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Friday, October 10, 2014

YTX12-BS High Performance - Maintenance Free - Sealed AGM Motorcycle Battery

YTX12-BS High Performance - Maintenance Free - Sealed AGM Motorcycle BatteryA great battery for the SeaDoo wave runner! It appears to be completly sealed and came fairly well charged. I did put my battery tender on it over night, but when I went to check on it before bed the battery showed completely charged! Fit in my wave runner and had plenty of power to start the motor!

Great product!

Quick delivery,great price,plenty of power--Only issue was pos & neg posts were opposite of battery I replaced,so that I had to put battery in "backwards" which made making connections more difficult---But it was worth it for the $100 or so that I saved over the dealer's price.

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Purchased this product for our motorcycle. We replaced it and it works well so far. It took a little longer to get though and when we were notified that it should arrive by that evening, it didn't but came the next day.

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Arrived quickly, had plenty of juice and gave me 650R new life again. Took it for a ride and it felt like new

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Friday, September 26, 2014

eForCity Premium Multi-function Cradle Compatible with Motorola Atrix 4G MB860

eForCity Premium Multi-function Cradle Compatible with Motorola Atrix 4G MB860For those who like Android phones for the ability to have spare batteries on hand and charged, this device charges a battery without the phone.

This dock is terrible.

The USB-power cable is very short.

It is not recognized as a dock by the Atrix.

There is always a blue LED on. Why ?

In case there is no battery in the charger place there is an other LED flashing green / red the whole time. Annoying.

To be honest, this is trash. Just ordered the original Motorola dock.

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I love this cradle even though I have to remove my phone case when I use it. My husband has a different phone, but he is able to use it as well. Good buy!

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Vehicle Power Charger for Samsung A560, A680, A740, A760, A820, A840, A880, A920, A940, VGA-1000

Vehicle Power Charger for Samsung A560, A680, A740, A760, A820, A840, A880, A920, A940, VGA-1000This product through Amazon was the lowest price (by far) on the internet. The shipping was quick. I was a little surprised to learn that it shipped directly from the Orient. The first one never did work. I submitted that information to the company. They were quick to respond, and had a second unit shipped out immediately. It worked fine. I did not have to pay any additional shipping, nor did I have to return the defective one. So, all's well that ends well.

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

SOLAR ESA30 OBD II Memory Saver Connector

SOLAR ESA30 OBD II Memory Saver ConnectorNot sure if it was on this unit, or on the 2A power supply I used, but when changing battery, it aqppeared that a current limit was occurring, and I heard a funny relay click from under the dash from something that was supposed to actuate but couldnt. Was fine after the battery was back. But beware, this may limit current, and even if this can handle it, Im not sure how much current one should backfeed through the OBD port. Thats not a dig on this product, which is quality and gets five stars, but just be careful with your car!

This plugs into a 12v battery pack and feeds the OBD II circuit in my car, which is a 7.5v circuit. The fuse blows and memory is lost. Not exactly what I wanted....

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Not really sure if this connector works when plugged in to external power/another car or battery. I tried this on my Nissan Altima and blew the OBD2 fuse right after I supplied power from another car. This might work with some other make or model car but have not tried it after that incident.

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it was quick and cheap a good purchase for any mechanic who needs to make a memory savor with little money

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it works just like l expected. We use it everyday to keep memory in the vehicles we work on. Very satisfied.

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Kenwood DDX514 6.1-Inch Wide In-Dash Monitor with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver

Kenwood DDX514 6.1-Inch Wide In-Dash Monitor with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver
  • AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, MP3/WMA/AAC, MPEG1/MPEG2
  • Maximum power with two 2V pre-amp outputs 4 x 50 Watts
  • TFT LCD touchscreen with 480 x 234 pixel resolution 6.1-inch
  • Includes direct iPod connection, USB music streaming, front panel A/V input, A/V outputs
  • One-year limited warranty

Rotary volume control and front disc loading (instead of flip down or motorized flip) was the selling point for me.

