveform Modified Sine Wave

Battery Drain (No Load) 0.20 Amps

Efficiency (Maximum) 90%

Ambient Operating Temperature 32F (0C) 104F (40C)

Low Battery Alarm Trigger 10.7 Volts

Low Battery Shut Down 10.0 Volts

High Battery Shut Down 15 Volts

If you have any questions i'll probably reply to them here.

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I have had this inverter for about a year now. it still works like new (Knock on wood). I have no problems with it.

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I have this guy permanently installed in my car. It's never drained the battery, and has always worked. I have my car charger plugged into it all the time, and although my cell gets warm when charging, it's never hurt anything. It beeps when I turn my car on, but otherwise I never even know it's there.

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I am very pleased with this inverter. 300w powers a good number of devices. Make sure you check which inverter will power the devices you want, it works for all my electronics, not power tools. The small size makes it totally portable. Two connection options, direct to battery and cigarette lighter plug in.

The price was very reasonable, and I received it very quickly.

Review of Yaesu VX-3R VHF/UHF DualBand Handheld Amateur HAM Radio Tranceiver!

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I am new to HAM but wanted to see what this little guy could do, and not spend a ton of money.

With all hand held radios the problem is the small antenna. I can get ok reception but I live out in the sticks. I hooked up a roll up Jpole and wow. I cant wait to hook it up to a bigger antenna. You can have 100's memory set ups, several ways to scan. Like I said I am new and was a bit worried about all the different settings etc the book tells you step by step. I dont know how to do everything that this guy can do but you will pick up the regular settings easy enough. So far I have picked everything from police bands, EMS, Wendy's drive up, voice of america, voice of cuba, voices of I cant speak it, HAM chat, about 6 weather chans, regular AM/FM. I got all this from the regular antenna and the roll up J pole. This was in just a few days of messing around.

It is easy to travel with this. Throw it in the car, back pack, just a pocket. You can also order an AA battery pack so its easy to power it up if away from a charger.

Only thing not great are the small buttons, thats not a biggie since this thing is just bigger than a pager.

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I owned this radio for only a couple of weeks. It has a wide band amplifier that is very susceptible to nearby transmitters. The police were coming in stronger than the frequency I was tuned to. It was a common problem whenever I was within a few miles of a tv or fm transmitter. If you're out in the boonies you may not have this problem, but near a city you may find your signal to noise ratio to be less than 1 a lot of the time. Not for me. I replaced it with an FT60, which works fine.

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I am a new ham and wanted a small affordable H/T eto begin with. The AM / FM broadcast bands come in clear as well as the local WX bands. I just passed my Tech test and am eagerly awaiting my call sign so that I can test the TX and RX features. Will updat when I have a chance to do this. 4 stars so far for what I can use.

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I have already a vx7r and a vx6 ( both of which are more powerful units). This is a very small ht with pretty good rx and tx the rx is a few bars off of my other vx hts, but considrering the small size and the price point I'm happy with the unit. AD7TX out.

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A must have Entry Level Radio Tranceiver! Will remain in my Tool Chest for a Long Time to come. Easy to operate and also recommend the Software Control Add-On.

Buy 12V 7AH Sealed Lead Acid SLA Battery for RAZOR Scooter 2PK

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When we bought a used scooter we were told it had new batterys...but one battery had imploded and the other was smaller (not a match)

So when we started looking for batterys, we thought it was going to cost more than we could afford to add to an old scooter. Then we found these and were really happy and hoping they would work. They fit and work perfectly...at a great price.

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These batteries are perfect for the Razor Pocket Mod Scooter... easily assembly using the existing wires from the original battery. Has improved the longevity of riding the scooter went from 30 minutes per ride to 2+ hours per ride. The original battery lasted for 4 years.

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They seem to charge up good and last for quite some time. Plus they were more than half the price compared to our local Battery Mart.

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This battery pack doesn't come with the hookups needed for the razor scooter, but for the price you can buy a connector set at walmart or any other similar store and have it installed in your scooter within minutes.

