Very nice product, with a big documentation problem.Good: Very nice build quality, awesome 2A (2000 mA) current specification, recessed switches (deeply recessed polarity reverse switch, which is a good thing so it is not changed inadvertently), multiple right angle tips. Reasonably long, thick, cable. It is fused. Has a light verifying that the automotive socket it is plugged in to has power. The dedicated USB port is a nice bonus. Fair price from Amazon.
Bad: Nowhere, anywhere, are the dimensions of the tips described. It is not in the Amazon description (as I write this). It is not on the minimal documentation page which comes with the product. And only after receiving the item, is it clear that the company is "originalpower.com" who markets this as "PowerLine" well the tip dimensions are not on that website either! Nowhere.
Also: The interchangeable tips are not typical, in that the common pins are two diameters, not uniform diameters which is very common in products of this type. So, you cannot use other tips which are commonly available. So you are stuck using whatever tips are provided. In fairness, this design insures that the tips can only be attached to the cable one way, so the polarity switch (plus or minus) is actually correct. This is a the right way to do this, but again is not typical.
Conclusion: Good luck with whether or not this will fit your device! I took a gamble, and I lost.
In particular, the smallest tip is NOT a 0.7/2.35 mm size, which I was hoping for (an EIAJ Type I). Or it was supposed to be, and is the center is too loose. MY BACKUP PLAN was to cut off the socket end and just solder on a 0.7/2.35 mm plug (another 3 bucks). It did this and it works great on my Yaesu VX-3R amateur radio. I bought this as a nice, cheap, auto power supply with a 50-50 chance I would have to "hack it".
It shorted out my car fuse 3 times, so do this. Get a 1/2 inch diameter piece of shrink tubing and stretch it first, then place it over all the metal parts except the pressure tip and the expander rails. Heat and shrink it, it will then work fine.
Followup Review is 1 star
I am downgrading this item because it has failed again in less than 9 months of very little use. Not a fuse this time but some type internal failure. Additionally, I see from subsequent reviews that they still have not fixed the shorting problem. Consequently, I would not recommend this item to anyone.
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