I bought this head unit to replace the factory stereo for my FJ Cruiser. I

also purchased the HD Radio module(HT300) for this radio. I gave it three stars for

the following reasons:

a. USB Drive I bought it mainly to have all my music on a USB drive which would

be very convenient(No more changing discs). The Kenwood manual says that it will sort the files

alphabetically if it is on a USB drive, and it will sort the files by the order

in which the files were put in if it was any other usb device(like a regular mp3

player). However, my biggest disappointment was that this head unit does not

sort the files alphabetically on my USB drive. This head unit puts the newest files/folders

at the end of the list and the oldest at the beginning. It's tedious

to find the desired file/folder you want to play when you are driving as you

have to go through the list one by one, since it is not listed in alphabetical

order.

I contacted Kenwood USA's technical support. I told the representative about this issue and told him

if they had a fix for this. The guy just told me that it's not really a problem. Yeah right!

After searching online for a few hours, I found a workaround that will work with this head

unit. Search for DriveSort and install this on your computer. It's a freeware so you don't have

to worry about purchasing it. This software can arrange the files in a USB drive and places them

in alphabetical order.

Note: When you turn on this head unit, it will scan and index all the files

that is in the UBS drive before it will start playing. The more files you have,

the longer it will take. I currently have about 5.7GB worth of music and it

roughly takes about fifteen seconds to load up before it starts playing.

b. MP3 files with album art I purchase a lot of my mp3 files online and most

of them come with album art. If you play an mp3 file on this head unit that

has album art, the music will play immediately, but it takes about 2-4 seconds

for the album art to load on the screen. I personally don't care about the

album art, BUT while the head unit is still loading the album art on the

screen, ALL THE CONTROLS ARE ON HOLD. This means that you can't change a

track, adjust the volume or go to another screen as long as the album art is

still not loaded on the screen. This is a real PAIN as some of the mp3 files

are louder and while the album art is still loading, you can't lower the

volume!

c. Graphics You can load up your own custom background if you choose to.

However, the text on the screen will just block your background image. There

is no option to turn off the text on the screen or turn off the screen. The

only work around with this is to put your background picture on EVERY folder

you have music on and set it to play a slideshow.

Also, the text fonts/graphics could be better.

d. Preouts If you have a 4 channel amplifier, a sub and want to use fading, this

might be a little problem. You only have 2 sets of preouts. 1 set for the

front and 1 set for the rear or sub. The built in crossover that comes with this head

unit is great, but you are limited to set the rear crossover setting as a

rear speaker or a sub.

There is a workaround for this. You can use a speaker output to rca converter

for the rear speakers. You will then be able to use all the builtin crossover

settings (front, rear, sub).

e. User Interface The user interface is decent enough. It's not a steep

learning curve. It might take a little while to get used to, but it's no rocket science.

You will be able to operate this head unit without reading the manual thoroughly.

f. HD Radio I bought the HD Radio kit for this head unit. There is a

difference in sound quality between the analog broadcast and digital broadcast.

However, HD radio quality is still not CD quality, but close. From my experience

on this module, it made the analog receptions stronger. Even stations that had a weak

signal came in a whole lot better. As if it wasn't weak anymore.

g. Equalizer The head unit comes with built in presets and you can have a

custom setting. I have Polk Audio speakers all around and the built in

presets were just to bright for my taste. (I listen to a lot of smooth jazz).

Setting the custom Eq was not easy. The custom Eq contains 3 bands; Low, Mid

and High. Now the tricky part is you have to select the center frequency for

each band. One for your lows, one for your mids and one for your highs. Then

you can adjust the level. Personally, I would have preferred a custom 5

band or 7 band graphic Eq over this. You will have to spend quite a bit of time

to get it right for your taste.

However, If you really want a defined sound for your car, I would recommend purchasing

a 13 band equalizer.

h. Manual The manual that comes with this head unit is very broad. It

doesn't go in to depth with details. It does not give you examples. It merely gives

you the button or the icon and what the button/icon does.

Other than those mentioned above, the unit works fairly well. The response

time when changing to different screens or menus is not super fast, can be sluggish

at times, but it's nothing unbearable.

This my first head unit that has a built in USB port with it. I can't compare

it to other head units that have USB ports as I do not have experiences with them.

*** NOTE for installation of a subwoofer ***

If you are going to install a subwoofer with this head unit, you would want to

change the rear preamp setting to SUB to maximize the functions that come with

this head unit. You can ONLY change this setting when the head unit is on STANDBY.

Press the SRC button and scroll down until you see Standy then select it. You can go to the

system setup and change the rear output from rear to sub. Then go to audio setup then

turn the subwoofer setting to on.

