Showing posts with label motorcycle battery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motorcycle battery. Show all posts
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Discount Absolute BTC-50 GM Bolt Power Ring Chrome Battery Terminal
Works very well. The stock terminal bolt pops out of the insulation and this one presses in its place. Tighten down the terminal and then attach your wire with the piggy back bolt. Perfect fit and good finish on this product.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Reviews of PortaCell Dual USB Port 2A 10w (fast) Heavy Duty Ouput Car Charger
I've tried plugging my Android phone both into the regular port and the "iPad" 2A port, and I get the same 500 mA charge from both. I'm pretty disappointed.
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The only con is that it doesn't stay securely in the lighter socket. Its as if the spring at the tip is too strong. Otherwise this is a great product and can't be beat for the price!Best Deals for PortaCell Dual USB Port 2A 10w (fast) Heavy Duty Ouput Car Charger
So far it works great. The iPad slot actually seems to charger the iPhone 5 pretty fast with no side-effecst thus far. It can be used for the iPhone 4 also, not just for the iPad. But overall both slots work great, charger actually charges almost as effectively as the wall charger. So far, been great.Honest reviews on PortaCell Dual USB Port 2A 10w (fast) Heavy Duty Ouput Car Charger
This is a great little USB car charger. Charges our cell phone and tablet fast. It's small, but still has enough edge to it so there's something to grab onto if I need to pull it out. Price is good too. No complaints. Works well for our purposes. Soon cars will just come with USB ports instead of 'cigarette lighter' ports. But until then, this is a good one.Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Reviews of One Gesipa Powerbird 12V Cordless Rechargeable Riveting Tool
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List Price: $1,052.25
Sale Price: $960.00
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I have owned several of these gun and loved the performance and versatlity. I rivet alot in my job and have always used air till about 3 years ago. This unit will pull a mono bolt and up to a 1/4 steel rivet with not sweat. Battery on full charge works well, but want last with heavey use more than 1 shift and steel riveting about 3 to 4 hours. I certainly will buy more as needed. This brand seems to work well for me.
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I have owned several of these gun and loved the performance and versatlity. I rivet alot in my job and have always used air till about 3 years ago. This unit will pull a mono bolt and up to a 1/4 steel rivet with not sweat. Battery on full charge works well, but want last with heavey use more than 1 shift and steel riveting about 3 to 4 hours. I certainly will buy more as needed. This brand seems to work well for me.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Griffin Technology RC23103 PowerBlock Reserve for iPhone and iPod Review
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List Price: $49.99
Sale Price: $24.95
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The Good: Excellent design, solid construction, power adapter and extra battery in a practical set, good price-performance ratio. The bad: a little bit of warming in the battery to charge the iPhone 4S Only 515mAh effective load +/36% or 2.88h additional time for call.
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The Good: Excellent design, solid construction, power adapter and extra battery in a practical set, good price-performance ratio. The bad: a little bit of warming in the battery to charge the iPhone 4S Only 515mAh effective load +/36% or 2.88h additional time for call.
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I have tried out 3 different battery packs/cases for my phone but this definitely is the only one I ended up keeping. It's small and convenient and I like how the charger even has a connection for your lighting usb cord so you can charge your phone and the battery at the same time! it gives me about 40% battery (if I'm not constantly texting or having tons of apps open as i usually do). My only problem is that light up button stopped working? but it's a minor detail...because it still charges and holds charge!Best Deals for Griffin Technology RC23103 PowerBlock Reserve for iPhone and iPod
Works great for emergency charges while traveling. Provides about 45% more battery charge. External battery gets warm when charging so if you leave it in your pocket while charging, it just keep you warm.Honest reviews on Griffin Technology RC23103 PowerBlock Reserve for iPhone and iPod
Great product. It't the second one I buy because I love it so much. The second one is for my brother.Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Review of 12V 18AH SLA Battery replaces wp17-12 d5745 6dzm17 lcr12v17cp
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List Price: $47.99
Sale Price: $39.90
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Quick service. Product works well. Easily installed.Locally manufactured in near by Indiana. I will use them again for battery needs.
The DR gets used about once a month from early Spring till late Fall so it sits most of the time. With this battery (since install) it has yet to fail to crank the mower.
Its my understanding this battery is an electric wheelchair battery so cant testify as to what cycling (charging and discharging) does to the lifespan. But for the price if it dies after a year or two (per other reviews) then it was worth it.
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Quick service. Product works well. Easily installed.Locally manufactured in near by Indiana. I will use them again for battery needs.
