Advanced Navigon 7200T Rapid Wall AC Charger - Amazingly powerful Review

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It came in the mail VERY fast! When you receive it check to see if you can 'plug' the tip of the cord that also plugs into the wall outlet into the cord whose tip plugs into the navigation system.... not checking for this little detail will lead you you to believe that the power cords only work when held in placenot easy to do. You will see that the power cord in 2 parts: one long cord that goes fomr the power outlet to the connector cord. you come to the 2nd power cordthe 'connector cord.' It goes from the power cord I jsut talked about and into the navigation device. Make sure all cords are as attached to each other as possibleand you have your self a dependable power cord that does not need that cigarette lighter outlet that you have in your carBE SURE TO GET A POWER ADAPTORa good investment as it will charge anything!!!!

THANK YOU FOR THE POWER CORD that NO ONE else sold (best buy and navigation systems company did not sell!!!!!!!!!)

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Review of Kawasaki 840662 14.4 Volt Replacement Battery, Black

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I ordered this battery pack as a replacement to a 5 piece combination tool kit which I have had for years. I Recently shattered one of the original battery packs and my research showed that the dimensions of this Kawasaki were the same as my set. Upon arrival all the dimensions were identical accept there was no quick charge recepticle tab on the top front of the upright stem. I set it into my original charger and after 48 hours the battery would run a flashlight, but not a drill or skil saw. I then disassembled the stem and soldered a quick charge tab at the top front of the stem and then it only took 2 hours to recover the amperage needed to drive my heavier usage power tools. So it is now working satisfactorily and I will reorder in the future the same product as needed because I cannot find a source for my originals!

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So far have had no problems with this charger. Works fast and accurate. Would recommend to all Motorola Electrify users.

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Affordable and functional. Would have preferred less coil in the cord; however, this was much less expensive than others purchased from cellular stores.

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Shipping and timeliness were outstanding. The unit itself needs adjusting to stay connected to power source. Otherwise, everything is fine.

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Saw the cheap price, went for it and this unit works just fine. As good as the $20 models. Arrived before the scheduled date.

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Why pay $25 when you can get it for under $5. Works like it should and fits all of my phones.

Reviews of Cinch Power Master CP965 9600mAh External Battery Pack and Charger

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My wife and I recently went on a trip and out for a couple of days. This thing saved us big time. our batteries were low and we just plugged the phone into this and it recharged both phones with no problem

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This is great. So compact and easy to travel with.

I initially thought that it wouldn't work with my iPad. The company responded right away. It just needed more of a charge to power and charge my iPad.

Looking forward to travel with my apple gadgets and not have to have something tethered to the wall to recharge all the time.

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This is a fantastic external battery pack. It has adapters that work on my smart phone as well as my ipod touch. I never have to worry about my battery life as long as I have this with me. I charge it overnight and it will charge my phone or ipod 3 times. Needs a case to hold adapters with power pack. Will fit in your pocket. Great for travel when you can't use your normal charger. A must for a smart phone that depletes batteries quickly. Very easy to use.

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I have this impact wrench and love it, I've used it numerous times on lawnmower blade bolts,wheel lug nuts and it also loosened a hub bolt on my truck that was torqued to 120ft/lbs. So for that price it can't be beat.

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This has become my best friend doing a lot of my own auto repair. Very strong, and battery life goes all day...which is good since it only has one battery, but the matching drill I got came with two, and I'm soon to have another 4-piece kit to match, so batteries will be plenty in the likely event of me forgetting to recharge it when I'm done.

The included sockets are pretty handy, too, since most of my impact sockets are deeper. Overall I've been satisfied with this impact and am still a fan of the Kawasaki brand name!

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Good little impact wrench. Does the job well. The only problem is see is the slow charger and no extra battery.

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This tool was cheap, but it is worthless. It cannot open the wheel lug nuts @ 80 ft-lbs. The description was told 200 ft-lbs. I tried about 5 seconds to open the lug nut while my Craftsman C3 ($119.99 included 2 battery from Sears) did faster and stronger. I was very disappointed.

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This is not for a mechanic. But if you want a torque wrench to break loose bolts for lawn mower blades, tires or whatever its great to have around. If you want it for everyday allday use this is not what your looking for.

Cobra CPI 1575 1500 Watt 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC Power Inverter Reviews

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This review is in response to some comments regarding wire and fuse size selections for this inverter and others like it.

