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Boought this set for my son and he was happy with it. Equipment was made of good quality and he is able to tell the difference in his phone and his wife's phone.

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This product is good. But the belt clip broke within 2 weeks of wearing it. My husband wore it on his belt for a total 2 weeks and notified me that the strap had came off where it's sewed on. Not happy with that.

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The drill is fine, and comes with a typical bit set, but the battery life is awful. Forget using it if it's been sitting on the shelf for a month. You've got to charge both batteries before doing anything just so you can make it through the job.

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Hate the poor battery life! Whenever I need it, it's drained! Even if fully charged a day or two ago! Also, it carries a Kawasaki logo (the reason a lot of people buy it) but its made by AllTrade which, to me, is a misrepresentation and sort of deceitful (unless you are into reading fine prints!). Overall it gets the work done but is not reliable when you need it, for above reason.

Will not buy again!

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I used this drill/driver for a several months, and it worked OK for an inexpensive tool. Then I was notified that there was a recall on the chargers by All Trade Tools. Some of the batteries were incompatible with the charger and would overheat and blow up.

The new charger arrived a few weeks later. It is flimsier than the original, and I had to cut away the carrying case to make it fit. They also gave me a coupon for $10 off and free shipping for any Kawasaki tool I bought through their site. The problem is that only a few of the Kawasaki tools can be bought from their site. There was nothing that I wanted to buy, even at $10 off (and I'm a tool junkie!) I wasn't going to pay them $10 for a "$20" drill bit set that I didn't really need, just to use the coupon. Why give them more money?

There are many inexpensive tools on the market. I won't be buying All Trade Tools or Kawasaki brand tools again.

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Do not buy this drill. First battery charger was recalled due to potential fire hazard. Replacement battery charger does not charge the batteries. The batteries are of poor quailty and will not hold a charge for longer than a few hours.

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I purchased one of these as I thought that a 19.2 volt battery would offer plenty of power and battery life. Shortly after purchasing it one battery died and I soon found out that the other battery did not hold a charge very long either. I finally threw it away after about six months so I would have to purchase a decent drill.

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it goes all the way into my lighter receptacle and to pull it out, you have to pull the cable.

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Works like a charm great price nice long cord so u can can install as u please good job guys

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This product did work as stated for a GPS unit. Only draw back is it is really two pieces with a plug close to the end of it. The connection appears to make the unit adaptable to other applications.

Might work fine for you just be aware the power cord is not as show in the picture as the adapter/connector does add a lot of bulk to it and tends to easily hang up on items and unplug itself.

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Description does not say it is a two piece plug, reason for 3 stars... Other than that, it works with my Rand Mcnally 710 Trucker Gps.

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Got this for my dad for his Rand McNally. The only negative is that the cord is not as long as what he was expecting. He is a long haul trucker and needed a longer cord for his semi truck. Otherwise, it works perfectly.

Review of Motorola TalkAbout T5000 8-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radios

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These are the radios that as a daily user, and owner of several older and newer Motorola models, consider my favorites. Thankfully, the T5000 does not incorporate the 'compander circuit' that the newest Motorolas have. Very clear audio for a consumer radio. Range is decent, have tested them up to 3/4 mile in urban terrain on the one watt channels, and that is the best to be expected. UHF frequencies are easily affected by hills and trees, and is best to consider these for use in the neighborhood or mall. Have tested 5 watt commercial radios on GMRS, and honestly, the range is not much better than the T5000.

The PTT button is more recessed than other models, giving it less tactile feedback. They do not have the advanced scan feature, no vibration, nor can the audible programming feedback be muted. Durability is average, my friend knocked the scan button off of his radio, and briefly lost the battery cover. The standard plastic swivel belt clip can get stretched out.

The included NiMH 600mah battery packs need the initial 16 hour charge, and battery life improves with several charges. After several 10 hour days, we realized that AA 2500mah rechargeables will last longer, and recommend Duracell over Energizer. A drawback to using any rechargeables is the battery meter is designed for alkalines, which causes the audible low battery chirp to sound early.

To summerize, these are worth $39 for the pair and the belt clip is ok if you're careful with it. They fit well in your hand and pocket. I recently bought a second pair of the T5000 after many weeks of using my first pair, and very satisfied with this model.

GMRS WQHW755

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The product description talks about how the real range of this radio is basically a mile make that a short mile. We have used this radio in a wide range of settings including the outerbanks with little cause of interference and we get very poor range. Basically, when you are in range, you could yell at the other person and they could hear you. It's a VERY nice radio but it constitutes little more than a toy

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Radios work well in a distribution center environment of 130,000 sq feet to improve communication with our associates.

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We used the Motorola T5000 Talkabout 2-Way Radios on our ski trip to Colorado and they worked great! Excellent reception, easy to use and very durable!

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I've used it for a while, for personal use only. At an open field, the are no whispers, no interferences, OK for my needs. With lots of buildings around it's impossible to ear something.

