Showing posts with label onboard battery chargers. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Shorai Inc Spare Extension Cable Set,12V SHO-BMSCBL12 Reviews

Shorai Inc Spare Extension Cable Set,12V SHO-BMSCBL12
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I bought this to extend the wires out of my luggage (ammo box) on my DR650 so I could keep the shorai charger safely locked in the luggage container while being able to still keep it hooked up to my battery. It turns out it's just like the one that came with the charger, so you can't hook the 2 together to get twice the length. So it's more or less a spare for me.

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I had a shorai in my KTM 530, and bought the special charger that is needed for it if you want to top off the battery over the winter. I used the included cable (that comes with the charger) on that bike to have a quick connect for painless charging. After adding a KTM 990 Adventure to the stable, and buying a Shorai battery for it as well, all I needed was a quickconnect cable for that bike, so I could use my existing charger on each bike. That's what this is. It seems to include an extra 6V connector as well, though I'm only using the 12v.

Only minor complaint the rubber cap for the connector end has a tendency to disappear, so you could get dirt and crud into that connector if you don't tape it off while flying through the forest:)

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Wow what a f:;&;Ing great deelio thesee tings is, can't see how day done it. Next thing they'll be slicing great into approximately 4 inch squares.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Review of Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip compatible Integrated 12v DC Car Charger

Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip compatible Integrated 12v DC Car Charger and FM Transmitter - Uses Gomadic TipExchange to play music on the FM radio
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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Very clear signal but you cannot charge and play at the same time unless you like a nice squealing sound. i should have heeded the other reviews but i didn't

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When I got this item, I followed the instructions, and it did not work. I looked on the internet and saw a tip to not plug in the automatic charger while using it to play music. It works fine doing it that way. I was able to find a station on 88.3 fm. I can charge my player overnight. I am liking the ability to play music from my Sandisk MP3.

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For me this FM transmitter is coming through clear as crystal with no interferance.This is my 1st purchase of a transmitter and I'm glad I chose this one.The only surprise was that when I plugged the charger cord into the clip zip it would stop playing.But that's no biggie,I just plug it in at night so it's good to go the next day.In fact my Samsung phone charger fits the Clip Zip! How cool is that?This is my 1st mp3 player as well,so I'm just enjoying myself all the way around.Buy this transmitter!

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Reviews of Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G Premium Auto Car Charger With Retractable

Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G Premium Auto Car Charger With Retractable Cord And Intelligent Protection Circuit
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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Not a bad product, but take note, the cord is very small and feels like it can break easily..... and when you retract it, be care it doesn't hit you....... it stings : )

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Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter mini-USB Rapid Rate Charger
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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The seller was CCMACCESSORIES. I paid 7 bucks. It works great. Here are some details:

The cord length (from tip of charger to tip of connector):

Not stretched-out: about 3 feet

Stretched-out: about 6 feet and 8 inches.

A note about the "stretched-out" length:

If stretched to its limit, then there is tension in the cord (maybe enough to pull the charger from the socket). So you may want to assume about 6 feet in length, which would place less tension on the charger/socket.

The charger (the part that plugs into the 12V socket) is about 4.5 inches long.

For my application, I'm able to tie-off the cord near the beginning and near the end, so only the middle part of the cord gets the most tension (so I don't have to be concerned about the charger or the connector pulling-out due to tension in the cord).

The connector is a mini-USB (not a micro-USB)...know the difference before you buy. Motorola makes this charger in both sizes.

There is a faint green LED light that glows when the unit is "on". It lights the circular area on the charger. It's difficult to see during daylight, and it is not obtrusive at night.

There is a small clip near the charger side of the cord, so the cord can be bundled-up a bit if needed.

keyword: stretch

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The Cell Phone Stores locally charge up to and including 30dollars dor these types of car chargers. Well Forget retail, thank you amazon and motorola for selling a product that is much better then retail stores for a fraction of the price. Fantastic. Also, the higher current (around 1.0amp) is perfect for most droids. Fantastic Product, Excellent price...buy here and hopefully retail will be a thing of the past!