In response to other review quoting a table from the National Electric Code (NEC). While the table that was posted is correct for 115VAC (household voltage) is does not translate directly to 12VDC (automotive voltage). When dealing with a 12 volt system there is less concern with wires overheating, at least in the way that the NEC considers it, and far more concern with voltage drop. When running wiring a reasonable distance (a couple hundred feet or so) there is little concern with voltage drop with AC power. But when dealing with DC, simply increasing your wiring distance 5-10' can have a drastic effect on voltage drop. That is why this inverter should be wired with, at the very least, #4 wire and really should be installed with #2 or thicker, especially if you need to run wire 15 or 20 feet or more.

The purpose of a fuse in a DC system is to protect the rest of your electrical system in the event of a short. That is why you always want to install your fuse as close to the battery as possible (no more then 3' if you can help it). As far as the amperage goes, there is a really good quick reference chart for automotive wire size that can be found at Tessco's web site here:[Turns out I can't link to an outside page so I'll paste the contents of the table at the bottom]. But to boil it down, you can safely fuse a 12VDC circuit at 150, or 200 amps, or more on #4, #2 or #0 wire.

Now this unit at full load is something like 85% efficient. So if you do the math -1500 Watts / 12 Volts / .85 efficiency = ~147 amps, A 150 AMP FUSE IS REQUIRED. If you take peak power into account you would need to double that to a 300 amp fuse, but because the inverter cannot run at peak power for more then a moment, a slow-blow 150amp fuse may work just fine, or perhaps you could step up a 200amp. I wouldn't go all the way to a 300 amp fuse unless you really found that you needed it and had the inverted is wired in such a way that it could handle that level current (read: installed using very heavy gauge wire). Now if your vehicle is running while your inverter is working the amperage will be a little lower because your dealing with 14.4 VDC rather then 12 volts (watts = volts x amps -oramps = watts / volts). But at the very least, a 150 amp ANL fuse is very good idea and not at all over sized.

Just a FYI on fuses, most car stereos are installed with AGU style fuses, but they only go up to 100 amps.

You will need an ANL style fuse to get one rated at 150 amps or more. See these links for examples:

Kicker 09ANL150 150 Amp ROHS Compliant ANL Fuse Package of 2

Scosche EWFH Single ANL Fuse Holder

Wire Gauge Selection Table 12 Volt Circuit

Wire Distance

AMPS 3' 5' 7' 10' 15' 20' 25'

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This is the US model (ECS-K1F8BEGSTA) and does not have 3 pins, nor does it have connectors on the base so you can leave your dock plugged into the audio and power ports.

Do not buy this model unless it's updated in place with the correct version. (Search Amazon for a similar model, ECS-K1F2BEGSTD, which is advertised as for the Nexus S, and has similar complaints but those seem to have been resolved. I'm not sure if ECS-K1F2BEGSTD works for Galaxy Nexus but if so, that would be the one to buy.)

Just search for "ECS-K1F8BEGSTA" online and you'll see many people complaining about it.

It is NOT a real navigation mode car dock -in other words, there are not three metal pins on the inside of the plastic holder, which would initiate "car mode" -so this will not work as described. It does NOT put your Galaxy Nexus into navigation / car mode upon plugging it in.

What's worse, the connectors for audio and power have to be plugged directly in to the phone and CANNOT be left plugged into the base of the dock, which thereby makes it NOT A DOCK, either. (A "dock" is something you plug your device into without having to plug in the cables and connectors as well. This is a holder, not a dock.)

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I got this dock from Verizon when I bought my Galaxy Nexus on release day. What a piece of garbage. Does not have the 3 pin connector. Tell me, why would I buy this overpriced hunk of junk when I could get a generic mount for a lower price that actually leaves space for you to plug into it?

Avoid at all costs.

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This mount does not have the 3 pins to make it a true car dock. It will not charge your phone, or will it do audio passthrough like the GSM version does!@!!!

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I came from the Droid X and an easy dock to use and had power in the dock. This dock is hard to use, I have to force the phone in and even harder to remove from the dock, sometimes dropping the phone in the car. Then the external power cable has to be connected to the phone in the dock. The Galaxy Nexus has three pins to charge the phone but this dock does not have this capability, the European version does. I have the VW Jetta that has a long reach to the windshield, so it is a long reach to work with the phone. It also is not very adjustable to angle the phone to remove light glare on the phone screen. Overall this is a cumbersome, hard to use dock with out power. I mount it to a bean bag I have for the Garmin.

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This is the worst design for a car mount that I could possibly ever imagine. It is semi-hard rubber product, and it is EXTREMELY difficult to get the phone in and out of it -it puts a Death Grip on the phone, 360 degrees around all edges. Is that REALLY NECESSARY?!?!?! REALLY!?!?!?! My Nexus is not a hardened criminal convict that will do anything to escape the clutches of a car mount! It's just a phone! I shouldn't need both hands and a whole squad of Chuck Norrises to extract my phone from its car mount!