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Thank you Amazon (can't imagine modern life without you), Portable Power Systems (who quickly fulfilled this order) and FedEx (who delivered this "standard shipping" item in a very timely manner) for enabling my son's High School Band to use their Lectrosonics Long Ranger 4 ("LR4") portable Public Address unit ahead of a big marching band competition today! The Panasonic LC-R127R2P valve-regulated battery is the only one that works reliably with with the fast charge circuitry of the LR4 unit. The Lectrosonics factory part number for this specific battery is "LRIIIBATT", but even mighty Google can find few traces of that identifier! Websites specializing in marching bands, auctioneers, etc., stock the LR4 and its official replacement battery, but, typically, at double the price (not too friendly for cash strapped High School Bands) of this battery on Amazon. So, if you wish to replace the "LRIIIBATT" in your LR4, un-solder the brass terminal extenders from the old "LRIIIBATT" battery and solder them onto the terminals of a new LC-R127R2P battery -see picture in amazon's shared images folder for this item. Your LR4 will then be good-to-go and you will have saved your school band $30+ dollars for just 10 minutes of effort with a (50 to 100 watt) soldering iron.

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Decent quality replacement part, will buy again when needed. Price was pretty good on amazo, about $25 cheaper than any other place I could find.

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Fiber optics has a small price. My system has this battery and a battery back up system. The Panasonic battery was not covered by ATT but it was easy to get too and an Amazon vender had just what I needed (works as advertised).

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This item was an exact replacement for original equipment. It was - to a T. Delivered by express mail, in perfect condition, and exactly as described. I couldn't be more satisfied. LRV

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Received the battery quickly and in good condition. Using it for a portable speaker system from Cambridge Soundworks. Much better battery than the previous one I purchased from Radio Shack. The only negative is that the shipper doesn't send you an order confirmation. Which was a little scary. So be patient. My item showed up in about a week.

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This seemed like a really good idea. A portable charging source AND a flashlight that fits into a small, convenient package for use when needed, and in a solid metal casing, too. Except it doesn't work. Not as advertised, anyway.

I have an HTC One with a 2300 mAH battery, and expected this to be able to deliver one full charge when needed. Instead, after leaving it charging overnight on this device starting at about 7% remaining charge in my phone battery, it brought my phone's charge up to just over 50% before quitting. This would indicate that the charger offers less than half of the advertised capacity of 2600 mAH. Obviously, that is not what I, or any other buyer of this product, is paying for. There were some other minor build quality issues, but none of them are even worth worrying about if the product fails to perform its most basic function.

Mine is going back.

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I've been in discussions with EC Technology about this issue. 2 things appear to be causing my issues. The first is that they assume that you will be charging your device in a powered down state. If that is not the case, your device will consume power and charge at the same time resulting in less than a full charge going to the device battery. Second, and more importantly, the expected conversion rate from the charger to the device is about 70% (NOT mentioned in the product description) meaning that the 2600 mAH battery advertised will, at best, provide about 1800 mAH of charging capacity. If your device is turned on during charging, it will achieve even less, which is reflected in the performance I observed. So basically, this product will probably work fine for a device with a 1500-1800 mAH battery. Anything bigger and you should probably be looking for a larger charger.

Mine is still going back.

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I was a little bit unsure of what I was going to receive based on the reviews before purchase. But if you are cheap like me, this is the best priced portable charger on the market. Let me assure you this is a 100% completely satisfied approval from me. The flashlight is very very bright and I charged my iphone from red line dead to fully charged in just under 2 hours. Unsure of others results but mine are actual.

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Real neat item. But it is cheap -I hope it lasts. We've been using them for 4 months so far with no problems.

Instructions are terrible, but if you have a little tech. common sense, you don't need them.

I bought a Blue one for me and a Plum one for me wife. They are designed differently! My Blue model has a Y-cable dongle for all adaptors, and it also charges. The Plum (purple) model has a flush USB connection, a single cable for adaptors and charging (flip it around and charge with the mini-usb), and had two more adaptor plugs. The Blue one I received seems a little cheaper and does not look the same as pictured. I think I got an older revision -but it works OK.

The light works well on both and they look the same. The blue has a flush lens, and the plum lens is curved in with a bump in the center. Almost as good as my LED maglite, and if this truely is 2600mAh, then it should last just as long.

I'd buy this again.. Good luck, because who knows what type you will get!

** If the product photos are still there, you can see what I mean. The WHITE end with a hole -this is the for Y-cable dongle and there is a little switch for the flashlight. The BLACK end has the nice, flush USB socket and there is a tiny button for the flashlight. Both work, but I prefer the flush USB socket because I'd rather not carry around another Y-cable.