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Used this battery this spring to replace the original that came in my DR mower. It was a direct replacement size wise and connectors.The DR gets used about once a month from early Spring till late Fall so it sits most of the time. With this battery (since install) it has yet to fail to crank the mower.
Its my understanding this battery is an electric wheelchair battery so cant testify as to what cycling (charging and discharging) does to the lifespan. But for the price if it dies after a year or two (per other reviews) then it was worth it.
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Arrived with a full charge and fit into the space perfectly. These batteries only seem to have a 2 or 3 year life span at best but a lot easier that manual starting when the weather is hot and muggy.Sunday, September 28, 2014
Motorola Car Charger for Motorola i9, ZN4, Z6c, Z9, ZN5, Q, Q9H Reviews
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List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $7.38
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This product would have been wonderful, except it wasnt the right one for my phone. Mislabelled information. What an inconvience to patiently/anxiously await a car charger because you were traveling. It arrives you put in the car and you hit the road only to find....it was not the right one for your phone. I knw we want to sell our products but can we please label them correctly??
Thanks I appreciate you mis-labelling this product, especially on the dark highway journey.
Sincerely,
Wishing people would represent integrity
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This product would have been wonderful, except it wasnt the right one for my phone. Mislabelled information. What an inconvience to patiently/anxiously await a car charger because you were traveling. It arrives you put in the car and you hit the road only to find....it was not the right one for your phone. I knw we want to sell our products but can we please label them correctly??
Thanks I appreciate you mis-labelling this product, especially on the dark highway journey.
Sincerely,
Wishing people would represent integrity
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i ordered this car charger thru a friend with amazon prime account. i have a motorola q9m. very disappointed to say that the jack on this charger does not match my q9m. maybe oem shop sent out the wrong item ??. not even sure if i can return/exchange. i will be calling amazon.com in the next few days. the blue hue certainly is cool.Best Deals for Motorola Car Charger for Motorola i9, ZN4, Z6c, Z9, ZN5, Q, Q9H
I ordered two of these; they were shipped 2nd day for free via my Amazon Prime membership. This is an official Motorola OEM accessory not an after-market product. Construction is solid, the cable is of a reasonable gauge, there is strain relief at the plug end and a small wishbone shaped clip to adjust for slack in the cable so it isn't unmanageable. The spoon shape of the plug makes for comfortable handling when inserting into a 12v jack, and when powered a blue LED causes the clear center of the spoon to light up with the Motorola logo, it is very cool looking and much more discrete then a blaring LED. The USB connector (Micro-B standard) fits perfectly with my Motorola Z9 cell phone. I am very pleased with this purchase and think at the ten dollar price it was a great bargain.....Please note, at the time I purchased this item it was being sold by Amazon directly not a third party.Honest reviews on Motorola Car Charger for Motorola i9, ZN4, Z6c, Z9, ZN5, Q, Q9H
Not much more to say, I bought it for my father's V9, and it works as expected. It also feels like a solid product, being an original from Motorola, instead of the cheap feel of cheap Chinese chargers.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Motorola Car Charger for Motorola i9, ZN4, Z6c, Z9, ZN5, Q, Q9H
Works great. The blue led is a nice remindeer that it is plugged in and ready for use. Good quality and workmanship. It will last a long time under normal use. Received it in about 5 days too. Recommend this product to all in need.Best Pwr+® Extra Long 5.5 Ft Cord Car Charger for RCA Portable Dvd Deals
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List Price: $39.90
Sale Price: $8.40
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works just like they said it would! The other replacement cord I bought blew fuses in my car about 5 times! Ridiculous. I've used this one for over a month now and it hasn't blown at all. My daughter is glad we got it fixed :)
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works just like they said it would! The other replacement cord I bought blew fuses in my car about 5 times! Ridiculous. I've used this one for over a month now and it hasn't blown at all. My daughter is glad we got it fixed :)
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Used this power cable to replace the broken one on my kids portable dual DVD player. Works just as it states. Great value and much better quality than the original cord.Best Deals for Pwr+® Extra Long 5.5 Ft Cord Car Charger for RCA Portable Dvd
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Works great on my DVD that kids watch in back seat with the 12V plug in the dash. Needed the extra lenght.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Pwr+® Extra Long 5.5 Ft Cord Car Charger for RCA Portable Dvd
No stretching required, nice and sturdy too. My grandson uses it in the backseat to watch his movies on his dvd player.Saturday, September 20, 2014
Cheap SOLAR BA1 Digital Voltmeter
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List Price: $36.35
Sale Price: $19.29
Today's Bonus: 47% Off

This product is very similar to one I owned many years ago. I gave the old one to my daughter to use with her RV. I've missed having one and was pleased when Amazon had one available that was similar in design. I've just used it a limited number of times, but it appears to work just as well as my old one, and offered at a very reasonable price.