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True story we had just moved into a new community, when my wife found a razor quad by the dumpsters. She brought it home we looked at it and cosmically it was fine. Yet not knowing what the problem was the batteries were not keeping charge. Wondering if It would be wise to replace them; we did. These batteries fit well and keep real good charge. Also purchased a new QILI 24 volt 2A 2000mA charger. All is working well and my kids love playing on their razor quad.

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For the past few years I used the SunForce 7A charge controller and it worked very well. When I added another panel to my small system I upgraded to this model to handle the extra few amps.

This charger is really a step above the SunForce model in the same price range. It is not simply an "on/off" solid state switch... it controls/limits the current to the batteries to maintain a very precise voltage. When the batteries have been fully charged, it then float-charges at a constant rate. This will keep the batteries much healthier over time than simply cycling between 13.1V and 14.2V. If you are using SLA or Gel-SLA batteries, I think you'll really find this charger is made for these types of batteries.

I like the output load control. A simple push-button on the front of the unit turns the load on/off, and the small "digital LED display" is just a red LED indicating if the load is on. It doesn't give any sort of digital readout like the details above say, however it's not necessary if you have your voltmeter handy.

The LED indicators are sufficient, telling you if the solar system is providing power, the battery condition, and the load state. The wiring terminals seem sturdy and can handle 10-gauge wire which is nice. As others have said, the manual is sort of a joke. It gives you the bare basics but since this is a pretty simple device you don't need a book to figure it out.

Really pretty happy with this unit. I was considering the SunForce 30A charger which is over 2x the price of this unit, but glad I tried this one first.

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While the instructions are minimal and apparently made by those for whom English is not the first language the unit itself is first class and an order of magnitude better than the SunForce 7amp controller, which is just an on/off electric switch. My only complaint is that the LEDs are recessed and diffused, and viewable only from directly in front of the unit. I strongly urge anyone considering the SunForce controller to spend another $10 and buy this vastly superior product. It's hard to believe that there is only a $10 difference in price between this unit and the SunForce.

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There was a good week delay before this vendor shipped. The product is very straightforward to hook up, and has reversed polarity protection. The green lights on the unit were indicating my battery was fully charged, yet it was only at 12.2 V (not fully charged at all). As one other person indicated, the low-voltage cut off is fairly low, and your battery would be severely depleted before disconnecting. Having a higher voltage cut off would be much better for the battery. This is basically an entry-level controller, so I figured I'd got about what I paid for. I would certainly not choose as controller for a large array, but for one or 2 panels it should perform adequately. I have yet to check the higher voltage cut off, but is it supposed to kick off at 13.1 V. The maximum input voltage is supposed to be about 14.4 V, and have not seen readings higher than this. There seems to be a lot of "noise" on input voltage, but it gets the job done nevertheless. Again, about worth what I paid for it. This is certainly not a high-end product, but does perform adequately for the price.

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This is a good charge controller unit. It's passable as a low voltage load disconnect but at 11.1v disconnect, your battery is almost completely drained and that is not good for the battery.

But, I've looked around a lot for low voltage disconnect devices, and short of paying almost $100 for a certain unit that can only function as EITHER a charge controller OR a lvd, I have not found any devices that fit both needs together. Shame this unit does not have the adjustability for the low voltage disconnect, then it'd be perfect.

So, until someone produces such a device, I recommend this one for the cheap side of things, and using an LCD or audible alarm to warn when the voltage on your battery drops below 12.1+/to disconnect it manually so you are not damaging the battery by excessive discharge.

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I truly enjoy this purchase.

The feature I like most is the ability to use 6mm2(10ga) wire from my solar panels.Where as most controllers only accept 4mm2(12ga) wire.

The item I like the least is the Digital feature. I thought it was a digital read out display,it turns out it is a digital controlled display. This is a minor misunderstanding on my behalf. Still I enjoy the size,price,amp rating,but mostly the wire terminal lugs ability to accept 10ga. wire.

I recommend this product.

Review of Truck PAC ES6000 3000 Peak Amp 12V Jump Starter

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Purchased new and Clore Automotive refuses to replace DOA batteries. Clore Automotive said the dealer should have sold the product within six months of accepting delievery form the manufacture. Since the manufacture date was greater than six month the unit fail to qualify for manufacture warranty. I am now out $235 and Clore Automotive made a two time profit from me. I am now in the market for a new battery charger and you can bet it will not be another Clore Automotive manufacture defective un-warranty piece of junk.

