Scosche SolBAT II Solar Powered Backup Battery and Charger for iPods & Other MP3 Players
Scosche SolBAT II Solar Powered Backup Battery and Charger for iPods & Other MP3 Players
- Use your existing USB cable to charge most devices, including iPod, iPhone, MP3, Blackberry and more.
- Internal 1500mAh Lithium-Ion battery stores power for whenever you need it and recharges from the sun or the included USB cable.
- Includes windshield mount cradle & universal carbineer mount.
- Output: 5VDC 500mA.
Use your existing USB cable to charge most devices including iPod iPhone MP3 Blackberry and more Internal 1500ma Lithium-Ion battery stores power for whenever you need it and recharges from the sun or the included USB cable Includes windshield mount cradle & universal carbineer mount Output: 5v 500ma
List Price: $ 24.99
Price: $ 24.99
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Works better than I expected,
I had my doubts about how this product would actually work and if it would allow me to charge my Iphone3GS because Apple has made its phone series very picky about chargers. I can safely say that this product charges WITHOUT forcing the popup about being a non-standard charger. The unit itself its quite small and I have it attached to the windshield of my car with the included suction cups. I’m using it to charge up my phone while running the Navigation and Traffic Apps (which really drain the phone). Overall I would rate it 5 stars and I’m considering purchasing another for additional devices that I could carry with me on trips.
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|Useful but could be better,
Once set up, this charger is great to have around. I bike and camp a lot and it’s great to have a charger that doesn’t need electricity. But, as another reviewer pointed out, the instructions for this charger are very unclear. Some chargers (not solar powered) indicate the amount of charge left. With this charger, there is no way to know whether the it’s fully charged or almost out. The only way to tell it’s charged is that the “charge in” light goes out when plugged in or in sunlight. Definitely take the advice of another reviewer and start out by fully charging this through the USB connection. I think it’s best use is to have it in constant sunlight during the day (hooked on your bike or backpack) then charge your ipod/iphone ect. overnight. But once you figure out it’s idiosyncrasies, and if your activities take you away from electricity for hours/days at a time, it’s really useful.
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|Great Charger – Light, Well Designed and Effective,
Purchased here on Amazon, it charges via the included ipod cable and also has a USB out port for charging anything else that has a USB enabled charger. Charged my droid from 30% to 100% in about an hour and that was even in cloudy conditions. Status lights show when it is receiving enough light to create charge and another status light shows when it is charging the connected device. It will even hold a charge like a battery so you can leave it in the sun to charge up then bring it in and connect it to your device. I may buy another!
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