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#147955 - 09/08/08 06:09 PM Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship.
MartinFocazio Offline

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http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=209193158&adid=17070&dcaid=17070

Solar Gizmo Charger -19.99

Worth it just for all the connectors.

Comes in white or black. no choice. I got two of them, they work good if you have full sun for a few hours.

I am not connected with buy.com, this not an endorsement by Equipped To survive Foundations.

Just a cool gizmo I'm picking up, maybe you want one too.



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#147964 - 09/08/08 07:11 PM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship. [Re: MartinFocazio]
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Good catch, thanx 4 the link I picked one up. It'll be the first solar charger that I own...
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#148164 - 09/10/08 12:52 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship. [Re: MartinFocazio]
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I wonder, would it be possible to rig something up at home so that instead of charging a product directly it charges 2x or 4x AA/AAA batteries?

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#148174 - 09/10/08 01:59 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship. [Re: MartinFocazio]
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Since it's got some form of a usb connection, you could get one of the Energizer chargers for 2 AA/AAA batteries and one of the multiple end cables. I don't recall who makes it but there is one that you can change both ends to match the combination you need.

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#148199 - 09/10/08 10:37 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship. [Re: UTAlumnus]
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#148805 - 09/14/08 01:08 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship. [Re: ]
Todd W Offline
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Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
Arrived today. I see now why they're 20 dollars. The product says "Manufactured, May 2002." They're OLD and they're already opened and used. A big sticker on the front of mine said "Factory Recertified 2005." Scratches all over the cells and the attachments for phones are largely out dated. For example Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson no longer use the attachments that come with it. More importantly if you read the output on this it's damaging to most electronics. It puts out 6.5 volts, but only at 350milliamps, which is about 20% shy of the four cell phones I've tried requiring. Maybe I'm misreading how milliamps work and so forth.

Make no mistake it does work and brilliantly. Within 5 seconds of exposing it to direct Sunlight it began to charge my iPod Video. I'm going to in the next couple of days order a USB based charger for my Sony Ericsson K550i and see if by plugging that into the USB adapter meant for the iPod Shuffle if that will work. If not I think one of us who bought this kit will be able to come up with some homebrew remedies.

It's a lot smaller than it looks, also. But sturdy. I'd say it's a little bit larger than a small moleskine notebook. A little more than 1/4" thick, too.


Did they say it was used/refurb on the site? I forget as I was holding off until someone reviewed one smile
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#148832 - 09/14/08 03:36 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: ]
Todd W Offline
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Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
Originally Posted By: ToddW
Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
Arrived today. I see now why they're 20 dollars. The product says "Manufactured, May 2002." They're OLD and they're already opened and used. A big sticker on the front of mine said "Factory Recertified 2005." Scratches all over the cells and the attachments for phones are largely out dated. For example Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson no longer use the attachments that come with it. More importantly if you read the output on this it's damaging to most electronics. It puts out 6.5 volts, but only at 350milliamps, which is about 20% shy of the four cell phones I've tried requiring. Maybe I'm misreading how milliamps work and so forth.

Make no mistake it does work and brilliantly. Within 5 seconds of exposing it to direct Sunlight it began to charge my iPod Video. I'm going to in the next couple of days order a USB based charger for my Sony Ericsson K550i and see if by plugging that into the USB adapter meant for the iPod Shuffle if that will work. If not I think one of us who bought this kit will be able to come up with some homebrew remedies.

It's a lot smaller than it looks, also. But sturdy. I'd say it's a little bit larger than a small moleskine notebook. A little more than 1/4" thick, too.


Did they say it was used/refurb on the site? I forget as I was holding off until someone reviewed one smile


They don't and that's what made me quite annoyed. The product is great considering the price. The problem just is the adapters are for Pre 2004 phones generally speaking. I say get one while you can. There honestly is no reason that I can think of that other adapters cannot be used with this platform. It's almost PSK portable in it's size.


Awesome! Thank you.
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#148889 - 09/14/08 10:18 PM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: ]
Themalemutekid Offline
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Hmmm...mine isn't here yet. Hope the one they send me isn't as bad as the one you got.I opted for the free shipping...it won't be here for a few more days yet.
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#148901 - 09/15/08 12:16 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: Themalemutekid]
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Mine doesn't say anything about refurb on the unit or packaging and looks perfect.
What location was the refurb sticker on?

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#148931 - 09/15/08 11:59 AM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 ship. [Re: ]
MartinFocazio Offline

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Mine was not refurb'd at all, and was shiny new and clean. Worked fine - in direct sun - on a cell phone and a blackberry.

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#148947 - 09/15/08 02:04 PM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: ]
Nishnabotna Offline
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Mine is black.

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#149771 - 09/21/08 06:06 PM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: Nishnabotna]
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Just got mine in the mail on friday. It seems to be new & it works great. But only the USB adapter works with the stuff that I own. I've been charging my Samsung Mp3 player with it & plan on getting a Sanyo Eneloop USB charger this week. What are you guys using this charger for?
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#149780 - 09/21/08 07:48 PM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: ]
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I've got the Sanyo Eneloop USB charger on order, but Amazon has it backordered. That's really the big thing I can use it for - none of the other tips work with anything I have.

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#149844 - 09/22/08 02:10 PM Re: Cool Product Alert - Solar Charger $20+$7 shi [Re: Themalemutekid]
MartinFocazio Offline

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So far...

Motorola i75 Cell phone (tracfone) and Blackberry Curve (just a top-off). Both use plain USB charging no fancy tips.


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