Review of Schumacher PS-1562A DSR ProSeries 1.5 Amp 6/12 Volt Automatic

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I like the numerous automatic features...no 6 or 12 volt switch (so no accidents), automatically senses the battery type, has thermal protection, charge abort if battery problems among other desirable features. Nice long cords and strong, good quality clamps. I use to maintain cycle battery over winter. Also, as I make many short trips to work and elsewhere, I will use once a month to charge car battery and be sure it is up to full charge. I don't remove the cables from the battery to charge on car as the low 1.5 amp will do no damage to any circuitry while charging battery. At least on my vehicle. Just what I wanted and would recommend. 2 yr warranty

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This charger has performed perfectly for charging & maintaining my lawn tractor battery. The older lawn tractor battery would not charge using my regular car battery charger & a smaller charger that I was using for this purpose. I purchased this charger & it charged this older battery perfectly! I was pleasantly surprised & it saved me from having to buy another battery. This is by far the best battery charger for the size & price. I would highly recommend this charger for this type of battery. I have not tried it on larger batteries so can not comment here. Buy this charger, it's great!

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I've had this charger for a little over 9 months and used it 3 or 4 times on our car. I like it's compact size and the 3 lights, power on (red), charging (yellow) and charged (green). I also bought the Schumacher EC-25 25' Cable Connector Extension Cord.

I don't what the difference is between this model and the Schumacher SEM-1562A 1.5 Amp Speed Charge Maintainer (which costs less) but keep in mind before you buy that other model#, it notes the Proposition 65 warning (for California residents).

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For over two months, this unit has kept a spare marine battery topped up without issues. The status indicator LEDs are useful and accurate, but I have some doubt about the durability of the plastic case over the long term.

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I needed a battery charger to keep the battery on my standby generator fully charged. When the generator runs, it charges the battery. If you don't exercise the generator for a while, the battery doesn't have enough power to start the engine. Now you must pull the rope to get it started.

The PS-1562A DSR charger can be permanently connected to the battery terminals because it has ring terminals that the battery terminal bolts will fit through. The connector has a few feet of wire and a plug on the end. It also comes with alligator clips on a different cable and plug assembly. The charger can be left on all the time, because once the battery is fully charged, the electronics senses this and cuts to power to a float charge, which will maintain the battery at full capacity. It automatically senses whether the battery that you connect is 6 volts or 12 volts. There is no switch to set.

I recommend that when you need to start the generator, unplug the power cable to the battery to prevent the starter motor from damaging the charger. I also recommend you order the 25 foot extension cord with matching plugs at each end so you can plug the charger into a receptacle that isn't next to the equipment.

I ordered it from Amazon and received it in about four days and it was undamaged and was as advertised.

I recommend this charger for any battery charging need with a small 6 or 12 volt battery, such as used in generators, tractors, motorcycles and the like. You will never have a dead battery when you need the equipment to operate.

I strongly recommend buying this charger.

Review of Morningstar ProStar 30 Charge Controller with Meter

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I have had two PS-30 controlers with the display in my cabin for over 4 years now and never had any problems. I can't say if these are any better than other makes but they are still performing perfectly. The termination screws are easy to use, I liked the look and price of these. I noticed that the price hasn't come down any in 4 years you can decide of that is a good or bad thing.

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WE HAVE HAD EXTREMELY GOOD LUCK USING THE MORNINGSTAR SOLAR CONTROLLERS. THEY ARE EASY TO USE AND HOLD UP IN THE HARSH CONDITIONS THAT WE USE THEM IN.

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I have had the Morningstar ProStar 30 operating in an off grid situation for 3 years now with zero problems. What I like most about it is that it constantly scrolls through three numbers amps coming in from your panels, amps going out for your power usage, and the voltage of the battery. In addition there is a red, yellow and green LED to indicate the overall state of charge of your battery.

Since a lot of people don't know how to use solar power til they get used to it, the ProStar 30 also has a Low Voltage Disconnect. If the LED goes red, it means the battery is low. If it flashes red it means the battery is very very low and you should reduce or cut off your power usage to let it recover, and if that is unheeded the meter shows LVD and it shuts off the power connection for you. This way your batteries can't be fully discharged and damaged. Pretty much idiot proof protection.

One great feature is the ability to press the button on the front of the panel and temporarily disconnect the solar panels to show you the resting battery voltage without any power coming in. Or you can press it again to disconnect your power output to allow the fastest recharge of your batteries with zero draw on them. One more time disconnects both the panels and power output.