This is a simple tool.
Easy to use for anyone.
Quick... It is fast and simple.
Check out your entire charging system.
All 12 volt batteries have 12.6 Volts
If you have any less than 12.6 volts your battery needs charging.
Check that battery charger you use to charge it too!
In two seconds you will see how much your charger, or Charging system is charging the battery.
A good Charging system should be putting out 13.8 to 14.2 volts.
Your battery charger will put out more on high, so don't let the battery get too warm. I like charging my batteries on low.
Just a word to the wise...
The average life of any battery is 3 years.
As soon as you see the white corrosion on the battery cable, you battery is on its way out. Oh sure you can milk it along for a year or two, maybe.
But... you are ruining your alternator and battery cables and when that bad boy starts to crank slow you are ruining the starter.
How much do you think a positive battery cable costs on a new car?
Some are well over 200.00 from the dealer plus labor.
These are just my thoughts after 30 years in the automotive business...
Oh yes, keep those battery cable connections clean too. That means wire brush the post and inside the cable mount.
I love this tool.
List Price: $36.35
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This product is very similar to one I owned many years ago. I gave the old one to my daughter to use with her RV. I've missed having one and was pleased when Amazon had one available that was similar in design. I've just used it a limited number of times, but it appears to work just as well as my old one, and offered at a very reasonable price.
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No instructions of any kind. Not even a small piece of paper. Don't know if it works or not. Do you turn it on? How do you use it??Best Deals for SOLAR BA1 Digital Voltmeter
This is a must have for anyone who owns a car.This is a simple tool.
Easy to use for anyone.
Quick... It is fast and simple.
Check out your entire charging system.
All 12 volt batteries have 12.6 Volts
If you have any less than 12.6 volts your battery needs charging.
Check that battery charger you use to charge it too!
In two seconds you will see how much your charger, or Charging system is charging the battery.
A good Charging system should be putting out 13.8 to 14.2 volts.
Your battery charger will put out more on high, so don't let the battery get too warm. I like charging my batteries on low.
Just a word to the wise...
The average life of any battery is 3 years.
As soon as you see the white corrosion on the battery cable, you battery is on its way out. Oh sure you can milk it along for a year or two, maybe.
But... you are ruining your alternator and battery cables and when that bad boy starts to crank slow you are ruining the starter.
How much do you think a positive battery cable costs on a new car?
Some are well over 200.00 from the dealer plus labor.
These are just my thoughts after 30 years in the automotive business...
Oh yes, keep those battery cable connections clean too. That means wire brush the post and inside the cable mount.
I love this tool.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Unique Gomadic FM Transmitter with an integrated DC Auto Charger Review
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List Price: $44.95
Sale Price: $34.69
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This product has been useful for my Galaxy S2. I get to play my music in my car and charge my phone. I don't have any issues with the sound of the music. However, you cannot charge your phone and listen to your music without a high pitch tone occurring that only gets louder if you try and turn the music up. Although, you can be charging one phone while listening to music from a different phone, which works for my family since we all have Samsung phones that fit to the adapter; there is only an issue when you are trying to charge and listen to music from the same phone. Things I would like to see improved is a station scan for available stations; you have to go through each station individually, which is okay when I'm in my local area but not when I am traveling and don't know the stations. Other than that, I am happy with my purchase.
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This product has been useful for my Galaxy S2. I get to play my music in my car and charge my phone. I don't have any issues with the sound of the music. However, you cannot charge your phone and listen to your music without a high pitch tone occurring that only gets louder if you try and turn the music up. Although, you can be charging one phone while listening to music from a different phone, which works for my family since we all have Samsung phones that fit to the adapter; there is only an issue when you are trying to charge and listen to music from the same phone. Things I would like to see improved is a station scan for available stations; you have to go through each station individually, which is okay when I'm in my local area but not when I am traveling and don't know the stations. Other than that, I am happy with my purchase.