-Chris

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The EC Tech 13,000mAh external battery pack provides a significant amount of back-up power. This makes it perfect for international business fliers (so that they can operate their tablets). It is also very handy in the case of an extended power outage. 13,000mAh will fully charge bluetooth speakers, portable lights, smartphones, tablets, and even some small humidifiers!

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13,000mAh of storage will allow you to charge an Iphone 5-6 times, will provide 150% charge to an iPad 2 and fully charge an iPad 4.

If completely drained it will take take 18.5 hours to fully charge from a low output/standard USB or it will take 9.5 hours from a 5V 1A adapter.

Have one 5V 1A output which is ideal for smartphones and a 5V 2A output for tablets

Has a variety of tips 30 pin Apple, micro USB, PSP (but not PSP Vista), and a mini USB

Slightly larger than a standard iPhone 4S maybe 10-20% larger and heavier

Does not come with a carrying case

One bright LED light included will shine for 1700 hours if the battery pack is fully charged.

LED indicators to show the remaining charge on the battery 1 light = 25%, 2 lights 50%, 3 Lights = 75%, 4 Lights = 100%

Final Verdict The EC TEch 13,000mAh is ideal for anyone who may need portable power to charge their tablet. 13,000mAh may be a bit much if you only need it for charging smartphones (unless you are going on an extended trip), but it is perfect for providing significant battery back-up for tablets.

4 1/2 Stars

Please Note I received this product for reviewing purposes

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I purchased one of these from a different manufacturer on Amazon some months back, and was very impressed. So I purchased 2 more since my partner asked for one as well. This is a versatile, convenient flashlight, but what's really cool about it is that it's also a charger for your smartphone or tablet. Now this isn't going to get you through a week in the wilderness, but it is going to get you through the day if you , like most of us, have a smartphone that you use some much that the battery drains on you. Most of us have to tether our smartphone to the desk or near an outlet to charge it. But with this you can just plug any USB cord into the end of the flashlight and charge it up on the go. When you get home at night recharge the flashlight's battery and you're ready to go.

The light itself is pretty powerful. We sometimes walk for exercise at night, and in South Florida it's pretty dark, some of the streets don't have street lighting, and using it as a flashlight is convenient. It's a nice compact size for a flashlight and having this around is really a wonderful tool for anybody who needs a portable recharge available for their smartphone. Also this is easier than bringing a smartphone's cord and the part that plugs into the wall. With this you just need the cord part. Most smartphones and tablets have a cord that unplugs from the part that goes into the outlet. So instead of carrying that I'm happy to carry this instead. I don't think the brand matters too much. The other brand was a bit more money but has a little blue led on the opposite end from the flashlight, where the USB and micro USB are. I guess that would be convenient for getting one's keys out at night, but that's about it. In any case, between the two of us we now have 3 of these and they are extremely handy.

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I really like this unit as my Hero is an electricity junkie. The ability to keep a battery on stand-by in the charger has been really useful. I had to cover the charging light with some electrical tape as I keep the unit in my bedroom and the light is a little too bright for me.

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I am extremely satisfied with the charger and the USB connection. It is a great value and a good find. I would recommend it to anyone that has a HTC Hero.

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I did have to cover up both LED lights like other people said (black electrical tape works best)...man they are bright! But overall a good charger. Loved having my phone upright for when I want to use it and its charging...very convenient!!

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This charger is so handy for charging my Spring Hero phone. I just pop the phone into the cradle and it is charging, Highly reccomend this.

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It charges both the phone and extra battery. Only thing I don't like is the flimsy plastic piece that holds the phone. I use a case on my phone and had to remove it so the phone would fit. i removed the plastic piece and am able to now use this cradle without removing the case. All in all the product a good investment.

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It was nice to find someone who carried this charger.

Verizon and Best Buy will not carry the charger.

Verizon refuses to supply one even though they are

providing the service for the Casio G-zOne phone

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The battery from de treo 850 do not last much when using applications (specially the GPS). Having these charger, you can have a long lasting battery in your palm treo 850.

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The PowerFilm USB + AA charger is probably the best product and design I have seen in terms of AA solar chargers, especially for backpackers. Stores like REI and EMS need to carry this charger. Basically, this is 2 devices in 1. It is a solar charger for NiMH batteries (2 NiMH Sanyo 2000mAh batteries come with the product). It is also a voltage transformer that takes the 2.4v of the NiMH batteries and ramps it up to 5v allowing you to charge a USB device (like a cell phone or iPod) using the charged batteries, even when it is NOT in the sun. This means that you can lash the unit onto your backpack or car dash without having to tether your phone to it all day, and then draw from the stored energy in the batteries at night. I charged two batteries in the sun with no problem and then charged an iPod Nano 2G while the solar panel was folded up, and it work perfectly.