This unit doesn't just control your battery charge rate, it gives you enough info to learn how to MANAGE your solar power usage and batteries, and that's pretty critical for long term functionality when living off the grid.

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Good stuff we have two in different locations never failed over 5 years these unit are on a every day usage, we provide

wireless internet to rural areas at Northern NM and we used this to provide energy to the AP`s (access points/Antennas)

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Shipped fast. Installed 2 100watt Grape solar panels from Costco $149.00ea. Added a couple 6Volt golf cart batteries $87.00ea also from Costco. Did research then more research chose the Morningstar ProStar 30 with meter and a couple of connectors and 50' of #10 cable from Amazon. Attached it to my 30' motorhome everything works great won't have to run generator. A quiet campground is a happy campground all this for $720.00.

Buy UPG UBCD5745 Sealed Lead Acid Batteries

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After a shipping error...all Worked great.

These exactly fit Die-hard sears

portable jumper box's...200.71487

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After 4 years the batteries on my mower died. I ordered 2 of these and they work great. The only thing I had to do was drill the hole just a bit bigger so the bolt would fit through. I'm pleased with the purchase.

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I purchased two of these for my Friendly Robotics RL800 mower and was disappointed with their performance. While initial run time with these batteries was nearly three hours, within a month that time had dropped to less than 10 minutes.

Friendly Robotics thought the mower was working correctly and that the problem was these UPGs were not up to the task. I bought B.B. Batteries EB20-12X which have been working fine and have also used the Werker WKA12-18NBs.

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After about 5 years or so, the battery pack in my B&D CMM 1200 24V mower died. I live in Canada, and bought the mower at Home Depot, so I went there and they don't sell the replacement batteries. I went to the B&D website, and was redirected to DeWalt, (they merged), where I found their replacement batteries. They were around $150 plus shipping, and also stated "backordered". The cynic in me thinks that this is suspicious, since B&D just came out with that sexy new 36V mower, so maybe they aren't going to support the older 24V anymore--"Can't get a battery? Darn, better buy a new mower........" Anyway, I found these batteries after reading a mower blog (who knew there were mower blogs?). They work just fine. There have been some comments that the posts are different, and that is correct, but I didn't need to modify anything. The factory batteries in my mower didn't have external terminals, but rather had screw holes with the wires secured by screws which themselves formed the posts. These new batteries have two terminals with a bolt going through them as can be seen from the photos. So, the wires are held on with screws in both systems, but the screws face in slightly different directions. There may be different variations of this B&D mower, so maybe in some there isn't any slack in the wires, but in mine it worked just fine.

So, if you can get them (maybe not anymore) the factory batteries will cost you about $150-$160 plus shipping, and two of these together were $82 shipped........ I don't know how long they will last, but even if they only last a year or two, I still didn't have to spend over $400 for a new mower yet! I had to pay some brokerage fees to bring the batteries into Canada, but would have had to with the factory battery as well, so it all comes out in the wash.

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After searching locally and finally finding one for over $100, I decided to see if Amazon could get my generator back on line. After, this is now storm season and when the electric company's lines fail, we need power for our home.

This battery was an exact replacement for the one in my generator. It arrived fully charged and after installation, the generator started right up.

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I got one of these a few years ago when they first came out and now we own three and keep them charged at all times so we can grab one on our way out the door if anything (in our case, Iphones and Ipods) needs charging. We also take them on trips so that we can each watch a movie on the plane and not end up with a completely drained Ipod or Iphone when we arrive at our destination!

Wonderful product!!!

One side note, Power Monkey also makes one with a digital readout letting you know how much charge is left that is a particularly useful feature my old one has it, the purple ones do not.

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When we travel we want a power booster for our MAC equipment and this is the perfect thing. Purse size it keeps my IPod going as I do museum tours and my IPad going as I review photos.

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When I bought it I wasn't sure it was going to work with my Motoral V3, but it did worked out and is great to have it with you, it has helped me out with my computer, my cell phone and has lots of more applications and also the way to use it around the world, since it has differente sockets according to the country you are in or traveling.

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I like the item. it is so cute. But I got a lemon and Customer service did the right thing. More Companies should follow. I did have a problem with the device but you guys came thru. good looking out.