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I just bought this recently for my 2006 Scion XB. I did a lot of research on the different head units and I definitely made the right choice. This head unit is easy to use, delivers great sound and great video. I just installed the iPod cable KCA-iP301V (necessary to watch video or listen to and control the iPod/iPhone from the head unit). The installation of that cable completed this device. I can watch podcasts, videos, or listen to music straight from my iPhone 3g.

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i ordered this for my ranger and after getting it installed it works great! the iPod interface is cool and super easy to use and dvds look awesome. theres lots of expandability and the touch screen is always responsive. i have yet to see all the features on it but so far its a great unit...

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I love this unit. Expandable, great video, I currently have the Sirius tuner connected, have the other components on my wish list..What a great unit!

Simply awesome to use and easy to figure out, it is onre of my favorite models i've owned, ive also owned Pioneers and Kenwood never fails to deliver, it has all the latest features you want such as GPS add on and ipod cable and easy to use touchscreen not to mention the clarity of the screen, Highly recommend this model to anyone who wants those mentioned features.

Friday, August 15, 2014

For Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro / Galaxy Express Premium Car Charger

For Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro / Galaxy Express Premium Car ChargerI was in need of a car charger specific for my samsung rugby pro. Found this item, and for the price.. I gave it a try. I recieved it 3 days after the purchse and it works perfect! Good quality too!

The device has done what it needs to do and that is to charge my phone, it does not have the ruggetness which I desire but it will do.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Nokia 6555 Car Charger/ Vehicle Charger

Nokia 6555 Car Charger/ Vehicle ChargerI ordered the Nokia 6555 Car Charger and the seller did not send what I ordered. I returned the items along with a short note explaining they had sent the wrong adapters and have not heard back from them, nor have I received a refund.

Revised 2012/10/29

Company contacted me about incorrect parts listing on Amazons part.

Company replaced car charger with CORRECT model for no additional fee.

They went FAR beyond what normally would be expected for a low dollar item and I would happily use them again.

Again, THEY contacted ME and made this right when Amazon is at fault with an incorrect product description.

THANKS ACCstop for your stellar service!

Thanks Oscar for making this RIGHT!

**OLD** Read above.

This car charger (model 6555) claims to be equivalent to the Nokia LCH-12 car charger which claims it is compatible with the Nokia 6230 phone.

It is not. The pin on the car charger is MUCH too small to fit the Nokia 6230.

This charger MAY work with other phones but the description is definitely wrong with regards to the Nokia 6230.

Buyer Beware.

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This was as much Amazon's and my fault as the sellers. The charger was not for the phone I had. I picked it because it was a "combo" item shown below the battery which came up on a search for my phone. It shouldn't have popped up but I should have checked it more closely to make sure it fit the phone.

However the seller, Eforce city, handled the problem courteously and promptly.

The battery is another story. It "works" but the original purchased about 4 years ago, held a charge for a week to a week and a half of light usage and standby. This one holds a charge for three days under the same conditions. A note says it needs to be recharged a few times before reaching its maximum capacity, so I'll wait a bit longer & see what happens.

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I was not satisfied with this order as it didn't serve the purpose. The plug is of the wrong size and won't fit the phone for charging.

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I am very much enjoying my car phone charger. The good thing about it is it didn't cost much.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Rapid Car Charger (CLA) for Motorola Droid A855 / CLIQ

Rapid Car Charger for Motorola Droid A855 / CLIQI don't know what to really type. It charges my Droid. It hasn't blown my phone up yet. It also fits in my cigarette lighter.

Item is as described. Price was the lowest I could find and it works perfectly. Shipping took a little longer than I expected but it got here. Would buy from them again anytime. A+

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This charger charges correctly. No freaky over charging symptoms. Charges a 20% battery in about 2 hours... Great charger. Paid $.80 ---Worth about $15.

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Instead of paying MSRP plus tax for the Verizon car charger I ordered this instead and it works just as well. There is a small red light on top that lets you know the unit is working some may choose to cover this up with some electrical tape so it emits no light but I like it. The unit does feel a little plasticy but I think it's better than expected for the price, and definitely no reason not to buy it as the Verizon one probably feels the same for much more.

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Charger works as described.

Red LED lights up and it does its thing. I did notice it even stops charging at full capacity, so you don't have to worry about over charging your Droid.