In terms of backpacking, I can't imagine that there is a better option. It is light weight (I weighed it myself and it's 4.95oz without the batteries, 6.80oz with batteries) and has a large enough solar panel to get the job done. It also has a number of grommets for lashing the unit to the hood of a backpack, and the solar panels themselves are just about the width of a hood on most backpacks (not daypacks for school, but full-on internal frame Gregory, Dana, Osprey, REI backpacks). Most AA solar chargers have a ridiculously small solar panel that would require a week in the sun to charge a AA battery. This unit can charge two dead 2000mAh NiMH batteries in 5 hours of full sun. Given that you might have a cloudy day, that is exactly the type of power you need.

In regard to the reviewer who gave this a 1/5, you have to install the batteries into the unit and charge them some before it will produce sufficient USB power. If you had a lot of sun and dead batteries, then charge them for 2-3 hours first and then plug in your USB device. The instructions clearly state this as follows:

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ATTACHING A USB DEVICE FOR CHARGING

Plug the USB cable that came with your device into the USB socket on the side of the battery compartment. Connect your device to the other end of the USB cable. Check your USB device to determine if the device is charging. Note that the AA batteries are required to be installed for USB charging, and that the AA batteries must have some level of charge. Charge AA batteries from the sun before charging USB devices for best performance.

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The only "con" to this things is that the manufacturer really has not taken the time to explain how versatile and useful the thing is. Prior to making my purchase, I really had to search through a lot of web pages to figure out that it can charge a USB device from the batteries when it is not in the sun. That is a big positive feature that they have not mentioned.

Overall, I can't think of a better charger that is this small, lightweight, durable and is versatile enough to charge AA batteries for something like a Garmin GPS for hiking (eTrex, 60CSx, Oregon, etc), and it works on USB devices as well. In addition to an iPod Nano 2G, I charged a Nokia cell phone with no trouble. It is definitely the best of the best in terms of solar AA/USB chargers.

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I know solar chargers aren't that powerful and can be fragile, but I decided to gamble on this one because I really like the concept. I could not be more pleased! Very very versatile. Rugged design, super light, folds up small enough to fit in your pocket, charges AA's AND USB devices (using AA power). I hang it in my window before I go to bed and by the time I'm leaving for work, the batteries are fully charged. I've been experimenting with it to see how good it is --I mainly bought it for camping and when I travel for work (all too often I find myself sitting in airports for hours).

Here's some random info that I would have found useful in a review:

1) Folds up to about the size of a large men's wallet.

2) This thing works waayy better than those Radio Shack solar chargers (which you have to buy charging tips for, I might add).

3) I was planning on making a MintyBoost, but now I've got no need as this is essentially a MintyBoost that charges itself!

4) The extra flap next to the battery compartment can be wrapped around something (like a pole) and it fastens to itself with velcro. In other words, there is usually no need to use bungees or string to tie it up to something if you're outdoors on a camping trip or whatever.

5) The solar panels themselves are flexible, really flexible, like you could fold them in half (though I wouldn't recommend doing that).

6) Battery compartment is NOT waterproof, but it is on the underside (from the solar panels), so a light drizzle isn't going to harm it.

7) Charges 2 AA's at a time (I wasn't 100% certain of this when I bought it).

8) I charged my Android phone from it and got about 50% extra battery power from it before it stopped --note, it did not drain my phone afterwards (I think that only is an issue with iPods). This is pretty impressive considering the amount of power a smartphone uses.

For those interested in it for "alternative power":

You could use this to take your phone off the grid, BUT not easily. Either charge the batteries before you leave in the morning (I don't leave at the crack of dawn) or if you have a long commute, you could at least partially charge them by putting it on your dash or whatever. Then charge the phone partway. Hang the solar panel in a window or something (facing the sun!) until it charges them fully again, then charge your phone again in the evening. Turn your phone off at night so it keeps at least some reserve power. Tadaa! (This really only works if you're sedentary like me.)

For people who have no experience with solar panels:

Don't expect too much out of solar. This is NOT more efficient than plugging your phone/pmp/etc. into a wall outlet. You need full sun and hours of patience.

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Having read the reviews I was very excited to receive this unit! As has been noted, it is well constructed, of good materials, is very lightweight, and comes supplied with high quality Sanyo Eneloop batteries. I was very excited to try it out, and anticipated using it on long distance cycling tours. Unfortunately, my experience varied significantly from other reviews. Perhaps I received a defective unit, or perhaps it had defective batteries that did not achieve/maintain a proper charge. Or perhaps, it is just the Northern climate in which I live. But nonetheless, here was my objective experience, in southern Minnesota, in mid to late May (in terms of intensity of sun). All testing was done outside on clear days, without any trees or other sunlight obstruction. After properly installing the batteries, and placing the device in direct sun, the appropriate charging lights illuminated and the device achieved a full charge in 5 to 7 hours, depending on how close it was to mid-day. I thought this was reasonable for a relatively northern latitude, for a unit of this surface area, and I was excited to proceed with using it.