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I bought it for my wife and she travels with her job and she loves it. It works as advertised

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

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Cheap Wireless Technologies Premium Vehicle Power Charger for Samsung T809

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Purchased one the thing was broken when I got it. Amazon gave me another after I returned it. Broke again within a week. Manufacture and Amazon should be ashamed on providing such a cheap item.

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Charger appears well made. I couldn't tell much of a difference between this charger, and the version T-Mobile sells. Worth trying for a third of the price.

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This charger is hard to find in store. This one does the job at a fraction of the manufacturer's price.

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I bought this item and it arrived in a poorly packaged sleeve (with no label or company name). That was my first indication that something was wrong. The item doesn't turn off when the car is parked so it will drain your battery if you don't remove it (inconvenient). I used it in my car for about 2 3 months until it randomly stopped working. As a final "see ya, sucker!" move, it blew a fuse in my car (the lighter fuse where it was plugged in) so I had to fix that as well.

Don't waste your money. Just use a regular charger at home or find a real website that's selling this model.

Reviews of Gomadic High Output Home Wall AC Charger for the Magellan Roadmate

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I am very pleased with the Magellan Roadmate 2136T. The device charges up quickly. Portable and light in size. I did have problems trying to purchase a device to attach to my dashboard for my device to fit in. The one that I originally purchased to fit this device (at the same time I purchased the Magellan device) did not fit. It would be nice if Magellan included this piece with the complete set of their product. One stop shop and you don't have to search for the valuable missing/needed part. Use ability and product are GREAT!!

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Buy Samsung Official OEM Car Charger for your SGH-A797 Phone! Original

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Junk charger. works sometimes. I need to wiggle the connector and unplug it in my outlet then plug it in again. Spend the oney on a better one.

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It is a Samsung(OEM) charger that would cost every bit the retail if bought many other places. Received charger with three days of order! Extremely easy to deal with and most attentive/courteous. Thank you Accessories LLC.

Buy Powersonic PS-6100F1 - 6 Volt/12 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery

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I already used this specific type and brand of battery on my APC UPS, and have no problems, that's why i bought the same brand, and this seller has the better price and fast shipping

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I needed a new battery for my solar electric fence charger. The company who makes the charger sells a very similar looking battery for four times the cost. I bought this one and it's worked perfectly.

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I am in the begining stages of building a solar energy system. I have 2 of these batteries in series to 12 volts. I ran an incondesnt dome light that would trip the, I assume, amperage overprotection in the charge controller if I left it on after awhile, but never killed the battery. Then I hooked up an led light strip and left it on and the charge indicator on the solar controller still showed green. I stilluse the dome light for another room that I use less. The charge indicator on the charge controller goes to yellow with the incondesent light on. So I'm expanding, picked up 2 more of these batteries, more led strips,I'll leave an update.

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I use this rechargeable battery . on my Wildlife Trail Cameras.I don't have to replace them as ofter as the disposable batterys.

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Charged it on arrival and it is still working great in the kid's hot wheel.

Batteries arrived on time. Recommend this supplier.

UPG UB645 Sealed Lead Acid Batteries Review

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This battery was purchased as a total replacement battery pack in a Wildgame Innovations (WGI) 1.3 MP strobe Game Camera under the Timberview brand name. See my review of that camera. This game cam used 4 "C" cell batteries. At best the batteries would last 6 weeks. After buying several packages of "C" cells, it was time to trim our battery cost.

The battery was quite a bit smaller than I expected. Out-of-the-box, this battery was charged (6.34 volts), but we topped it off before the battery was placed into service (7.30 volts). Furthermore, given the reserve capacity rating of this battery in comparison to the reserve capacity of an Alkaline "C" cell battery, we should get far more use time out of this battery. How much more? That can only be evaluated at a later date. As a side note -WGI newest deer cam models have the capability of connecting a 6 volt battery pack, such as Amazons Wild Game Innovations External 6V Battery Pack. WGI uses a pair of batteries of comparable specifications to the UPG UB645 inside their battery pack.

I will update this posting as we monitor this battery's performance in the field. Preliminarily (2 days use), this battery is performing as expected.

The application this battery is now being used in, the size, being completely sealed from the elements and the current price, we are hard pressed to find fault with this purchase.