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Lack of Customer Service Clore Automotive for showing me the light.

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The ES-6000 is indeed a powerful unit, but the case started breaking apart after a few years. First the sides where the battery clamps attach fell off, then the center handle broke off. The company refuses to sell replacement plastic case parts, and instead only offers a "refurbishment service" which costs as much as a new unit. With the clamp holders and handle missing, there is no place to safely store the the clamps (which are always "live"), thus making the unit in this condition extremely dangerous and unsafe to use.

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The first Jump box came via UPS and the shipping box was damaged. Inside, the heavy unit was cracked open.

The seller replaced it immediately and I sent the other one back, no problem.

Cons: Like another reviewer mentioned, if you touch the cables together, it's gonna spark, big time. D'oh!

So, if common sense prevails, you don't touch the cables together.

On the pro side, I have used this to jump start a Tri-axle Mack truck in the dead of winter a few dozen times. When it's below freezing, I need to hook up a car in tandem, but it's a 1980 POS truck with 3 big batteries. In summer just the Truck Pac will start it. I've also used it to start 24 Volt excavators and loaders, but you need to be careful how you hook it up.

For cars, it'll start most everything, even at 20 below..

I actually run my old chevy plow truck, (with electric plow), directly from the jump box, rather then buy and install a new battery for the dozen or so times a year I use the plow.

I've had the Truck Pac 6000 for over 3 years and only last week did it not take a full charge. (I loaned it to an idiot neighbor who somehow hooked it up wrong and then ran it dead trying to start a big block car that was out of gas. Now it's only charging 70%.)

He cooked it to the point of the cables smoking. I think it's low on battery acid. I'll take a look inside and see what makes it tick.

Over all, it's a great thing to have and the long cables are nice. It's paid for itself many times over with all the vehicles it has jumped.

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If you need a heavy duty commerical application jump pack, this is the one! The only down fall I can see is there is no on\off switch. I sold this unit to one of my fleet accounts, where there will be many different people useing it. They are worried about someone accidently hooking it up backwards or toutching the clamps together and causeing issues that nobody wants. This is the only complaint I recieved

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The only complaint i have for the unit itself is you would think someone who makes such a great product could come up with a better way to store the battery clamps for transport. the clamp holders do not hold the clampsthey are allways draggiong behindbuyers of this pruduct have to come up with creative ways to keep the clamps hook onto the unit

Motorola MR356 2-Way CAMO FRS/GMRS Radio (Camo) Review

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1. Rich in features (GMRS repeater-capable, weather channels and alerts, quiet codes, etc.)

2. Reasonably easy to use (after studying the user guide)

3. Good voice quality (clear, loud)

4. Sturdy, reliable

5. Price--very affordable

CONS:

1. Rechargeable battery doesn't last as long as I'd like. I wouldn't risk going out in to the field without extra (alkaline) batteries. If left powered on, even with light use, the battery charge won't last many hours--based on my actual use. Solution: always carry extra batteries.

2. Range under realistic conditions is probably only a mile. You should understand that this is not a fault of the radio, but is a factor of (1) transmit power, and (2) terrain. For the price, 1.5 watt transmit power is about as good as you're going to find. Pay more, get more. On water or flat (unobstructed) terrain, the range can be much greater: thus the outrageous claim of "up to 35 mile range." My complaint is that they simply shouldn't make claims like this that are theoretically possible but practically impossible. Again, not a fault of the radio itself.

The abundance of features, and the fact that I don't use these radios every day, and I have a terrible memory, required me to make a "cheat sheet" (about the size of an index card) to remind me how to use many of the features. After studying the user guide and making the cheat sheet, I was impressed at how logically the features actually work. I loaned one of my radios to a buddy (a smart guy, former military), and he was kinda lost on how to use it until I gave him a quick overview. So, it pays to study the radio before you strike out into the field and need to depend on it.

I highly recommend these radios.