Unfortunately, my enthusiasm quickly waned. Upon attaching an iPhone 3GS (after fully charging the solar unit and with the light indicating a full charge) and running a golf GPS app, the battery drained from 100% to approximately 40%, over the course of a 4 hour round of golf, on a clear day in mid-May. This is incrementally better than the usual draining from 100% to 20% charge over a typical round without any charging device. So, it did slow the loss of charge, but it was nowhere near able to maintain a full charge. In defense of this unit, the golf gps app does obviously require a lot of power (as indicated by its ability to nearly completely drain an iPhone battery in 4 hours), and the solar charger did delay the power drain somewhat. However, I was hoping that on a clear day, with the unit affixed to my golf bag on a cart, that it would have been able to maintain a much better charge. In fact, the golf bag push cart to which it was attached is angled and I intentionally rolled the cart with the device facing the sun to give the solar device the best opportunity to perform, and the angle of the cart is such that it would facilitate a perpendicular angle of the charging surface relative to the sun.

The next test was the use of the device away from the sun. After fully charging the device in direct sun on a clear day, with the light sequence appropriately indicating a full charge, I brought the device indoors and immediately attached my iPhone 3GS, that was at a mid-charge level. The wireless and bluetooth were turned off, and I put it in locked/standby mode to minimize power usage. I did not want active phone/wireless/bluetooth use to be a confounding variable. After three hours, the iPhone had only gone from 48% charge to 51% charge. While I realize that the solar charger technically "charged" the phone somewhat, it was not doing so at a practical rate, and I terminated the test at this point to use the phone.

As a third test, I inserted two Sony AA 2500mAh batteries that were fully charged by a wall charger, into the solar unit battery chamber, and attached a completely dead iPhone to the unit. It charged the phone from 0% to 51% charge with this set-up. So, clearly, the electrical connections, and USB port worked fine. Unfortunately time constraints and cloudy weather precluded me from testing the device with solar charging with the Sony batteries, to attempt to differentiate betwen bad batteries versus insufficient unit charging capacity as the etiology of the suboptimal performance. I also did not test the supplied Sanyo Eneloop batteries in a home charger, in terms of their ability to accept a charge.

So, there's my experience. You can decide for yourself.

As my experience was an outlier, I encourage others to post their experience. Specifically:

1) Time for solar batteries to achieve full charge

2) Whether they are then capable of charging a device while the unit is away from the sun

3) Ability of the solar device to achieve maintain a charge on your electronic device when in direct sun

If you choose to post, please indicate degree of cloud cover, your location and time of day (as latitude and time of day affects sun angle/intensity) for your experiences.

Who knows? If the overwhelming response is that these units did much better than my experience, maybe I'll reorder one, and try it again, to ensure that it wasn't just a defective unit or defective batteries that I received.

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I bought this so I can always have good battery in my GPS (uses two AA) and cell phone (uses a 3.7V 850 mAh ) for doing weeklong bicycle trips such as GOBA. It turns out to be small enough that I just keep it in my emergency repair kit all the time. I leave the batteries out of the device because the USB charger draws ½ mA with no load. This would discharge the batteries in about six months.

Before you buy one, you should probably do a little math. The product description lacks the detailed specs (the reason for only four stars) so here is what you need to know:

The USB charger is rated at 5V with a 1 amp maximum load. If your application requires more than this it's not going to work. The solar cell charger is rated 3.6 V at 400 mA in full sunlight which is optimized to charge the batteries that come with the device. To determine if the USB device will recharge your battery, look at the current and voltage on the battery to calculate Vah (Volt/Amp hour). For example; my cell phone battery is 3.7 V at 850 mAh = 3.145Vah. It will take at least 20% more than this to charge the battery due to losses. So in my case, I estimate it takes 4 Vah to charge this battery. The AA batteries that come with the unit are rated 2.5 V (for the pair) at 2000 mAh = 5 Vah. This turns out just about right because after fully charging my cell phone battery, there is still enough in the AA batteries to power the GPS for about two hours.

To help speed things up, place the solar collectors on something cool with all cells exposed to sunlight. Charge the USB battery with fully charged AA batteries and the solar collector exposed to sunlight.

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I've tried about a half dozen or so small AA-type solar chargers, and all of them have been disappointing to some degree or another. Either they are flimsy and break all too easily or they take two days to charge a few AAs... They all seem to have the same weaknesses, with the occasional tradeoff for a strength or two.

This one is the exception. Not only is it far more ruggedly built than the competition, it seems to have much better charging capacity. Most of the ways you could think of breaking your typical AA charger will not work on this thing. It's flexible and long drops will have no effect. It doesn't seem you'd be able to crack or shatter the panels. The wiring is buried safely. I can't imagine how I'd break this unless I actually set my mind on it.

Charge time seems to be much shorter than competition, too. I haven't done anything empirical, but it does seem to charge my Eneloops much faster than the other chargers I've got and have had in the past. As a bonus, it seems to charge more USB devices than some of the other chargers I've got. You do need to have the batteries in to do this, it should be noted.