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I bought this because of the great price on Amazon. I use it to plug into my Seidio car cradle for my Motorola Droid phone (serves as my GPS). The original charger cable frayed where the mini-USB plugs into the cradle because it's basically at a 90 degree angle. This charger adapter seems much better made and hasn't shown any signs of wear. It fits snuggly into my power/lighter slot, isn't too larger, and produces a nice cobalt blue light. I think this has been a very good purchase.

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The charger works well with my Motorola cell phone. No issues with getting the cell phone to charge. Have had problems in the past with universal chargers working with my cell phone.

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Purchased 9 months ago. Got moderate to light usage. Then one day, no charge. Tried several different phones and outlet combinations...it's the charger. Can't beat the price, though.

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Friday, July 4, 2014

Peak PKC0AO 300 Amp Jump Starter Review

Peak PKC0AO 300 Amp Jump Starter
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
List Price: $79.99
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My Mazda3 would not start, battery cells dried out or just getting old.

Had to call AAA twice and at the same time ordered this unit.

Sure enough, battery weak again, car would not start, a fully charged up Peak to the rescue, INSTANT success.

Drove the car on the highway for a while and it now seems OK.

With the Peak in the back, no longer a need to worry about getting stuck or calling AAA.

Its best features:

low cost

small size

recharges in home via AC or in car via DC, all cables included.

Two things to pay attention to:

When charging (and this is true of any such unit) make SURE ground is NOT touching painted surface, it MUST make contact with raw metal.

If ground is touching a painted surface, the units contact indicator can give a false reading of contact.

Use the battery terminal ground at your own risk, if you do so for whatever reason, be sure there is NO fluid or fumes coming from battery.

The built-in indicator showing the units strength must be used when unit is ACTUALLY charging, otherwise false reading may occur.

Highly recommended!

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This charger works exactly as designed. It's an incredibly compact unit, and it has built-in cables which can be wrapped right onto the chassis, which saves an incredible amount of space and makes it very easy to carry/move/store.

I had a riding lawnmower that was draining batteries and constandly needed to be jumped off of my truck battery, which was incredibly cumbersome. Carrying this starter out to the lawnmower, jumping it, and then mowing the lawn was 100 times easier than backing out my truck, popping the hood, untangling the cables, pulling the mower out in front of the truck, and then jump-starting it. I've since repaired the lawnmower, but am keeping this handy little charger around for my wife's car, just in case she needs it. It barely takews up any room at all, and it holds quite a charge. I've jump-started my riding lawnmower twice and the battery indicator didn't even drop (I would imagine a car would take a much higher charge and therefore drain the battery more), but it still shows how much this charger is capable of holding.

If you're looking for a portable jump-starter, this is the one for you.

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I have an remote starter on my car and after work I figured I'll start my car as I walk to it. The car didn't start but the headlights were on. I went inside the car and tried to start it with the key and nada. No noise or anything. My automatic starter must've glitched. I kept trying to turn the key to start my car in hopes by magic it'll turn over. NO luck. I stopped to think for a second and then figured I'll put the car in valet mode (it's for the auto starter) to see if I could bypass the remote starter. I did and nothing. My last option was to see if i killed the battery by trying to start it so many times. I took this out of my trunk that hasn't been charged in 4 months and connected the red to the red battery terminal and the black to a nut some where on the engine. The green light turned on telling me I had a correct circuit. I then turned the knob to power on the jumper. I ran to the driver's seat and tried to start it. A sign of life! It's trying to turn over. I counted to 4 and then tried it a second time and it turned right on. The scream i let out could have been heard in China (where it was most likely made). I can't tell you how awesome this unit is. I used it several times for my DC accessories and it last a very long time. This product has yet to disappoint me. 5 STARS! Thanks for reading.