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People that have experience with 2 way radios know that they are good for 1/2 mile to 2 miles in good outdoor conditions, 2 ways will not reach their claims of 5,10,20+ miles. These are just a newer version of the MR355R. These are great radios, and have motorola's known clear clarity. For uses under 2 miles,closer to a mile, these are awesome, great for camping/hunting. If you can't make up your mind between Motorola or Midland, Midland gets a tad better range and Motorola's have a slightly better clearer clarity, those are the main differences between the 2 brands. I recommend the MR356R.

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I purchased these portables to replace an aging Motorola, which was the best technology of its time. This model just blows the older one out of the water. I used them for the 2010 Pennsylvania buck season in McKean county. According to my GPS, I was 2.7 miles away from camp, in a deep valley, with a big mountain in front of me. I could communicate (transmit and receive) very clearly with the 2 guys at camp, one who was using the same model radio, and the other was using a slightly older model. My hunting partner and I had no problems communcating either who was about 3 miles away from me in another mountain valley. I really didn't get a chance to test their limits, but these definitely suit my needs very well. The hands free iVOX feature is great as well. A full charge of the battery, with intermittent communication, lasted over 16 hours. All in all, these are the radios you want for hassle free outdoor communication. Kudos to Motorola for the ease of use and functionality of the product. Definitely 5 stars!

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I've purchased and used many walkie-talkies over the years and seen the technology evolve and become better with each new generation. These are wonderful radios. The audio is clean and clear with good punch. They are speced at 35 mile range, however this is marketing-speak for 'under completely optimum conditions' -ie., mountain top to mountain top. In real world use with obstructions (houses, trees, cars, etc) the signal is quickly absorbed and range is limited to ~2 miles. Two power positions low and high on the PTT button. They are essentially a short range radio. So if you anticipate that use, you will be satisfied.

One of the things that I really like about this radio is that it will hit the GMRS repeater frequencies, where most will not. (License required -Our license is WQNR625) A repeater extends the useful range of communication for many miles. We have purchased a GMRS repeater for our church emergency preparedness use and will use these radios for our emergency preparedness communication.

Another handy feature of these radios is that they will receive the National Weather Station. You just push and hold the + sign button for 3 seconds and you have continuous weather coverage. Very handy when camping, etc.

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I did allot of research on these radios prior to my purchase, but didn't see any reviews on the ear bud jack. It turns out that the ear bud will not stay in the radios. I contacted Motorola and they indicated that all the MR 350s, MR 355s and MR 356s have this issue. They recommended that I "hold" the ear jack in place when using the headsets.

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Nice unit with a good quality feel. Much better quality than I expected; not the usual junk you would expect to find at this price.

I've used at 120Volts and and 12Volts in the car. Works perfectly in both conditions. It also comes with a Euro adaptor, which I will probably never use.

I couldn't be happier!

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This was nice -not your usual inexpensive third-party piece of equipment. The module is sturdy, and comes with many extras like the car adapter and EU converter.

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Product works just fine, in that it charges my batteries, which it is supposed to do. I'll be honest, I have not tried the car adapter, and what with not being in the EU, I have not tried that one either. The only thing is that the wall adapter goes from a totally normal orange-ish light to kind of freaking out and flickering frantically back and forth between green and orange once the battery is charged. But maybe that's just something about my battery. Anyway, that indicates it's charged, and it works fine, so it's all good. (I'd probably give it four and a half stars if I could, because the flickering's a little weird, but since it doesn't affect its functionality, I'll go with five.)

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At first, the red light charging indicator did not work in my car even though battery was getting charged. I thought the problem was with the indicator. But when powered on wall socket, the red light appeared. Then after subsequent uses, it started working properly in the car too. Could have given 4.5 but now that I don't have any problems with it, I will give a 5.

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It is a great device.... Does what it aims to do and the extra gadgets for the price was great. Absolutely amazed...