I'm happy

Saturday, July 19, 2014

ATT Pantech Ease P2020 Car Auto Vehicle Charger - New - Premium - Rapid

ATT Pantech Ease P2020 Car Auto Vehicle Charger - New - Premium - RapidMy phone seemed to run out of juice when I was in my car....I needed a charger for my car and this one fits that need. Now when I'm in my car I don't have to worry about having a dead cell phone.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

BlackBerry Automotive Car / Auto Charger ASY09824001 ASY-09824-001

BlackBerry Automotive Car / Auto Charger ASY09824001 ASY-09824-001Bought a real OEM charger to replace this wihin a month and I can see the difference. Definitely don't recommend this product.

I've come full circle on auto-chargers: I used to go for the cheapest, but now I try to find a good deal on the best. The material quality, fit/finish, and function are generally much better than the no-name units. Don't get me wrong, there are some good aftermarket chargers, but the quality varies so much that I think it makes more sense to do it right the first time. The price difference on something like this is only a few bucks, anyway. The last think I need is to grab my phone and discover it's dead when I really need to use it.

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Schumacher BT-100 100 amp Battery Load Tester

Schumacher BT-100 100 amp Battery Load TesterThis device is a carbon pile load tester.

A carbon pile load tester works by applying a calibrated load to the battery (the load is essentially a large carbon resistor that heats up when voltage is applied).

To properly test using this method, the battery must be at least 75% charged. A good battery should be able to supply half its cold cranking amps (CCA) rating for 15 seconds without dropping below 9.5 volts (if you want to test batteries that are not fully charged you'll need to purchase an electronic tester which tests by measuring the internal resistance of the battery.)

IMPORTANT NOTE: This unit (by design) will get hot and might initially produce some smoke if there is any foreign matter on the resistor element.

*** UPDATE: The rocker switch on my unit MELTED rendering the tester useless ***

Remember, this unit is a carbon pile testerin other words, uses a thick carbon resistor to apply a heavy load across the battery terminals to load test the battery. Works flawlessly from the first, and I use this unit daily in my lawnmower shop it is a huge time-saver over "test by elimination" methods, and has successfully tested several dozen batteries and going strong. As long as unit is maintained (keep it clean and in a toolbox where dust won't settle on the carbon resistors) you'll be happy to have this unit in your shop. If you leave it out or splatter oil on it, obviously it will smoke as the debris burns off from the hot carbon pile resistor.

It does not test a discharged battery (but if a 12V battery does not have 12 volts, even after charging, it's obviously bad) but a quick charge from a charger and a quick, very brief load test to burn off surface charge easily lets me know whether to continue charging the battery or condemn it right away.

For a small shop that does not need the advanced features of a resistance circuit computerized battery tester, this unit is well worth the investment. (we use different procedures for charging system testing, depending on the equipment being serviced, so it is not always possible to test these charging systems we work with with an advanced computerized unit, so.. )

Only complaint I have with this unit is the cables are maybe a little short, and quite stiff. It'd be nicer if the cables at least had more flexibility to them, or were about 6 to 10 inches longer some places it is a little clumsy to hook it on to the battery, while holding up the tractor seat at the same time, and other places the battery is slightly recessed. smaller clamps to fit in tight spots, and more flexible cables, and this unit would be *perfection*

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Besides checking batteries on my car and truck I have several other deep cycle batteries for RV and other purposes. This unit provides an easy and quick way to know if the batteries are healthy and expected to last awhile. Yes, the tester did smoke slightly during it's first use, but it's expected to 'burn in' when new, like a muffler on a new car. The BT-100 looks and feels like a quality piece of equipment, is handy to have around and a good buy from Amazon.

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I purchased one of these from Amazon about a month ago. My issue...I have an on-board battery charger in my bass boat, so I simply plug in from a remote plug and end up not checking/maintaining my three boat batteries as often as I should. So, when I went to use the boat the first time this year, I did check the water level in my starting battery and found it low (below the top of the plates). I had charged it to put away last year, but wasn't sure if I should trust it this year. So I ordered this, followed the instructions to load test the battery, and found it good. Without this, I would have probably just bought a new battery "to be safe". So save one battery. I have also used it to test the JD lawn tractor battery, the battery for my wood splitter, my trolling motor batteries, and both my vehicle batteries. I also keep a couple spare 12v batteries. One tested bad, so I could dispose of that, otherwise I may have just had that sitting around and kept trying to keep it periodically topped off with a 2A trickle charger.