Also, rather than just have cut-outs for the volume and power buttons, they made a rubber "skin" to cover the buttons. It works OK but WHY!?!?!?! Also, the cut-outs for the micro-usb power and 3.5mm jacks are WAY TOO SMALL and do not allow most cables to be used. The power adapter that comes with it has a tiny little narrow plug, so that's OK, but TOUGH LUCK if you want to use any other normal micro-usb charger.

Samsung, you should be ashamed of yourself. This thing is a piece of garbage.

After major surgery with a Dremel tool to extract 80% of the unnecessary death-grip edging, I finally have a butchered product that I only need one hand to insert or extract my phone. Hooray indeed.

Anybody have any recommendations for a decent mount for a Verizon Galaxy Nexus?

Samsung SGH-A437 Cell Phone Car Charger Reviews

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My cell phone car charger arrived in perfect condition and works great.

The discount price was even better. In the stores it would have cost me

at least $10-$15 more. What a deal, great price and delivered to my home.

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This was a replacement for an older model cell phone whose charger fell apart. Glad to have found it on Amazon. It does the job and the price was reasonable.

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Judi and I are satisfied will our purchase of the car charger that we purchased last month. The purchase will help us during another delay in many services due to bad storms!

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This was ordered for use with our ancient cell phone. It works, however, we have lost our cell phone and have used it only once.

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What a poorly chinese made piece of junk! When received I plugged it into a port. The charger became so hot I had to unplug it wearing a glove. Now I know why this peice of crap is sold so cheap. Kinda like throwing money away !

Buy RuiLinXin DVR207 HD720P IR Car Vehicle Dash Camera DVR Rotable 270

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I'm specifically reviewing the DVR 207 from SPY TEC. I chose to purchase from them as they have a physical store in the USA...

This DVR 207 is NOT the GS model. The box I received did say "G-sensor" but it includes the older firmware, which is fine for me. I've only tested 1280x720 30 fps video and it works just fine. 10 min increments and 5 minute increments record flawlessly and are easy to find on the SD card and are recorded as .avi files. I definitely would not classify these videos as "HD" but I'm still able to make out most text while viewing the videos and the recordings are gapless.

The camera it self is very light and feels relatively cheap...don't drop this one! The suction stand is low quality but does the job, it allows the camera to pan, tilt, and rotate in any direction with minimal effort while remaining perfectly stationary and providing a stable recording.

The on camera software is easy to navigate (use the record button as "ok/enter") and offers video/audio settings as well as IR light control. It's simple but effective.

The included usb cable makes this plug n play with any Windows PC, this cable also charges the camera. The battery life is good.

There's always a concern with fakes/bootlegs when it comes to Chinese electronics. I am happy to report that the DVR 207 from SPY TEC is the real deal. For $70 shipped...this is a very good deal.

**NOTES**

This does NOT include a HDMI cable for on the fly viewing

I recommend this SD card: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Q3C98S/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

To view your videos: Backup the files to your computer and view with Windows Media Player. VLC did NOT like the codec and constant stuttering was present via this program.

The battery DOES charge while the camera is plugged in via usb.

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I recently bought my DVR-207 from SpyTecinc on E-Bay. I received it and was packaged great.

I am using a Scandisk 32 GB class 10 card. It works great with this unit. I'm now having trouble, after only a week, with the FPS as it will only stay in 15 FPS. If I go and and set my unit back to the camera defaults it goes to FPS 30 but whn I go to program my unit it auto goes to 15 FPS. I have contacted Spytecinc twice by phone and the technical support division will not return my calls. Not happy with Spytecinc.

Overall, the DVR-207, after a week seems otherwise taking go videos.

UPDATE: 08-19-2013 I contacted Spytecinc again and this time I spoke to a nice technician who helped me through troubleshooting of the device. He recommended that I send it back for a replacement or a upgraded version of my choice. They would pay shipping. I chose the newer version 2013 DVR-207GS.

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It does what it says it will do. It dosent like being locked in a car in Texas heat and will black out. But, if you will unplug it and put it in the glove box until you need it. Every thing will work great.

This is just a cheep little camera, but it works well. I expect to get about a year out of it.