I like this one so much I ordered it's strictly-AA cousin (the 4xAA charger) to increase my charging capacity. I have finally found a charger that I can trust.

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I have both the waterproof and non-waterproof versions. The waterproof version will not hold a charge very well and therefore gives very little operating life. About to throw it away, I decided to look into what was happening as the non-waterproof version works great and others have had the poor battery performance as well with this model.

The rotating on/off switch does not penetrate thru the plastic. Instead it moves a magnet that causes one to three internal magnetic reed switches to activate and allow current to flow to the light. The dimmer moves one of them as well I think. To try it yourself remove the cover, unscrew the three top screws then unscrew the battery charge lid retainer (one screw to the plastic tab). Pull the light out no wires get in the way. Try a refrigerator magnet over the black area until the light comes on.

The problem is with the reed switches. In the OFF (open) position the switches are not truly open, rather they still have a resistance of about 2000 ohms on my light enough to leak away most of the battery in a few days.

The magnetic switch idea was good but either the switches are cheap or they are defective in design. Only solution is to leave the light on the charger until ready to use hardly a good answer.

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I was actually lost looking around on the internet for the "Perfect Father's Day Gift" for not only my Father, but my Husband as well. I wasn't thinking I would hit it out of the ball park with the same gift for both.

For my father I thought flashlight or spotlight because what do you buy for the man that has everything? I remembered when I was little, 5 or 6 and my Dad would always have a Mag light flashlight for everything, one in his truck, one in the house, when they came out with the small ones he bought those too, so I figured a flashlight or spotlight might help him around the lake and would definitely be a great gift for him.. I can't afford anything else that man would want :)

My Husband, the Camper, Camping is his life, I got him a Tent for Father's Day, a Beautiful Coleman Tent he wanted, but then I bought the light for my Dad and had to get the same for my Husband "from the kids".. :)

First let me tell you, we've been faithfully disappointed in LED technology lights time and time again, until we found a lantern we recently purchased for our camping trip that boasted 400 Lumens, then we saw that an LED light could actually work, light your way, and not eat your batteries one after another. That light was the game changer, Guide Gear was the brand and it also is a fantastic buy, I will review that one separately.

I actually purchased the Stanley FL5W10 5 Watt/520 Lumen light on sale and was drawn to the fact that not only was it waterproof, but you can dive 6 feet under water with the light on!! It's not a deep dive light, but it is a neat little gadget if you've lost something near the shore at the lake. Aside from that, when dropped in the water it flips light side up, which is very handy when you accidentally drop it in the water, then of course it is BRIGHT YELLOW in case you didn't leave it on when you dropped it.

The other factors that drew me to the light, lol (pun intended), was that not only is it rechargeable, but it comes equipped with a DC and an AC charger with the package!!! YOU CAN CHARGE IT ANYWHERE!!! When it is done charging it BEEPS for you, if you leave it on the charger it will kindly remind you. It boasts a 10 Hour Use time on dim, so that's a pretty great thing in addition to being rechargeable.

Just a little bit of Battery advice, Batteries build up a memory with bad charging habits, it's like filling up your car with gas all the way once, then filling it up again and again and again once you've only used a quarter of a tank, the rest of the gas is old starts to lose it's ummph.. Batteries do this too, although they used to be much worse.

I always live by the rule of charging ANY NEW ITEM, YES, INCLUDING CELL PHONES, CORDLESS PHONES, FLASHLIGHTS, ETC, FOR A FULL 24 HOURS BEFORE YOU EVEN TOUCH IT. Even though it may beep and say it's full, leave it on for a FULL 24 HOURS before using it for the First time. Once you use it, don't take it off the charger then immediately put it back on over and over, and lastly let the battery go completely dead once per month to every 6 weeks, then charge it again to full. This will help extend the life of your battery hopefully and help prevent a bad build up or "Memory".

Now then, back to the light, The quality of the light, what you've been waiting to hear about, oh my good gosh this thing lights up the way.. I have never owned a light so powerful, it is absolutely 520 Lumens strong.

We live in one of the few places on the planet and in the USA that you can actually see the stars at night. We live in a very rural area with not a lot of traffic, light pollution or neighbors.. one such of our few neighbors lives around 5 acres away from my house, and a slew of dense cedar trees between us scattered here and there; well he always hangs outside in the evenings with some buddies, without fail and I wanted to check this light out, show it off for my husband so he could be proud of his new light. so I call the neighbor, I asked if he was outside, of course he is.. I stood on my porch and I shined the light in his back-back-back yard, meaning a hundred and fifty or so yards from his porch and i was lighting up very clearly whatever I shined it on, not faint, but an extremely clear line of sight, and he said WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT? I said our new Spotlight, he says "no kiddin", then I told him it was LED.. he said "LED?? No way!"

his crew immediately drove over in their ATV to check out my Husband's new Spotlight, then they all left me, including my husband and my son to go over to the neighbors to drink beer and play with the new light some more.. my mistake.. or was it.. HA, I had a nice hot bath in peace and quiet after a day of it being all about the Dads.. :)

My Father told me his story later when he called to tell me how much he loved the light, except he lives on the lake and they actually got in the water AT NIGHT and played with the light. He fishes at night, so he wanted to see what it could actually do.. he loved it, he lives in an inlet on the lake so the water is a bit calmer than the main lake and he couldn't believe how well he could see under water AT NIGHT with the light.