*****

9/2/2010 Update

First field test with the deer cam over a 19 day time period in the woods and in wet conditions -237 pictures with approximately 85% being flash pictures. ALL flash pictures came out clear, no black pictures when the camera triggered and the battery couldn't supply enough power to charge the flash strobe. Voltage test in the field -5.99 volts under a minor load. We recharged the battery to 6.67 volts and placed this battery back into service with the deer cam in the woods. We are very pleased with this battery's performance.

*****

9/29/2010 Update

28 days and 330 pictures (85% flash) in the field -The camera was shut off when we retrieved it. The last 24 pictures were black, where the flash couldn't recharge due to the drop in battery voltage. The battery was drained down to 3.57 volts when it was brought back for recharging. After a slow 12 hour recharge, the battery was back up to 6.67 volts.

I cannot fault this battery. The drain came from the camera and the flash itself. Performance between "C" cell batteries and this one appear to be closely related with one major exception the ability to recharge this battery, unlike the "C" cells that have to be replaced. We are going to monitor and recharge this battery more closely in the future. I'm disappointed in the prospect that this battery doesn't have the long term capacity to supply power to this deer camera over the long, cold Michigan winter.

*****

10/05/2010 Update

We returned to this battery after 5 more days in the field. 150 pictures and all were perfect. The battery voltage was at 6.20 volts (80% flash pictures). Pulled the battery and recharged to 6.67 volts. One night, with overnight temperatures dropping to 22 degrees, we captured 250 flash pictures all clear in full color. The battery voltage was at 6.0 volts. We recharged the battery and placed back into service.

We have now obtained a 9 volt solar panel charger for this battery. Our next trip up, this solar panel will be connected to our battery and camera. We anticipate this will give the battery a much needed boost in life over its long winter task.

In all, this battery performed as we expected. The cost savings in "C" cell battery's has now more than paid for itself.

*****

1/11/2011 -Second battery

We have a second deer cam Wildgame Innovations IR5 5.0MP Digital Game Scouting Camera with Infrared Flash(see my review of this game cam) in the field now. It too is developing battery issues, especially with the flash at night. The batteries are "C" cell's and we are going through too many to be economically viable. So, just like its smaller cousin, we are hard wiring in this battery for increased performance and longevity in the field.

Buying a second similar battery for the very same purpose shows how happy we are with these batteries. The cost savings is also a big plus!

*****

7/2/2011 Third battery and Update

We purchased our third deer cam along with a third battery. The new camera is a 2011 S1.3X strobe deer camera with an external battery connection as sold by Amazon as Wildgame Innovations Game Scouting Camera with Video. Our first run with this new camera required the need for a higher power battery. Here it is.

All three batteries work great. All recharge fine and hold their charge for extended use. Even after hundreds of flash pictures every 30 seconds, all pictures come out. We couldn't be more pleased with these batteries performance.

*****

6/8/2012 Update

11 more months have passed since my last update. Two harsh winter's and two hot summers, rain and snow, weeks of total discharge sitting waiting for a recharge are just some of the conditions we require these batteries to perform in. All three batteries are still in service. All three batteries take and hold their charge. Battery efficiency drops significantly in real cold weather, but when recharged, they bounce right back to their prior operating condition.

The oldest of the three batteries (made in 4/2010) has been rotated to the most power efficient camera with infrared flash. Even doing this, we are still netting over 300 pictures per charge with most being nighttime pictures using the flash. Voltage remains well within operational limits of the camera of more than 5.5 volts.

These batteries have performed better than we expected. How long will they last? We will find out, but it may be some time into the future.

*****

6/27/2013

Another year has passed with these batteries. We are now down to two strobe flash camera's using this battery. We rotate the third out as a spare battery, so only two are being used at any one time.

All three batteries are performing very well. Even sitting discharged the past cold winter in NW Michigan, they recharged just fine. Two are working as I write this, snapping deer pictures in the woods.

Almost 3 years of continuous use, months of total discharge in sub-zero temps and they come back to life each time they are recharged. I am truly amazed that they continue to perform as well as they have. If you need a 6 volt battery like this, don't hesitate. They work!

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I purchased this battery as a replacement for a Peg Perego Thomas the Train Ride along Engine. Merely take the green top off the old battery, slap the green top on this new battery and you are good to go. Peg Perego batteries are around 4 times the price. Save yourself some $ and get a generic battery that operates at the same efficiency.

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Good price for this battery that fits my portable inflater. The is really handy when camping & the battery lasted through one mattress, 2 inflatable kayaks, & a 10ft raft. Not bad for one charge.