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The dashcam is pretty cool, small in size, and easy to configure. The swivels and mounts becomes loose easily from the sun's heat. The camera turned on and lasted only 15 minutes then it shut itself off. The second day the camera was on for about 10 minutes then shut itself off again. I understand the heat will cause it to turn off but it was barley 70 degrees this morning. Overal a pretty good camera if it works consistently. Maybe Mine was a bad batch? who knows.. but it is not consistently on and recording so that pretty much blows the deal for me. Kind of defeats the purpose of having a dash cam if it doesn't work when you need it to. I've returned the item.

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So far so good on this camera. Does everything I need it to. Starts when car starts and stops when car stops. Also tested good to overwrite files when filled. I have a 32GB card but this probably isn't necessary. Also I am happy with the mounting suction cup which is solid as a rock. I thought about a rear view mirror type of camera which covers the existing mirror but then I wouldn't have access to the digital compass or digital thermometer in my mirror.

This unit is much better for my needs.

Note: The IR bulbs don't seem to do anything as far as car night video. At 8 feet you only get about a 2 foot circle of light.

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We have been using Panasonic Cordless Tools in our construction company for years. The combination of great ergonomics, long battery life, quick recharging and durability make Panasonic our tool of choice. As solar, roofing and electrical contractors, our tools take a lot of abuse including falling off roofs. Amazon is our choice for purchasing Panasonic tools because of their great pricing and great service.

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Wow! Two drills, standard and impact. Small yet powerful for a 14.4 volt drill. Well balanced and ergonomically shaped for those big jobs. Drills have a belt hook if you are in need of an extra hand or, if not, you can remove the hook altogether. The drills have a built in light that is readily available at the push of a button, located on the base. It is unfortunate that the LED light does not come on automatically like the Makita BTD142HW. The impact drill was impressive when I used it to replace the garage door rails. Battery life is much better than expected, the drill has a low battery alert so that you can swap out batteries without the surprise of a dead battery in the middle of drilling something. Battery charger is over engineered, however, is pretty straight forward once you read the instructions a second time. The batteries are quick to charge too. All in all, this drill set did not disappoint. Panasonic EYC199LR Cordless, Battery Powered, Rechargeable 14.4V Drill Driver / Impact Driver Combo Kit

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this was just what we needed to complete all of our current projects at the home we are totally remodeling

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Had first panasonic impact for over 5years and worked great. New bread of impacts are delicate(break easy from a fall) and don't last as long. The only reason to buy this product in the past was the high quality but thats gone.

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5 years of daily use and still sound like a fine machine, just precision throughout. You only cry once.

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Review of Solaris 12 Solar Charger by Brunton

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I go backpacking quite often and I have ran my electronic equipment power totally out. This light weight solar panel worked really well. In May of 2010 I went on a six day five night backpacking trip and I was able to charge my GPS and all my buddies Ipods. We had music every night, and my GPS was charged to the max every day. Thanks to these panels I was able to track my entire trip with my GPS. I highly recommend these panels for anyone who wants the comforts of electronic equipment on backpacking trips.

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Just got back from 8 days on Kilimanjaro using the Brunton Solaris 12 and the Brunton Solo 7.5 to keep our GPS, laptops etc charged so we could blog while on the mountain. The Solaris 12 worked well; the Solo 7.5 did not.

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Direct sunlight will charge my 890 mA video battery via a 12V jack in less than two hours. Cloudy weather will not charge this battery as the battery charger require as certain minimum current to start charging the batteries. In cloudy weather (not too cloudy though) it will charge a cellphone and other small electronic gadgets using a 12V car charger. It may take a few hours, but it will eventually be charged.

The compact size on this solar charger is a huge plus. It's expensive, but clearly worth the price. Using a 12V car charger with a 5V USB connection will charge everything which can be charged this way. (GPS, digital camera.....)

It will easily charge AAA/AA NiMh batteries in a 12V charger. As always, direct sunlight= fast charging, cloudy=slow charging

The solar charger is not powerful enough to charge a laptop, at least not my Dell Latitude. You will most likely need a higher capacity solar charge for this use

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I purchased an OEM original home wall ac travel charger for my LG phone and it works perfectly. The data cable also transfers files to the phone and works great as well. I had no problem with the transaction and received the item in the mail within a couple of days, so no problems there, all in all I was very satisfied with Amazon and the phone charger.

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CTEK 56-573 Comfort Connect Cig Socket Reviews

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As shipped, this allows you to plug a female cigarette lighter plug into a ctek-equipped electrical system using the o-ring weather sealed ctek snaplock connector. That's great, but you are still confined to the cigarette plug format.

You can cut the cig plug off and install what is known as an anderson connector on the end of the cord, change the fuse to whatever your wiring system can handle (10-20-30 A), and then use this as a high power interface since your ctek outlet is wired directly to your battery with high current cable (in my case #8 wire, 6 feet, directly to the battery) and it comes out on my dash next to the cruise control with the opposite polarity ctek connector.