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This is the second one of these transmitters I have owned and they are by far the best on the market. They are simple and very well made. There is zero static when playing through the radio, and all music frequencies are crystal clear(with cell phone or ipod all the way up). The charger attachment is a great bonus as well. I would recommend this to anyone who's car does not have an auxiliary jack on it. This item is amazing. My first one lasted for over 3 years and was going strong until I broke the wire accidentally. Great product.Best Deals for Unique Gomadic FM Transmitter with an integrated DC Auto Charger
But you can't charge your phone and transmit you music at the same time. Cause it'll interfere with the signal. also I had this blow my radio fuse multiple times. I replaced this item with Sprint Micro-USB vehicle power charger PLUS, I lost the transmitter feature with that plug, but I didn't blow anymore fuses. Over all this isn't worth any of your money.Honest reviews on Unique Gomadic FM Transmitter with an integrated DC Auto Charger
Product works awesome. Actually enhanced sound quality in my car. I would highly recommend this device. It's a great value.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Unique Gomadic FM Transmitter with an integrated DC Auto Charger
I drive an old car and I commute a long distance to work so I listen to a LOT of audiobooks on first an iPod and now a galaxy 2S. I have become a connoisseur of transmitters of all sorts. This is not a good one. The audio was terrible, very scratchy and distorted. If I held it a certain way it wasn't too bad but that is completely not workable for a car that bumps down the road. I don't want to have an accident from messing with my transmitter. I've had really cheap $5 models that were more clear. Customer service tried very hard to keep me from returning it but finally relented. That bothered me also. That sort of tactic makes me think their business model is based on selling cheap stuff that people won't bother to return and demand refunds. After I sent this one back I bought the GOgroove FlexSMART X2 ADVANCED Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter which was far superior and worth the extra cost. I bought another for my husband.Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Original OEM Car Charger for your Blackberry Curve 8530 Reviews
I ordered 3, only 1 worked, 1 arrived DOA and 1 died after a few days. Will not buy again. When it did work, it worked good.
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Not much to say. Just open the package and plug it in. Unlike 3rd party chargers, this one actually charges your battery properly (uses intervals), increasing the life of your phone's battery.Best Deals for Original OEM Car Charger for your Blackberry Curve 8530
Mine works great, for five bucks, can charge my dead phone within 15 minutes so that I can use it in the car. Can't complain.Honest reviews on Original OEM Car Charger for your Blackberry Curve 8530
Works great. I read a few reviews about them going bad fast but for the price thought I would try it out. Has beed working great for the last couple months.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Original OEM Car Charger for your Blackberry Curve 8530
I bought a cheap knock off first and it wound up not working. This one however has been amazing. Go with the Original Blackberry Charger it will not let you down!!!Friday, July 4, 2014
Buy Car Kit Vehicle Charger + Home Wall Travel Battery Charger
I purchased this product, with the recommendation that it would help maintain my battery life with my cell phone. It was explained, the regular chargers that you receive with cell phones, actually damage the batteries and shorten their life. I have had this problem with many of the cell phones I have purchased, not knowing it might be the charger causing the problem. I just got my daughter another phone, I want this one to last, so I am trying this charger.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Review of PowerGen 2.4Amps / 12W Dual USB Car charger Designed for Apple
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List Price: $19.99
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This product has two major issues:
1. While it's description claims it has a 2 Amp port and a 1 Amp port, the reality is that it has bridged the two ports and it can only source 2 Amps total. It is not capable of delivering 3 Amps combined like the description implicitly claims and could never simultaneously charge an iPad and a smart phone. (UPDATE: The technical details section now indicates more clearly the 2A total, which is appreciated.)
2. The 2 Amp port appears to be using the Apple protocol for USB power, so that port will only provide 0.5 Amps to most other devices.
The upside of this is the 1 Amp port somewhat over delivers, and can source 2 Amps if nothing else is connected and 1.5 Amps if the 2 Amp port is sourcing 0.5 Amps for a non-Apple device. Thus this product can support one-high power non-Apple device (in the 1 Amp port) and one lower power device (in the 2 Amp port).
Now some more background/details...
First, a little background on USB charging for those who don't know:
The USB power spec is for 0.5 Amps at 5 Volts... or 2.5 Watts. This was great up until the last couple years when devices have gotten really power hungry, particularly smartphones and tablets and to a lesser extent dedicated GPS's. Some of these devices use over 2 Amps, particularly the tablets like the iPad (or in my case the HP Touchpad).
Manufacturers of these devices therefore had a dilemma. If they had their devices pull more than 0.5 Amps, they risked damaging the power source, which could be a computer, that was only prepared to source 0.5 Amps. Thus the manufacturers have used tricks to determine whether their device is connected to an unknown source, at which point they purposely only draw 0.5 Amps, or to the dedicated charger that was provided with the device, where they can draw all the power they need.