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I purchased two of these units around Christmas time (Black Friday Specials). Not long after changing up the units, I had the opportunity to test them out. My neighbors 4 cylinder Nissan wouldn't start, and he came over looking for jumper cables. I proudly grabbed my fully charged jump started and walked on over. Connected it up, turned the knob, green light came on, gave in about 4 seconds to charge up, and.... nothing. Actually the motor turned over really slow for about 3 seconds, then nothing. Slightly embarrassed, I walked back home, grabbed the second unit, and jumper cables(just in case). Same scenario as the first. We ended up using the jumper cables, that once connected to a spare battery I have, fired the motor right up. A couple of weeks later, my daughter had her girlfriend spent the night. The next morning, her car battery was dead (left the trunk ajar and trunk light burned all night). Again, a small compact car (4 cylinder engine), and again both units failed to start the car. The car fired right up once connected to the RV battery and cables. I'll be tossing these in the trash, and recommend you save your money, or buy a unit with more amps. This unit might be good for a motorcycle or lawn mower type battery, but forget starting anything larger.

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I suggest anyone owning or considering buying this product read the post by Robert on 11/28/2010, esp. this part:

"The built-in indicator showing the units strength must be used when unit is ACTUALLY charging, otherwise false reading may occur."

I can confirm that to be true. The indicator may show the unit at full strength when it is actually 50% discharged. It appears that you only get a true indication when it is charging that is not made clear in the manual.

I tested the amperage on the AC charger and got a reading of about 150 ma. At that rate it would take about 27 hours to re-charge the unit's 8 ah battery if it were 50% discharged. So if you use this as a 12 volt power source, you may need to charge it a while to get it fully recharged.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Reviews of Stanley BC6809 6/8 Amp Automatic Battery Charger

Stanley BC6809 6/8 Amp Automatic Battery Charger
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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This is a great little charger, it's light, energy efficient, inexpensive and does the job of a much larger at a reasonable price. I have used this unit to charge a large automotive truck battery and it completely charged it within 5 hours. I also used this unit to charge one of my little sealed lead acid battery packs for a 2 amp trickle charge. I haven't yet had the opportunity to use the 8 amp engine start feature, but I am sure it won't dissapoint thanks to it having the build quality and reliability of the stanley name.

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I bought this Stanley battery charger after buying one of their jump starters and this thing is just as good as their jumper. It is super easy to use. All I had to do was hook it up to my battery, plug it in the wall socket and push the button to start charging. I didn't have to select my battery type or anything. This Stanley automotive stuff is awesome!

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I bought this to keep my batteries at full charge. In the automatic float mode you don't have to worry about over charging the battery. IT WILL NOT CHARGE A COMPLETELY DEAD BATTERY!...THE BATTERY CAN NOT BE DOWN BELOW 2 VOLTS! At 2 volts and above the charger charges the battery just fine and then kicks into auto float mode once the battery is at full charge. It's light weight and has a nice easy to read digital screen. Comes with a removable stand and has the alligator clamp leads along with the adapter to plug into the cigarette lighter for easy jump starting the vehicle or just charging the battery. For the money it's a good little charger, does just what I need it to do. I recommend this product.

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works real well charging my 12 volt motorcycle battery. Has enough amps and volts. Very user friendly. I would recommend it for similar uses

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I tested the Stanley BC6809 with my sealed agm Optima and Odyssey batteries and they did well.

During absorb, the voltage will eventually reach 14.55 volts, and then will float at 13.55 volts as measured on a Fluke 87V multimeter. 14.55 volts is ok for pure-lead types like the optima or odyssey, although they prefer a little higher at 14.7v in cyclic use, but still this is very usable. 14.5 volts may be just a tad higher than what lead-calcium agm's prefer such as East-Penn/Deka agm batteries which want to see no more than 14.40 volts, but still this middle of the road absorb voltage is very usable to me.

Critically, the 13.55 float voltage is great and meets Odyssey's float specification of using between 13.5 and 13.8 volts. Part of the reason is due to the "walking down" of capacity if using a float voltage lower than 13.5 volts, some of it due to grid-corrosion using less than 13.5 volts long term.

Note that this charger is not on Odyssey's officially approved list, but the specs and operation make it nice for PC680's and lower model capacity. For larger Odyssey capacities, this makes a good maintainer since it has enough oomph behind it with 6amps charge, and critically the 13.55 volt float. Still, deep discharge of an Odyssey wants 0.4C current recharge, so the difference between charger and maintainer should be kept in mind depending on the battery model.