In effect, this allows you to use a vehicle or battery in reverse, taking power out of the charger inlet. Your creativity is not burdened by the 10A wiring to the lighter socket in the vehicle.

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This is a good addition to all the CTEK accessories. I use it in my off-road RZR to plug in a heated seat

cushion for night riding. The entire CTEK line is high quality excellent equipment .

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Very good product. I use it to charge my cell phone while riding my motorcycle.

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this works great if you need an additional power outlet on a motorcycle lawn tractor or what ever you maybe using the charger on . Very well built and should last along time.

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I dont have a Ctek charger just the hook up put on by the dealership. This little product is very nice because I dont have to install a 12v plug. This is easily put away when not needed. Shipper was fast and on time.

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There is a great deal of confusion about what models of iPod work with this unit. I have the 60GB video iPod and it works fine. 15 hour flight to China and no problems at all power to spare, even watching video most of the time. The "clip on arrangement does not fit the video iPod but that isn't too big a problem.

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I was disappointed when Belkin discotinued their Tune Juice, a very small external power pack that used a regular 9 volt (smoke alarm size) battery. I assume it must not have worked with all the newer iPods.

As a substitute, I bought this Maxell one. It's OK, but there are two complaints. 1) It's bigger than an iPod and with 4 AA batteries, it's considerably heavier. 2) It costs around $25.00 because it includes a really awkward collection of plastic holders, clamps, belt cilps and doodads which, for me are all totally unnecessary. You don't use a battery pack while hiking or at the gym, you use it on a plane during long flights small and light are the important features. However, I don't see many alternatives at the moment so, I'm happy with reservations.

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I ordered this one for traveling purpose. I have a G5 60G video ipod. I just got the backup battery pack today and noticed on the package that it was not compatible with "G5 Video". I called the Maxell tech support and found out it is compatible but the clip case is not compatible with G5 video. Even the manual came with the battery pack shows that G5 video is one of the ipods NOT compatible with this pack. After talking with the tech support, I opened it and tried it with my G5 60G video ipod and was relieved to find out it works. The clip on case doesn't fit with G5 60G ipod but if you don't need the case, it does work as backup battery.

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This is a great product. In spite of some reviews it DOES work too with the 80 GB iPod Video [I've got three of them from 2006 & 2007 and the Maxell performs splendid with all three]. It doesn't matter if you use rechargeable or disposable AA batteries.

When you switch the power button on, your iPod switches automatically on too: I think this is the -safest and probably most effectiveway to use this device.

On the matter of not charging the internal battery of the iPod: I think this is fantastic! The internal battery has only a limited amount of [dis]charge cycles and is spared this way, thus lenghtening your iPod's lifespan. And: research has indicated that the kind of battery built in iPods age considerably when kept fully charged [like in a dock, or connected to a charger]: with 'The Pack' you can keep the internal battery permanently 50% charged, a state in which the internal battery does NOT age!

But there's more. With two good sets of 4 NiMH [say 2500 mAh a piece] batteries and a charger, or with disposables, you can -if you wish tokeep your iPod mobile non-stop without the annoying charging sessions which, in my opinion, shorten the lifetime of an iPod considerably too when you do this via your pc. One can read so many stories about dying iPods when they are connected to the computer, supposedly many things can go wrong during this procedure. And when you're in a car, plane or at home: who cares about the extra weight of the battery-pack.

Last but not least: my iPod works much longer on one set of 4 AA 2500 mAh rechargeables than on one charge of the internal battery. Ten hours of video is no problem. On average, with varied ways of using [music, games and video] the battery-pack works -within a period of days when you use NiMH's, they have a very high selfdischarge rate24 hours!

Update: it does work with my 1G iPod Touch 32GB too. However, the internal battery of the Touch has to be fully charged!

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I have an iPod classic (video) 80GB. I originally bought the battery pack for my 30GB iPod, but it kicked the bucket before I could try it. So I was hoping it would work with the gen. 6 models.

I'm pleased to report that it worked well, at least in initial tests. It fit into the sleeve snugly and the supplied battery to iPod cord fit well into the iPod. When I turned on the battery back-up, the charging light on the iPod increased to full. I'd imagine that it would decrease as the AA batteries are drained so you'll know if you have to put in new AA batteries.

Remember that this isn't a re-charger but rather a battery extender. If you allow the iPod battery to drain, this won't ressurect it. So if you're type A, you might want to pack an extra set of batteries in case the battery gauge gets too low for comfort.