There seem to be two common tricks used. The first is to short the two data-wires together in the charger. This is what most non-Apple devices do. Since a computer or older device wouldn't have done this, the device can assume it is safe to draw all the power it needs.
Apple seems to have taken a different approach, one that I don't fully understand but know can be seen by the fact that the data lines are neither open nor shorted when the charger is plugged in, and is more sophisticated and probably superior, because I suspect it allows the device to know exactly how much power it can use.
While Apple taking a better approach might be nice in concept, it's created chaos in the USB charger product category. What is the non-specific charger to do? They can't support both.
This device chose to go the Apple route for the 2 Amp port. I don't own any high-power Apple devices, so I can't say for sure, but I suspect this unit performs well with Apple devices. Using electronic equipment I was able to draw 2 Amps when putting a fixed load on this USB charging port. However, when I connect any of the 3 high-power devices I have (HP Touchpad (2 Amps), Motorola Triumph Android phone (0.85 Amps) and the LG Optimus Slider (0.7 Amps)), none of them drew all the current they could have, because they were expecting a shorted set of data-lines.
Luckily for my purposes, the 1 Amp port on this device uses the data-line shorting method. As such, it was able to deliver all the power my Triumph and Optimus wanted. However, for some reason, even when it was the only device connected, it would not fully charge the HP Touchpad at the 2 Amps it could have, because for one reason or another, the HP Touchpad rejected it as a high power charger.
To be honest, this surprised me because it was able to source the 2 Amps the Touchpad claims it needs and the HP Touchpad charger has the data-lines shorted. So I'm not sure why this didn't work.
Thus this device gets 3 stars (UDPATE: 4 stars) because it can source the current it claims (minus the somewhat deceptive 2A + 1A notation (UPDATE: Which is now more clear in the technical details)), would likely support an iPad like it claims, but falls short in other regards noted elsewhere.
For non-Apple users, or even more so mixed users (say an iPad and an Android phone?) this device is superior to the other device I purchased, the "Kensington K33497US PowerBolt Duo Car Charger" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details) because on that device, NEITHER port works with non-Apple devices (although it performed better power-wise, see my review over there for details).
I've ordered two additional devices:
"Ultra Compact High Output Dual USB Car Charger 2.1A Output" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00470C35E/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details)
"Bracketron Universal Dual USB Car Adapter (UGC-298-BL)" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056VNVV8/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details)
Hopefully one of the two of them will be able to deliver to their specs for my devices.
UPDATE: I've increased my review to 4 stars for two reasons:
1. The changed technical details text makes it more clear its total power capacity.
2. Of the 4 models I purchased, it's one of the two I kept and it's the only one I kept in unmodified form. That's got to count for something. :)
* Update Sept 2013: Newer models listed below are probably a better choice. Better output, better fit in socket.
PROs:
* Full-speed charging of iPad, iPhone, and more (see Note 1)
Branded product. Amazon reviews apply to this exact item.
OKs:
1 year warranty
CONs:
Wobbly fit in car socket (works OK though)
Cheesy blue light -always on
Alternatives -
Anker® Dual USB 3.6A Car Charger (compact)
CoverBot Dual USB 3.1A Car Charger (lowest cost, also highly rated)
PowerGen Dual USB 3.1 Amp Car Charger
Apple and Non-Apple Devices -
Apple devices use their own method to decide charging speed. A designed-for-Apple charger may provide slower charging for non-Apple devices, and vice versa. For details, see K. Crawford's review: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1BSQFGYMS2DCH/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00622AG6S (Apparently this charger can also fast-charge non-Apple smartphones and other 1 Amp devices using the 1A port.)
Notes -
Note 1: I tested using a 2-month old iPhone 4S while on/locked. These iPhone results do not apply to other phones.
30-50%. . . 50-70%. . . 70-90%. . . Avg . . . Charger
--------. . . --------. . . --------. . . -----. . . ---------
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 2A port
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.05 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 1A port
18min . . . . 19min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.03 . . . Kensington K39224US Car charger
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . Apple Wall Charger
33min . . . . 34min . . . . 37min . . . . 0.58 . . . 500mA car charger (Griffin)
35min . . . . 35min . . . . 39min . . . . 0.55 . . . 500mA computer USB port
Avg is "percent per minute" overall -from 30% charged to 90% charged.
~~~ Comments & questions welcome ~~~
* Update Sept 2013: Newer models listed below are probably a better choice. Better output, better fit in socket.