Anyhow, the light lives up to it's claims and more, it is dimmable, and is "dunkable" and I'm sure you can "Drop it 10 Feet without damaging it", although we haven't tried that out yet. I uploaded a picture comparing the size to a standard DVD for you to be able to see just how small this light is. Smaller than you'd expect compared to most spotlights but SO POWERFUL, It's amazing.

I would recommend this light for any household, Rural, City Living, Campers, Travelers, in your car on a road trip or just around town, this light is quite possibly the best light we have ever purchased.

*** Update 8/8/11: When I wrote this review my spotlight was manufactured by/for Stanley and the product on this page was a Stanley light and was yellow, Now it is Black and Decker they appear to be related, or share manufacturers, or have sold the technology, whichever, they appeared to have changed only the color from yellow to red/orange (typical B&D coloring), it's the same light I reviewed, only they changed manufacturers on us who reviewed the light prior **

I hope to have helped you with your purchasing decision.

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This is the second spotlight I bought this week. The first was a Coleman 4351-700. I did not realize from looking at it on the Internet how big and heavy it would be. It is enormous and extremely heavy because it uses a sealed lead acid battery (SLA) (like a car battery). My wife said it was too heavy and she couldn't get her hand around it. I returned it without ever opening the bubble pack packaging.

The Stanley seemed like everything I ever wanted. I need it for my sail boat where space is at a very high premium and every pound of weight really matters.

This light is small, powerful, and light weight. The light has a very tight beam and is even more powerful than I need. It was easy to light up trees that were 1500 feet away. I didn't have line of sight to anything further away on my first outing. You can adjust the light brighter or dimmer than the default setting. I didn't notice much more light when I went to the brightest setting. I could see a significant difference at the dimmest setting, but dimmest would still be bright enough for most uses. The instructions say that you can get 50 minutes at the very brightest setting and 10 hours at the dimmest.

Another reviewer said they could not turn the unit on using only one hand. I can, but it is easier using two hands, one to hold the unit and one to rotate the on/off switch.

Now for the bad news. This unit uses NiMH batteries (which are not bad). However, they are very susceptible to damage from overcharging and like to be kept charged. They do not have a memory effect like NiCads.

You can NOT leave the charged connected after it is charged (max 5 hours), and you must charge the unit at least once every 30 days even if you have not used it. I would have been happy to spend more money to get a unit that let you keep it on the charger by just having the unit turn off the charge to the batteries when they were fully charged. There is apparently more risk of damage using the 12 volt charger because the manual has a special STRONG warning about NEVER leaving it on this charger for more than 5 hours.

I knew when I ordered the unit that it had a non-standard battery pack. I assumed that this meant that I would someday have to purchase a replacement from the manufacturer. However, the manual states:

"The battery should last the service life of the unit." In other words, dead battery=throw entire unit away. They could have made this unit to take six off-the-shelf NiMH AAA batteries, it would have been worth the extra cost.

The manual tells you that battery recycling is required when you dispose of the unit. However, very few people would have the tools and patience to disassemble the unit to get to the batteries. The solution is either to not recycle, or smash the unit open with a hammer.

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Have many lights, maglight, surefire, 100, 200 lumens lights from Sams club etc. this one lights up and puts spot on the mountain behind my home, at least 2 miles. My other 100, 200 lumens disappears into the night. It is small, light and compact. Better than my large 1 and 2 million candle power lights which are hard to carry and much larger in size.

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Solid, rechargeable flashlight, supplied with AC charger for wall and 12V charger for car. Strangely, instructions stated in BOLD letters to not leave it plugged into the 12V charger more than 3-5 hours. Same warning with A/C charger just not in bold. So you really can't leave it plugged in and forget about it. That can be inconvenient, esp since the instructions also state to charge the light after each use. Has LED light in back of unit that tells you status of charge. Holds a charge well. I do not believe this kind of battery and circuitry has any kind of "memory" issues.

The light is more solid in person than it looked in the picture, well made. Waterproof to a few feet which to me means that I can get it wet outside. Has dimmer switch under your trigger finger. The dimmer lags a couple of seconds when used. The light beeps when the dimmer is at max or minimum. To access the recharger plug a round cover has to be unscrewed in the back of the light. Helps to read the instructions because I could not find the plug otherwise. The on-off button is a circular dial that has to be rotated from one extreme to the other.