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From Lowe's (same author) This inverter has so far (about three weeks of use) proven reliable and easy to use. The question is does the average person need a "6000" watt inverter. From what I've learned, it depends mainly on what your appliance starting loads require, not the operating load. If you're going to run a modern refrigerator or microwave oven I've found the 3000 watt starts and runs ok. But I wouldn't recommend it for the big microwave ovens--the 3000 watt unit just can't keep up with the demand. A small airconditioner that has a 1000 watt operating consumption may well require 4000-5000 watts over 5-10 seconds to start its compressor. The 3000 watt inverter has been known to kick off line after only a couple of seconds at 4500 watts and therefore won't start the airconditioner. This 6000 watt inverter does well here with plenty of operating juice to keep stuff running, but puts a real drain on the batteries.

Also worth noting is this 6000 watt inverter seems to maintain more voltage stability--I've run it at around 3000 watts and the its output voltage never dropped below 118 VAC and its frequency remained steady at 59-60 cycles per second.

Botom line is that to-date, I'm very satisfied with the 6000 watt inverter's performance and reliability

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First I bought a small inverted thinking it will be enough to power up a big air condition and it failed. Then, I bought this humongous powerful inverter and at first it also failed. Their customer service is GREAT explain the problem. I was connecting the inverter with gauge 4 cables and it was powering up most stuff, but when it came to the 10,000 BTU air condition it failed. Then, they told me to change does weak gauge 4 cables and get gauge 0. After, that it was a beauty. This is hooked up with 2 106AH marine battery for now which I am going to put 10 in total. They are being charge by solar panels for now I only have 360 watts with gauge 4 wires, later I will put for 1000 watts of solar panels.

Quick update, the A/C actually sucks about 4,600 watts for a good 10 seconds before it drops down to regular watt at 890 watts. Sense this thing actually is 6,000 watts and 12,000 peak there is no problem. With does 2 106AH marine battery it last just over 1 hour at night and 1h20min at night.

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After 3 years this unit has been still running!!!!! no problems what so ever! I bought Oct of 2010 is on 24/7 hooked up with 6 Deep batteries and they are being charged by solar power during the day. This unit I have it as a back up in case of any emergency and for any tool usage on the garage. I live in NJ and last year when hurricane Sandy hit I was with out power for 9 days, but lucky I had this BEAST power the entire house (frig, lights, TV ect) did not lose any food in the fridge and took all the stress for 9 days. As my solar isnt too big I just hooked up my car alternator to charge the batteries and did the job right. Will i recommend this to anyone? ABSOLUTELY!!! my next step is to put a ATS so in case there is no street power this will kick in on its on as is always ON just without any load to it. Then have another ATS that when my generator (finally bought one) gets turn on it will transfer to the generator on its on as well. I was running about 1,800 watts and with batteries of 6 big deep cycle jars (210 amps/hour each jar) it lasted a few hours about 4 to 5 hours.

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I Have a mobile dog grooming business and i didn't wanna put a generator because of the noise,smoke,space etc. so i found out about the power inverter PW6000 and knowing that it will cost a lot will all that you need to buy in order to make it work properly + an electrician,mechanic,etc. i took the chance and so far so good,nice and quiet,clean...green :)

The customer service rocks!!!! always there for your questions and always always the perfect solution.

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The inverter was exactly what I needed and it works very wells.. Has enough power to handle every thing we have plugged in to it, fridge, microwave, coffee pot and still has plenty of power, but is very heavy.. weighs 35 pounds..next time I will request different boxes for shipping.. The remote was damaged when the inverter moved around inside the box, smashed to into several pieces, but I called and it was taken care of immediately.. So I am a very happy customer.

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I have purchased this unit to be used if the grid goes down and not as my primary power source. It is larger than what I actually need but the price so reasonable I wanted a system that could easily take care of my needs. I have an ample battery bank so my peace of mind is in control.

It will run most everything in my home and for a short time I did run a small window A/C. The exception is that my older food freezer will not run with this so I also purchased a small 1kw pure sine wave inverter for use of my freezer.

Occasionally I run my system for an all day trial but mostly it is sitting there in case I need it. Power here went off a couple times and it was so nice going into my basement and throwing a switch and everything worked again. I built some of my own solar panels as a winter project for a retired widower. I am a prime member of Amazon and the time I ordered this was on Friday and was surprised to have it delivered by FedEx the following day. I have shopped around and there are many prices but I am happy with this unit price wise and operationally.