PROs:
* Full-speed charging of iPad, iPhone, and more (see Note 1)
Branded product. Amazon reviews apply to this exact item.
OKs:
1 year warranty
CONs:
Wobbly fit in car socket (works OK though)
Cheesy blue light -always on
Alternatives -
Anker® Dual USB 3.6A Car Charger (compact)
CoverBot Dual USB 3.1A Car Charger (lowest cost, also highly rated)
PowerGen Dual USB 3.1 Amp Car Charger
Apple and Non-Apple Devices -
Apple devices use their own method to decide charging speed. A designed-for-Apple charger may provide slower charging for non-Apple devices, and vice versa. For details, see K. Crawford's review: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1BSQFGYMS2DCH/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00622AG6S (Apparently this charger can also fast-charge non-Apple smartphones and other 1 Amp devices using the 1A port.)
Notes -
Note 1: I tested using a 2-month old iPhone 4S while on/locked. These iPhone results do not apply to other phones.
30-50%. . . 50-70%. . . 70-90%. . . Avg . . . Charger
--------. . . --------. . . --------. . . -----. . . ---------
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 2A port
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.05 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 1A port
18min . . . . 19min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.03 . . . Kensington K39224US Car charger
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . Apple Wall Charger
33min . . . . 34min . . . . 37min . . . . 0.58 . . . 500mA car charger (Griffin)
35min . . . . 35min . . . . 39min . . . . 0.55 . . . 500mA computer USB port
Avg is "percent per minute" overall -from 30% charged to 90% charged.
~~~ Comments & questions welcome ~~~
However, I put charger in my girlfriend's 2002 VW Beetle and it works perfectly. So I just let her keep it instead of dealing with return shipping, and I ordered the Kensington K33497US PowerBolt Duo for myself.
So 1 star for not working in my car (and not warning me about it before ordering), but since it works fine in another car and I'd probably give it 5 stars if it worked in mine, I'm averaging it to 3.
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This product has two major issues:
1. While it's description claims it has a 2 Amp port and a 1 Amp port, the reality is that it has bridged the two ports and it can only source 2 Amps total. It is not capable of delivering 3 Amps combined like the description implicitly claims and could never simultaneously charge an iPad and a smart phone. (UPDATE: The technical details section now indicates more clearly the 2A total, which is appreciated.)
2. The 2 Amp port appears to be using the Apple protocol for USB power, so that port will only provide 0.5 Amps to most other devices.
The upside of this is the 1 Amp port somewhat over delivers, and can source 2 Amps if nothing else is connected and 1.5 Amps if the 2 Amp port is sourcing 0.5 Amps for a non-Apple device. Thus this product can support one-high power non-Apple device (in the 1 Amp port) and one lower power device (in the 2 Amp port).
Now some more background/details...
First, a little background on USB charging for those who don't know:
The USB power spec is for 0.5 Amps at 5 Volts... or 2.5 Watts. This was great up until the last couple years when devices have gotten really power hungry, particularly smartphones and tablets and to a lesser extent dedicated GPS's. Some of these devices use over 2 Amps, particularly the tablets like the iPad (or in my case the HP Touchpad).
Manufacturers of these devices therefore had a dilemma. If they had their devices pull more than 0.5 Amps, they risked damaging the power source, which could be a computer, that was only prepared to source 0.5 Amps. Thus the manufacturers have used tricks to determine whether their device is connected to an unknown source, at which point they purposely only draw 0.5 Amps, or to the dedicated charger that was provided with the device, where they can draw all the power they need.
There seem to be two common tricks used. The first is to short the two data-wires together in the charger. This is what most non-Apple devices do. Since a computer or older device wouldn't have done this, the device can assume it is safe to draw all the power it needs.
Apple seems to have taken a different approach, one that I don't fully understand but know can be seen by the fact that the data lines are neither open nor shorted when the charger is plugged in, and is more sophisticated and probably superior, because I suspect it allows the device to know exactly how much power it can use.
While Apple taking a better approach might be nice in concept, it's created chaos in the USB charger product category. What is the non-specific charger to do? They can't support both.
This device chose to go the Apple route for the 2 Amp port. I don't own any high-power Apple devices, so I can't say for sure, but I suspect this unit performs well with Apple devices. Using electronic equipment I was able to draw 2 Amps when putting a fixed load on this USB charging port. However, when I connect any of the 3 high-power devices I have (HP Touchpad (2 Amps), Motorola Triumph Android phone (0.85 Amps) and the LG Optimus Slider (0.7 Amps)), none of them drew all the current they could have, because they were expecting a shorted set of data-lines.