So, I figure it has already paid for itself, and I'm a light user. Now my brother can check his batteries too. Yes, I recommend!

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i have use several like this, my snap-on one broke and was going to cost me 5 time what i paid for this one to fix it !

great in all shops. I use mine on anything that got a battery;golfcarts ,farm tractors, equipment, you name it.

good tool for the money and it is nice to trouble shoot the charging system.

the only bad i wish the cables were a foot longer, but only in some instances.

great tool -great price a++++++

thanks rusty

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Friday, June 13, 2014

Power Bright ML400-24 400 Watt 24 Volt DC To 110 Volt AC Power Inverter

Power Bright ML400-24 400 Watt 24 Volt DC To 110 Volt AC Power InverterI am using the inverter to convert 24v solar cell charged batteries to 110v AC. It has been running for a year without a problem.

The only negative that I have is the low batter alarm. The batteries that it is running off of are old and don't hold a charge very well. When the clouds obscure the sun the alarm tends to go off.

The inverter was purchased for use attatched to a 24 volt power wheelchair. I use it for charging my cellphone, tablet computer, MP3 player, and to power a CFL light when I must go outdoors at night. The unit performs these functions very well, runs cool and appears to have very low idle current, an advantage when running from wheelchair batteries. I would buy it again and recommend it to others.

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This is being used to run a computer at a trade show where running 110V wires is not possible. We run 20 feet of #14 24V wire from a 220W 24V power supply and then used the inverter to run the computer. With only one computer as a load it does not even get warm enough to turn the fan on.

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This is the 24volt version of the larger 12v I own. It works well with my cfl lights, lcd tv and dvd player.

I purchased it to use with my cpap machine at night if power loss is long term. Many claimed that a pure sine wave inverter was needed, to my surprise it worked .

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Haven't used it a lot but use have got from it has been satisfactory. Would buy again.

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Multi-Use Vehicle Charger with Dual USB Ports and Dual 12 Volt Sockets - Magnadyne

Multi-Use Vehicle Charger with Dual USB Ports and Dual 12 Volt Sockets - MagnadyneThis is a compact unit that I use to charge my cell phone and Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS using the two DC outlets, and to charge my Ipod Nano and Palm TX using the two USB outlets. I purchased a DC outlet extension cord at Radio Shack, and plug the charger into this so that I can position the charger right next to my seat.

I have tried various other chargers, and this is the most convenient one that I have found. In addition, the charger's capacity is sufficient to handle all of my gadgets being charged simultaneously.

Update July 22, 2009: Some months ago I replaced my Palm TX with an iPod Touch 2G. This unit charges it just fine using the same USB cable that I use to charge the Touch on my laptop.

Update August 23, 2009: I now charge my new BlackBerry Tour on this unit.

Update October 10, 2010: I just ordered my third unit--not because I had a problem with the other two, but because I wanted one for each car. Three years later my original unit is working just fine, as is the secind unit that I purchased a year after that. This is definitely a quality product that has performed well and held up well.

Update December 3, 2010: I just received my fourth unit that I am giving to one of my children to use in their car. This is a quality unit, and I have not had any problems with any of the units that I have bought.

Update August 1, 2012: Still using all four units without any problems. I have inserted a Powergen USB car charger into one of the 12V sockets, so now I have 4 USB ports--which I need for an iPad 3, two iPhones 4S, and a Kindle 3.

This device is really helpful not just for road warriors, but the average person who may have quite a number of devices that can be powered/charged by USB. It can handle and is fused at 20 amps.

I have two. On is 8 months old, the other about four months. You do not need to direct wire, but it is easy and in both my vehicles they are directly wired. One went to the front cigarette lighter wiring (about a 10 minute install) meaning I have a net of three cigarette lighter 12v outlets, plus two USB limited to 15 amps of the supporting OEM cigarette lighter fuse. In my second vehicle I have it direct wired to the battery main bus with an inline fuse (from an inexpensive $20 car amplifier power supply wiring kit). That was about 40 minute install. They can support a high powered laptop, treo, navigation unit, dvd player for the kids in back, and also charge an ipod or bluetooth set -all concurrently. It is also not difficult to open up the device and and use the 5v leg to run a direct 5v usb for hardwiring nav units.