My Optimas have a little less stringent charging specs, and the BC6809 did a fine job on my yellow-top Optima D51's.

My unit came with a removable drop-in cradle to hold the charger upright, although I feel that the charger ran cooler when it was laid down on a flat-surface since there are no vents on the top or bottom. This unit runs a bit hot (but silent) since it has no fan, but uses plenty of cooling slots all around it. Therefore I would be careful not to lay it down on a floormat or car seat if using it inside a vehicle and in this case, the cradle would then become useful. Once it starts to maintain with a float voltage, it cools down.

It put out a little bit of broadband rf-hash over the 2-30 mhz radio spectrum during charge, and I wish it was as quiet rf-wise as it's bigger 15 amp brother. But once it goes into float-mode, it is quieter across the spectrum, although not as quiet as the smaller Stanley BC209.

All the indications are on an LCD display and spelled out as to what mode you are in. There are no buttons to push, nor any led's. This really makes it a great gift for someone who is not into battery care, and might get settings or readings wrong with more complicated units.

Like any new charger, common sense should prevail if it never drops to float mode, then you have very large parasitic drains or other issues that should be looked at. However, since this is beefier at 6amps charge, you may get away with larger parasitic drains as compared to smaller tenders.

Overall I think this is a good value charger especially for it's price range and specifications.

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Monday, June 9, 2014

HQRP 10 Amp 12V / 24V Solar Charge Power Controller / Regulator 10A Reviews

HQRP 10 Amp 12V / 24V Solar Charge Power Controller / Regulator 10A 150W with LED Indicator plus HQRP UV Chain / UV Radiation Health Tester
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I ordered and received two charge controllers for solar applications. One unit was installed on a 200w BP solar panel to charge a car battery. The second was installed in an automatic gate opener with a small PV panel and a small auto battery. The chargers were robust mechanically, and the cinch connectors for the wires were just right for the size wires required.

Good success.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

Buy Fonus Compact Size 360 degree Rotatable Windshield Dashboard Car

Fonus Compact Size 360 degree Rotatable Windshield Dashboard Car Mount Holder Desk Stand for Sprint Kyocera Rise, LG Rumor Touch LN510, LG Optimus S, LG Rumor Reflex
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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The clip for putting the mount on the air vents broke after falling from the vent constantly. If you have small vents / weird designed vents I wouldn't recommend using the air vent mount. My phone also has decent weight to it, so that might have also been a factor. One of the clips for attaching it to a different mount also broke off, but there were still three left on it making it still usable. The suction cup mount seems a little more sturdy, I'll probably give an update if it breaks soon or not. Otherwise, a somewhat decent phone mount.

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Monday, May 12, 2014

Buy EZOPower "Apple Certified" Rapid Portable Rechargeable External

EZOPower 'Apple Certified' Rapid Portable Rechargeable External Battery Pack Charger - 1600mAh / Black for Apple iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, 3G, iPod Touch Nano
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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First thing you should know that other reviews are crazy. The one with one star must of been defective because it still works great and charging is a piece of cake. The other one has an otterbox on it so of course it wouldn't stay on but he is extremely right in how powerful it is. I have a 4th generation iPod touch and the battery had almost two full charges and at least what I noticed, it does charge a little bit faster than the normal charging USB. I highly recommend buying this, it's a little pricy but with quality there's going to be a little extra spent. It's worth it though!

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It is very good. I would have rated it 5 but it falls out sometimes. Probably because my case is thick. it is an Otterbox.

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I use an Otterbox for my iPhone and the battery would not fit with Otterbox on. It kept falling out. It would be nice if a cable was offered to connect battery to the iPhone or had a longer neck on the battery to compensate for the Otterbox which most (I would assume) have to protect their phones.

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I love it I fully recommend it to people to use it it's small and easy to carry around with u

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I bought 2 as gifts, neither one work and I waited to long to try to return them. I got them for iphone 4, doesn't fit. worthless.

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Monday, May 5, 2014

Reviews of HQRP Travel Car Cigarette Lighter 12V DC Charger for Garmin nuvi

HQRP Travel Car Cigarette Lighter 12V DC Charger for Garmin nuvi 1200 1250 1260T GPS Replacement plus HQRP Coaster
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I replaced a lost car charger for my older model Garmin with this product. I've only used it a few times, but so far it is working just great.