Luckily for my purposes, the 1 Amp port on this device uses the data-line shorting method. As such, it was able to deliver all the power my Triumph and Optimus wanted. However, for some reason, even when it was the only device connected, it would not fully charge the HP Touchpad at the 2 Amps it could have, because for one reason or another, the HP Touchpad rejected it as a high power charger.
To be honest, this surprised me because it was able to source the 2 Amps the Touchpad claims it needs and the HP Touchpad charger has the data-lines shorted. So I'm not sure why this didn't work.
Thus this device gets 3 stars (UDPATE: 4 stars) because it can source the current it claims (minus the somewhat deceptive 2A + 1A notation (UPDATE: Which is now more clear in the technical details)), would likely support an iPad like it claims, but falls short in other regards noted elsewhere.
For non-Apple users, or even more so mixed users (say an iPad and an Android phone?) this device is superior to the other device I purchased, the "Kensington K33497US PowerBolt Duo Car Charger" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details) because on that device, NEITHER port works with non-Apple devices (although it performed better power-wise, see my review over there for details).
I've ordered two additional devices:
"Ultra Compact High Output Dual USB Car Charger 2.1A Output" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00470C35E/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details)
"Bracketron Universal Dual USB Car Adapter (UGC-298-BL)" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056VNVV8/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details)
Hopefully one of the two of them will be able to deliver to their specs for my devices.
UPDATE: I've increased my review to 4 stars for two reasons:
1. The changed technical details text makes it more clear its total power capacity.
2. Of the 4 models I purchased, it's one of the two I kept and it's the only one I kept in unmodified form. That's got to count for something. :)
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.* Update Sept 2013: Newer models listed below are probably a better choice. Better output, better fit in socket.
PROs:
* Full-speed charging of iPad, iPhone, and more (see Note 1)
Branded product. Amazon reviews apply to this exact item.
OKs:
1 year warranty
CONs:
Wobbly fit in car socket (works OK though)
Cheesy blue light -always on
Alternatives -
Anker® Dual USB 3.6A Car Charger (compact)
CoverBot Dual USB 3.1A Car Charger (lowest cost, also highly rated)
PowerGen Dual USB 3.1 Amp Car Charger
Apple and Non-Apple Devices -
Apple devices use their own method to decide charging speed. A designed-for-Apple charger may provide slower charging for non-Apple devices, and vice versa. For details, see K. Crawford's review: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1BSQFGYMS2DCH/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00622AG6S (Apparently this charger can also fast-charge non-Apple smartphones and other 1 Amp devices using the 1A port.)
Notes -
Note 1: I tested using a 2-month old iPhone 4S while on/locked. These iPhone results do not apply to other phones.
30-50%. . . 50-70%. . . 70-90%. . . Avg . . . Charger
--------. . . --------. . . --------. . . -----. . . ---------
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 2A port
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.05 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 1A port
18min . . . . 19min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.03 . . . Kensington K39224US Car charger
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . Apple Wall Charger
33min . . . . 34min . . . . 37min . . . . 0.58 . . . 500mA car charger (Griffin)
35min . . . . 35min . . . . 39min . . . . 0.55 . . . 500mA computer USB port
Avg is "percent per minute" overall -from 30% charged to 90% charged.
~~~ Comments & questions welcome ~~~
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.* Update Sept 2013: Newer models listed below are probably a better choice. Better output, better fit in socket.
PROs:
* Full-speed charging of iPad, iPhone, and more (see Note 1)
Branded product. Amazon reviews apply to this exact item.
OKs:
1 year warranty
CONs:
Wobbly fit in car socket (works OK though)
Cheesy blue light -always on
Alternatives -
Anker® Dual USB 3.6A Car Charger (compact)
CoverBot Dual USB 3.1A Car Charger (lowest cost, also highly rated)
PowerGen Dual USB 3.1 Amp Car Charger
Apple and Non-Apple Devices -
Apple devices use their own method to decide charging speed. A designed-for-Apple charger may provide slower charging for non-Apple devices, and vice versa. For details, see K. Crawford's review: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1BSQFGYMS2DCH/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00622AG6S (Apparently this charger can also fast-charge non-Apple smartphones and other 1 Amp devices using the 1A port.)
Notes -
Note 1: I tested using a 2-month old iPhone 4S while on/locked. These iPhone results do not apply to other phones.