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Ordered this to replace the battery from my Garrity rechargable spotlight. I can't find a model number for ths spotlight, but the AC charger that goes with it was MODEL: HK41U-12-500. Fit well, took a charge, and seems to be doing what it should be.

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I bought an emergency power fail light at a big box store several years ago. Recently it quit working and I traced the problem to the battery. It was a small 6V lead acid, so instead of spending $30 for a new light I bought this battery for $10 from Amazon. With the points from my Amazon Visa card it was free! The new one fit perfectly and the light works again. My home will have light when the power fails thanks to Amazon!

Buy USB Sync and Charging Cable Compatible with Apple iPhone (White)

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I compared the cable I received with my original iPhone 4 and 3 cables. I cannot tell any differences other than a slightly different feel of the rubber/plastic material along the cable length, which by the way also differs between my genuine Apple iphone 4 and 3 cables. Another reviewer posted pictures on Amazon in which the cable in question appeared to have a slightly wider or larger connectors, but mine are identical in size, and appearance.

I am very happy with this purchase and will purchase several more.

ADDENDUM April 20, 2011

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After my initial great experience with the cable (that I ordered from Amazon's merchant Cellular 5 Star), I ordered 3 more cables, and did not realize that the "default" merchant had changed to Importer520. I just received these 3 cables and they look similar to genuine Apple cables at quick glance, but on closer inspection, they all had surface blemishes and slight irregularities. They also had a suspicious looking "Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China" stamped on the cable length.

The cable from Cellular 5 Star was of very good quality that I could NOT distinguish from genuine Apple cables, but the ones from Importer520 are slightly inferior. The feel of the cable length material is good though, in that it is supple. It will coil and uncoil without keeping the bent shape.

I have contacted Importer520 to see if I can get a refund, but their stated return policy states that they will not refund shipping costs, which when I ordered was almost all the purchase price.

ADDENDUM June 16, 2011

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I purchased another "OEM" cable, this time from Item44Less and this cable is the worst of the bunch. The length of the cable is made out of a rigid plastic that does not bend like the more supple rubber-like material of the genuine Apple cables or even from Cellular 5 Star or Importer520.

ADDENDUM September 2, 2011

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I purchased another "OEM" cable, this time from C and J Accessories, which actually qualifies for Amazon Prime since their order fulfillment is through Amazon. This cable is clearly not authentic with the end that connects to the iPhone being larger by about 0.5 mm width and length. The other Amazon merchants cables were identical to design, but differed in quality. This cable actually differs in its design with its wider and thicker connector end. The length of the cable is also more plastic than a flexible rubber, compared to authentic Apple cables. I would say this is almost as bad as Item44Less.

ADDENDUM September 19, 2011

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I purchased a cable from Niceeshop and it looks genuine except that the cable length material is not as supple as the genuine Apple cables. The cable length material is not as rigid as the Item44Less cable, but more inflexible (retaining bends) than the Importer520 cables.

SUMMARY (Ranked in order of similarity to an authentic Apple cable)

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1. Cellular 5 Star cables are the best and indistinguishable from my genuine Apple iPhone cables.

2. Importer520 is acceptable, but slightly inferior to Cellular 5 Star with some cosmetic blemishes. The cable length is made out of a high quality material.

3. Niceeshop is acceptable, but the cable length is not as supple as the Cellular 5 Star or Importer520.

4. C and J Accessories, although it qualifies for Amazon Prime, has its iPhone connector end as larger than the authentic one with a cheaper cable length material.

5. I would avoid Item44Less because of the rigid plastic cable material that does not bend and keeps the angular bent formation from its coiled position during shipping. The cable length material is the lowest quality (i.e. most plastic like) compared to the above four competitors.