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The 12V DC charger for Garmin has been working fine. It is what I was expecting. The service also was wonderfull and I recieded it on time

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Reviews of High Quality Rapid Car Charger w/ IC Chip for Samsung SCH-A790

High Quality Rapid Car Charger w/ IC Chip for Samsung SCH-A790 SGH-X427M SGH-E317 SGH-E316 SGH-E315 SCH-A650 SCH-A670 SCH-A610 SGH-D415 SGH-X426 RGH-R225 / R225M SCH-A310 SGH-N625 SGH-V205 SGH-V206 SGH-s307 SGH-s300 SCH-A530 SGH-x105 SGH-e105 SGH-e715
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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The charger looks, good, functional, practical and I am still using it. There's really nothing nothing else to stay other than its a good product and it arrived on time.

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Reviews of Rapid Car Charger + Home Travel Charger for Verizon Motorola VU204

Rapid Car Charger + Home Travel Charger for Verizon Motorola VU204
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I received the chargers ahead of time which surprised me and I didn't even have to contact them. When I order any kind of cell phone accessories I will order from them.

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Reviews of Retractable Car Charger for Motorola Droid X2

Retractable Car Charger for Motorola Droid X2
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Worked great initially, but not long after I started to use it my phone stopped being easy to charge....have to jam it in the port EXACTLY so to get it to charge now. Not sure if this is an issue with the charger or the phone because now my phone acts this way with all of my charging units?

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Discount Kawasaki 840889 4-Volt Dual Angle Li-Ion Screwdriver

Kawasaki 840889 4-Volt Dual Angle Li-Ion Screwdriver
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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Lots of things to like about this driver, but sadly it's going to have to go back...

Nice:clutch, swivel handle, sleeved bit holder, reasonably compact, lightbut not empty-feelingweight, independent LED light switch.

Not so nice:(unsurprising, really) NOT variable speed as mentioned in a previous review; reversing switch awkward to access; awful font for clutch setting numeralsas often found in Chinese instruction manuals; barely visible clutch setting marker arrow moulding; nasty cheap clear plastic over charge level LEDs; plug-in, rather than cradle, charger (though at least that avoids the problem of poor contacts); not terribly torque-y; "Kawasaki" branding sticker, while nice, is going to fall off in short orderand it is just a licensed use of the name, not like Hitachi or Panasonic...

The unacceptable:basically, you can't use it more than once or twice in a given direction before it will cease to respond to the triggerthe LED, if on, extinguishes, as if the battery was flat, but the charge indicators show good charge. And if you try to go the reverse directionit's fineone time...! Inspection shows the drill has an open metal leaf contact behind the trigger, not a microswitch. I'm guessing the odd behavior is due to some electrolytic action as the contacts arcat least that might be some sort of explanation! I wonder if this is the case for the whole slew of drivers that are getting bad reviews for their triggers...??

So, it's going back, and I'm going to get my Bosch IXO II sent over from the UKit'll be interesting to see how its battery is after 3 years rest...!

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I purchased this item to replace a worn out Ryobi of about the same demensions and features. Unlike the Ryobi, this tool does not 'lock' once you've reached the twisting limit you've selected. It wasn't described as a feature, so I tried to adapt. Then the on button switch began to get intermittent. Without the lock feature, it made the tool unusable. Unfortunately, I didn't bother to look into returning it until after the return window expired. I couldn't find a Kawasaki tool website to seek manufacturer support. Bottom line, I would not recommend this tool.

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i have several Kawasaki cordless tools and this won is just as great as all of them and i will buy more

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I had one like this, but it was lost so this is a replacement, I just love everything about this tool, including the color

I had the first one for about a year, no battery problems like most screwdrivers like this, it lets you know when it needs

charging and stops charging when the battery is full so its just what i need.

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I like that it has a pistol grip and converts to a screwdriver grip. I wish the light came on when you sqeeze the trigger. And the direction switch is kind of flaky but overall it's a good tool.

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