The USB 5 volts is pretty clean and accurate checking with load on car start I am getting 5.1v and it settles at 4.95v, all well within tolerances for any usb device.

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this is exactly what any blackberry, ipodding tuning road-warrior needs. dual 12v and 5v usb...genius.

my only hitch is that it takes a few seconds to buffer the power to the USB ports. My blackberry 7130e didnt start charging until a few seconds after the charger was plugged in. It works so im not concerned.

the usb ports have enough power to charge any USB device you can throw at it. I used this to supplement a high-speed portable hard drive that needed more power than my ultra portable laptop could supply it. so one plug went to PC usb for data and the other went to this baby and i was mint.

Love the mounting equipment. velcro or screw mount..your choice!

Cables and construction are solid and wire is heavy guage so it wont over heat under high load.

BUY IT NOW

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This unit would not charge my Nokia n900 using its USB outputs, until I modified it. But then, neither would at least three other dumb USB chargers I had on hand. Finally, I searched the net for n900 charging issues, and found that the n900 expects the charger to behave as the USB specification for dumb chargers reads, and many don't. Specifically, it expects to see 200 ohms resistance between the D+ and Dpins (the two center pins) and this unit appears to have an open circuit there. It seems that many phones, specifically some iPhone and Blackberry units, do not conform to the USB spec either, and expect to see around 2 volts on D+ which this unit provides.

So, if your phone will charge when connected to a computer, but not when connected to a dumb charger, this is why.

Using a magnifier to see the pins adequately, I connected D+ and Dtogether with a little solder bridge on the printed circuit board. Although this isn't a 200 ohm resistor, it's sufficient to inform the n900 that it's connected to a dumb charger, and it starts to charge.

The power is nicely filtered and regulated, no noise on the audio output while charging, so this plays fine in the car while charging while some other dumb chargers contributed so much buzzing from their switching regulators that it wasn't possible to listen to music.

I guess manufacturers of dumb chargers are between a rock and a hard place, as not every phone expects the same thing. The ultimate unit would offer a switch on each USB port to fix this. Those who don't want to open their charger can also make a USB cable with a short or 200 ohm resistor between D+ and Dto solve this problem.

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This works and it comes with the hardware to mount it somewhere so it won't slide around. As an extension and socket splitter it is OK.

However they missed an essential trick on the USB power supply. If a device wants a smart USB powered device like an iPhone or iPod to see it as a high power source, and not as a data connection, it needs to short the data interface pins with a resistor not more than 200k ohms. That is in the USB spec. You can tell this hasn't been done because when you plug in an Android phone it asks if you want to mount as a media device or a hard drive.

So if you are looking for a neat way to power and charge a modern smart device then this isn't it. For the 2c it would cost them for the resistors the manufacturers really should have done this. I may even try it myself since it looks like there is room to work in there and I have an electronics lab to play in.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Yuasa (Enersys) Genesis NP7-12T - 12 Volt/7 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery with 0.250 Fast-on Co

Yuasa Genesis NP7-12T - 12 Volt/7 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery with 0.250 Fast-on ConnectorThe "Yuasa (Enersys) Genesis NP7-12T 12 Volt/7 Amp Hour Sealed Lead Acid Battery with 0.250 Fast-on Connector" is a nice, high quality battery. I got two of these batteries to replace the OEM battery pack in an APC Smart-UPS 700Net. After installation, I powered up the UPS and all worked well with the battery power level reading fully charged from the start. Batteries were supplied with plastic terminal covers (see photo). For two batteries, it was $39.97 delivered and a good price. All points being the same, I recommend this product.

Batteries were very well packed (see photo) and promptly shipped by Portable Power Systems, PPS.

My original battery in my APC powercell lasted 12 years (hard to believe). The replacement had the same quality workmanship as the original. The total time to replace the battery was 10 minutes. Perfect fit. No complaints so far.

Update 12/19/2010

Battery still working Great.

Update 10/10/2011:

No complaints, Battery is going strong.

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Yuasu was the brand of battery that lasted 9 years in my home alarm system. I found out that it can also be used to replace APC's RBC2 replacement cartridges. The APC brand had a bad batch? which lasted only 1.5 to 2 years vs the original 4 to 5 years. I am replacing my APC replacement cartridges with the Yuasu as they give out. I guess I am saying that I am willing to pay more for a quality battery which lasts longer. However I won't know how well this battery will last. Just my experience with the one that lasted 9 years (albeit in a low backup use).