30-50%. . . 50-70%. . . 70-90%. . . Avg . . . Charger
--------. . . --------. . . --------. . . -----. . . ---------
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 2A port
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.05 . . . PowerGen Dual Car Charger 1A port
18min . . . . 19min . . . . 21min . . . . 1.03 . . . Kensington K39224US Car charger
18min . . . . 18min . . . . 23min . . . . 1.02 . . . Apple Wall Charger
33min . . . . 34min . . . . 37min . . . . 0.58 . . . 500mA car charger (Griffin)
35min . . . . 35min . . . . 39min . . . . 0.55 . . . 500mA computer USB port
Avg is "percent per minute" overall -from 30% charged to 90% charged.
~~~ Comments & questions welcome ~~~
Honest reviews on PowerGen 2.4Amps / 12W Dual USB Car charger Designed for Apple
I bought two of these to use to charge our new iPhone 5's. They work great, charging about 1% or more for every one minute plugged in.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for PowerGen 2.4Amps / 12W Dual USB Car charger Designed for Apple
The contacts on this charger do not work at all with either of the power outlets in my 2007 Honda Accord EX-L. I have tried jiggling, rotating, wedging, reinserting, and every other motion I can think of to try to form a solid contact, but the most I've gotten is a couple of short blips from my iPhone indicating that it detects a power source; a moment later, the contact breaks and the phone no longer charges. This charger is absolutely unusable in my car.However, I put charger in my girlfriend's 2002 VW Beetle and it works perfectly. So I just let her keep it instead of dealing with return shipping, and I ordered the Kensington K33497US PowerBolt Duo for myself.
So 1 star for not working in my car (and not warning me about it before ordering), but since it works fine in another car and I'd probably give it 5 stars if it worked in mine, I'm averaging it to 3.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Buy Fosmon Micro USB Car / Vehicle Charger for LG Spectrum 2
I chose this car charger, because I didn't want to pay for the higher priced one at Verizon. It works great, I have no complaints. It fits well with the phone port as well as the port in the car. Would definitely recommend to friends and family.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Energizer USB 5W Premium Car Charger with Apple cable Review
Customer Ratings: 
List Price: $24.99
Sale Price: $19.75
Today's Bonus: 21% Off

It works, that is the most important thing. I purchased mine in the store, the box did not say anything about the cable length, I measured mine, the cable is only about 27" long, that is two feet and a couple inches (doesn't 70cm sound so much longer?). Amused me to see it called a wall charger when plugging it into the wall would mean leaving your ipod on the floor... someday I'm going to wrap it up and see if there is anything like the amount of cable left as shown in the picture after wrapping it around the base five times, I really doubt it.
But, it works and is a lot less expensive than some others.
List Price: $24.99
Sale Price: $19.75
Today's Bonus: 21% Off
It works, that is the most important thing. I purchased mine in the store, the box did not say anything about the cable length, I measured mine, the cable is only about 27" long, that is two feet and a couple inches (doesn't 70cm sound so much longer?). Amused me to see it called a wall charger when plugging it into the wall would mean leaving your ipod on the floor... someday I'm going to wrap it up and see if there is anything like the amount of cable left as shown in the picture after wrapping it around the base five times, I really doubt it.
But, it works and is a lot less expensive than some others.
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The charger is nice and compact. I like the convenience of the light on the charger that lets you know across a room if your device is charged. The included iPod/iPad/iPhone cable is a little short for my taste. I haven't tried wrapping a long cable around the charger but it looks like it could work.Best Deals for Energizer USB 5W Premium Car Charger with Apple cable
I bought this charger on a random road trip last year when my older charger quit working and boy was I impressed! The car charger has a good cord length, short enough to put your phone in a cupholder without too much extra cord. The charger is lightning fast and can give you a full charge in 20-30 minutes even with a GPS app running. I even swap out the cord from time to time and use it to charge up my gopro, which is convenient. Overall I would buy this product again and have told a few friends about it.Honest reviews on Energizer USB 5W Premium Car Charger with Apple cable
I couldn't believe that I had a hard time finding a charger for an iPad 2 on amazon! I didn't want to spend the 30$ on a belkin but I also didn't want a cheap piece of junk that wouldn't work. I found this item but scrolling and scrolling. I usually do not buy anything unless it's on Amazon Prime, but even with the shipping charge, the price was very fair for a trusted name brand. The charger works well.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Energizer USB 5W Premium Car Charger with Apple cable
a longer cord would be greatly appreciated; it is a little bulky plugged into a 6 outlet extension cord and does better in a wall socket
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