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I browsed Amazon for weeks teetering between about 3 different sellers for my replacement dock cables for charging/syncing my iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 160Gig iPod Classic. I found these cables to be the least expensive of the ones with predominately "good" reviews. There were a few people who said they got the "real thing" when they ordered the cables as "OEM Apple cables", a few people who said the cables were good but not "OEM Apple" quality, and finally there were a few who said to "stay away from these cables" because they tore up easily. I figured I'd chance it and order them. I am VERY PLEASED that I did. I ordered the cables 3/29/11 and was given a forecasted delivery date of 4/4 to 4/7/11. I received the cables today (4/1/11). VERY SPEEDY SHIPPING!!!! The cables were sent via USPS in a small brown envelope that was coated inside with bubble wrap. The cables were coiled up, much as anyone would coil a dock connector cable for storage with plastic wraps that were similar to the style wraps for the cables that come with all new Apple products. I was curious but kind of dreading opening the package because I just knew these cables would not fit my iPhone 4 with the bumper like just nearly every other "after market" cable I've seen. I was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED when I saw the design of these cables. They are as close to being "OEM Apple" cables as I've ever seen without actually being "Apple cables". They fit snugly in all of my iDevices, charge the 4, 3GS, and Classic with NO ISSUES. I tested the sync speed of the cable and found it rivals the speed of the newest "Apple cable" that was included with my iPhone 4 purchase back in July 2010. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE CABLES!!!! If you're an iPhone 4 owner who uses a bumper, GET THESE CABLES!!! THEY WORK!!! I've also taken "comparison" pictures and posted them to the "user pictures" on this item's display. Hope my review is helpful and thanks to everyone who writes these reviews and to everyone who reads them. Together we can help each other make sure we get what we pay for!

Brandon (Shreveport, LA)

***(More to come on their durability after I've used them a couple of months)***

***UPDATE 8/28/11***

Got these cables almost 5 months ago, one connects to my iMac, one to my wall charger, one to my XP machine at work, and one connects to my car charger. All are working and none have presented any issues so far. A friend was looking for similar cables but purchased them from a different seller and found they didn't fit his iPhone 4 bumper. I thought on it a bit and found an excellent resolution. Just get an emery board (flexible fingernail file) and file down the edges of the 30 pin connector. PRESTO it fits now! SO if the seller does change the type of cable that is being shipped and you get one that doesn't quite fit the iPhone 4 bumper, I can tell you (from experience) that it will not hurt to file the 30 pin connector to fit the bumper. Hope the review and this update are still helpful to people looking for new charge/sync cables.

***UPDATE 3/25/12***

Had the cables nearly a whole year now and still going strong. I haven't checked this post in a while now but I noticed there were some questions about sync speed. My original Apple cable for my iPhone finally went out on me so I replaced it with one of these. I sync to a Mac, I have a 32GB iPhone 4, and I keep a lot of stuff on my phone. If I erase it and have to sync it from scratch, we're looking a a couple of hours but just moving a few hundred songs around, some voice memos, pictures and stuff only takes a few minutes. The cables I got were definitely USB 2.0 cables. I also got one of the new iPads (3rd gen), it's 64GB and I use these cables to sync and charge it with no problems. I'm about to order a couple of extras for my iPad now and this time, I'll make sure to post the seller I get them from on the update about the new ones. Oh yeah, the cable I use in my car has gotten stepped on, spilled on, heat, cold, moisture, and even slammed in the door a couple of times... still going strong. No breaks, no kinks, no exposed wire at the ends, it's taken a beating for nearly a year and still works like a charm. Still highly recommend these cables.

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I ordered this cable because the image shows a real style Apple cable with rounded edges. I have an OtterBox case that requires a rounded edge cable in order to charge it. I received this cable and it is a generic square ended cable, which is completely useless to me. Though it might work it would require I remove the phone from the case every time I wanted to use it, which is not an option.

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This is advertized as a data transfer cable and guess what it works to transfer data. If you think since it looks exactly like the $30 cable from Apple it will also charge your iphone....IT WON'T.

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This video will show you this after market cable. It works great and it is not cheap construction either. Works on my iphone 4 and ipad. Charges great. It is the same size as the OEM cable from about which is about 3ft. Quality I would say they are about the same.

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Pros: Fast Shipping, Batteries seem to be quality product. Working well in two 1500 UPS as replacements. Voltage checks were consistent between all eight batteries.

Cons: Packing could have been better, corner of one battery arrived dented, but not cracked. Felt comfortable using it so didn't request RMA.

Other thoughts: I would order these again in the future.

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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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very useful when using the navigation feature on the phone, works great, received in just a few days

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Basically if you buy a car charger at your cell phone provider store you're either filthy rich and don't have to worry about money (please send me some) or you're an idiot.

This charger is great. I saved $30.00 and that's even after shipping.

The cord is a little on the "short" side meaning it's not as long as what you can get from the cell phone manufacturers. So as long as you don't plan on making any calls from your backseat, you should be ok.