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When I received the Yuasa Battery I found that I had ordered it with the wrong size connector. I called the company that had shipped it and asked what I could do to either make this battery work or return it for the right size. They were extremely nice and told me that they would mail me two clips to convert the connectors so that I could use the battery I had. The connectors arrived several days later and the battery is working fine. It was a pleasure doing business with you and them.

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I have used many different brands of this battery in UPS and othe power supplies and this one lasts the longest by a year or more.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Retractable Car Charger for Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, Vivaz, X10

Retractable Car Charger for Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, Vivaz, X10I like it because its compact fits anywhere. For now its working perfectly, the only thing takes a little bit longer.

It is very good to use.we can save the room in car.the wire is good quality.it can expose in 110f heat.shipping is so fast.

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buen artículo lo uso en el carro con mi xperia play buen artículo lo uso en el carro con mi xperia play

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Gomadic Portable AA Battery Pack for the Garmin Edge 800 - Powered by 4 X AA Batteries to provide E

Gomadic Portable AA Battery Pack for the Garmin Edge 800 - Powered by 4 X AA Batteries to provide Emergency charge. Built using TipExchange TechnologyWhen you are out mountain biking and camping with no access to electricity and your Garmin Edge is low on battery this little gadget which relies on batteries will come to the rescue.

Perfect fro bushwalking or cycling when you can't get power, a great alternative. You will will have to leave it over night to charge the Edge 800. The more time the better

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Car Charger For Audiovox / UTStarcom CDM-105, CDM-180, CDM-7000, CDM-8945

Car Charger For Audiovox / UTStarcom CDM-105, CDM-180, CDM-7000, CDM-8945I needed this charger for my phone to carry in my car. The auto charger works great, it keeps my battery fully charged. The low price was another benefit.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Griffin Technology PowerBlock Travel International USB Charger and AC Adapter for iPod

Griffin Technology PowerBlock Travel International USB Charger and AC Adapter for iPod
  • Handy iPod travel pack with international AC adapter and USB-to-dock cable
  • Twin flat-blade, non-polarized prongs for international and multi-outlet use
  • 3 international adapters cover any kind of AC connection throughout the world
  • Handles all voltages from 110 to 240 AC; compact size ideal for traveling
  • Works with any iPod with 30-pin dock connector; 1-year warranty

After a couple of months of ownership, this item stopped working completely for my generation 5.5 iPod. It's just past the warranty, so I can't return it. Lucky me.

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Really nice product. Works very well to charge ipod. It works like it says it does. Good design. It DOES work with ipod Shuffle, that's why I bought it!!

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I took this item to Argentina where it was a lifesaver. I used it to charge both my iPod Touch as well as my Garmin Forerunner 205. No problems whatsoever.

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This ipod charger worked fine but the parts seem very delicate. Whenever I have to change the adapter I'm always afraid that I'm going to break something. I would suggest using a higher quality american charger and simply using a foreign adapter.

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The product specification indicates that the USB output voltage is 12v.

This will burn out just about every USB device plugged into it...

The international standard for USB output voltage is 5 volts.

I assume that this is a description error??

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Retractable Wall / Car Charger Combo Pack for Samsung Galaxy Indulge

Retractable Wall / Car Charger Combo Pack for Samsung Galaxy IndulgeThe car charger broke with in 9 months. The cord broke at the base probably because of the pulling and retracting even when I usually didn't bother with retracting the charger most of the time. The company told me I had to mail back the charger at my own expense and they would decide if they would send a replacement, which they did. The car charger was a few inches too short without having to hunch a bit over and talk on the phone and charge at the same time and I'm only 5'4. The wall charger lasted a bit longer which is a surprise since I used it more often than the car charger. One day I went to use it and failed to work. I contacted the company again and they said I was 2 weeks past the 12 month warranty and they wouldn't help me.

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

2nd Generation Audio FM Transmitter and Car Vehicle Charger for the Nokia Lumia 900 - Uses Gomadic

2nd Generation Audio FM Transmitter and Car Vehicle Charger for the Nokia Lumia 900 - Uses Gomadic TipExchange TechnologyI never hear any static with this device. Extremely clear and full sound. I have used, or tried to, iTrip in the past, which is a joke compared to this. I don't think you can purchase a better FM transmitter.

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