The light is bright, but not near as bright as the hyperbole written in previous reviews. My house is elevated on the side of a hill and I can put a decent spot of light on the ground 300 feet away with the light on the highest setting.

Nice enough to buy as a gift, I will prob buy another one for my dad. The nice thing about an LED light is that is stays relatively cool. If I were getting picky,I wish the light dimmer setting would have a memory, but it doesn't. If the light is turned off it defaults to brightest setting when turned back on. Would also be nice if there were some way to hang or prop the light other than just laying it on its side, but these are relatively minor details. I don't see how anyone could be disappointed with this light.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program One of the expectations of a two port USB charger is that it will let you save space on the number of outlets used. This is unfortunately not the case with this device. The plug is placed in such a way that it isn't possible to use a nearby outlet on a powerstrip. There is some added convenience of a built in car charger (single usb), but it requires taking the charger back and forth with you. There was also a bit of sparking on plugging this in, not much, but other chargers did not do this. It is capable of putting out a decent amount of current, enough for larger devices. Overall though, the convenience is hampered by the design.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program To be clear, this is a box about the size of a deck if cards. It has fold out ac prongs to plug into the wall. In that configuration it provides two usb ports for charging with a total of 5w of power. The round usb port can be pried loose from the box and it is a very small single car charger converting your cigarette port into a usb charger. No cables are included.

Negatives the round part can be difficult to pull out with your fingertips or nails; the ac wall prongs cause the adapter to take up most of a normal two plug wall outlet. It is possible to plug in something else above it, but only a slim lamp plug or similar.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Two days after I received this item I took it on a business trip with my iPad and the iPad's bluetooth keyboard. This item has one module that is a car charger--the bottom bit that you see in the picture, which pulls out to use as a car charger. Or, as you see it there in the picture it inserts in the other component which plugs into a standard wall plug unit. This way it has two USB charging ports--perfect for my iPad and keyboard.

It worked fantastically well all weekend under pretty constant use. The unit did get warm, but never hot.

I hadn't realized things like this existed: now I can't imagine traveling without it for my electronics.

My only beef is there are no instructions, but then again, I'm a computer dummy and I figured it out, so...guess it's not that hard! :D

I am wanting to buy these for my family for Christmas!

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This new Monster Outlets to Go USB PowerPack is a fascinating device for a number of reasons. To start with, it's a true 2-in-1 charger that will allow you to charge just about any two USB devices at the same time. It has enough punch charge tablets, smartphones, MP3 players, digital cameras and more.

It's truly flexible in that when you plug this PowerPack into a wall outlet or power strip, it offers two USB ports that will deliver up to 15W of power, so you can charge two devices simultaneously. Add to this, when you need true charging for when you're mobile in your car, you can easily remove its built-in cigarette lighter adapter (see the one with the round silver ring) and have a single USB port in your car that provides "up to 10W of rapid-charging power" as noted in the specs, so this gives you very flexible charging options while at home, work or when you're on the road.

The plug has retractable prongs that fold away neatly when not in use, and it also offers one of the narrowest form factors that this user has seen when plugged into a wall or a power strip. Unlike many similar two-port (or even many single-port) USB chargers, the narrow design allows it to be plugged into the same space that you would use for a simple two-prong lamp... it's that narrow.

The Monster Outlets to Go USB PowerPack has the thinnest form factor that this user has found for a two-USB charger, and that make it handy when outlet space is at a premium. Being a hybrid vehicle/wall charger makes it quite versatile, but don't leave the part that goes into the cigarette lighter in your vehicle or the versatility will be lost.

10/24/2012

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Nowadays, anything less than multipurpose seems inadequate. The more we could do in one move, the better. I'd say this is more useful at home than in car because you get to use both of the usb ports with a plug into the wall. The bonus with this is you get to take the small part out and plug it into your car's cigarette port and there you have a usb port. It's pretty convenient and useful.

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Was very careful in selecting a small solar panel to charge the battery on my 17ft sailboat. I passed on purchasing several other panels as I was not confident they would stand up to the rigors of the marine environment. This panel has exceeded my expectations.

In my own testing I consistently see the panel outputting 350+ milliamps of current in a variety of non-perfect ligh conditions. It easily keeps my house battery fully charged. I have the panel mounted horizontally on my forward hatch. It is light, rugged, and I outputs in a much wider variety of conditions than I would have expected. Very pleased with this product and my purchase. The 6-watt rating is more than needed and gives me room to expand my electronics & lights.

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These panels are awesome! I have two of them to charge a battery which powers a fish finder and stereo on my bass boat. They work flawlessly and I never have to worry about manual charging. They are rugged (virtually indestructible), attractive in appearance, easy to install, and a great value for your dollar.

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This is a very durable product that does exactly what it's supposed to do, can't ask for much else from a purchase.