Many of you may remember the failed attempt at working with a small scale solar charger.
If not, you can read the full article here.
But just a quick recap,it was the worst product I have ever bought, it caught on fire and nearly burnt my van down.
I finally found something that may work, at least it is showing pretty good promise so far!
Check out the Revive Series, solar backup:
Product Features
- External 1500mAh battery pack recharges up to 1,000 times from Solar, AC, or USB power *NOTE: Solar power can only charge 50% of the internal battery*
- Provides a full charge to most phones, MP3 players, GPS, iPod, iPhone, e-Readers, Bluetooth devices and other USB powered devices
- Includes AC adapter, Micro USB, and Mini USB charging cables
- Convenient size makes solar charging at home, in the car, or at work a breeze
- LED Power capacity indicator lets you know how much battery power you have left.
The Good:
-small
-portable
-hasn't caught on fire!
-multiple ways of charging
The Bad:
– only charges 50% with solar power
– The led light has a flexible head that pops loose easily
– (just a personal note) it is the exact same size as my iPhone… and made me look extremely silly when I tried to answer it instead of my phone
The bottom line:
Considering the fact that it is only $30.00 as opposed to the other failure of a product, the Revive Series solar back up is a much better bargain. Also the size makes it easily able to be packed into a bug out bag or just to keep in your car.
After I bought this I used it at a full charge to power my Kindle. It got around 53% charge before the battery petered out.
Not bad if I do say so myself.
The fact that you can only charge the battery to 50% via solar power is a little disappointing but that should be more than enough to charge most phones, tablets, and other small electronics.
** I don't know how I missed it before but this unit actually has an add on for around $12.00 that you can buy that allows you to get a full charge out of the solar panels instead of just 50%.
If you're looking for a way to keep your small electronics powered up this is definitely worth a shot.
I am actually taking it on my cruise to give it a real world test ( I have a room with a window and want to see how well it will charge from there)
Hope to give you an update when I get back!
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