By Solio
Buy new: $66.77
3 used and new from $64.99
Customer Rating:
First tagged "ipod charger" by Kaya
Customer tags: solar(4), solar charger(4), ipod charger(4), green 3(4), disaster preparedness(4), solar battery charger(4), backup power(4), green energy(4), iphone charger(4), emergency preparedness(4), gopro(2), htc evo 4g(2)
I bought a Solio Bolt when they were initial expelled as a backup outmost battery for my HTC Desire smartphone. My well-used phone struggles to get by a bustling day on a singular charge, and we was penetrating to have an puncture energy source for when we was travelling. The ability to use it to assign any USB-rechargeable tool (eg. my kids iPods) though a need for several adaptors done it a really appealing option.
The Solio site claims "The Bolt will give many smartphones dual + finish charges!" Well, we don't know about many smartphones, though cave has a 1400mAh battery, so awaiting dual finish charges from a Bolt's 2000mAh battery was always going to seem a little, um, heroic. A entirely charged Bolt indeed recharges my 1400mAh battery to about 90% of a ability (taking about 2 hours to do so, before a Bolt runs dry). That detriment of potency is substantially to be expected, and competence indeed be flattering good compared to other devices, though it does meant a Bolt falls rather brief of what a selling bumpf competence lead we to believe.
Similarly, my real-world knowledge of a charging times are a small longer than a advertised specs. From a usb wire plugged into a wall charger, about 7.8 hours rather than 4.5 (in Australia and France). From a solar panels, closer to 15-20 hours rather than 10-12, though substantially since in a genuine universe we are not constantly monitoring it to optimise a angle to a sun, or we have left it to assign by potion on a window sill, etc. Which still impresses me, though it is a empathize a foe for business means that manufacturers of these arrange of inclination can't risk promotion some-more picturesque real-world specs.
Finally, watch out for a Bolt's multi-function LED button. Why it isn't improved recessed on a battery surrounding is over me. When a symbol is pulpy it flashes to prove how most assign a Bolt contains, flashing once for each 20% of charge. It afterwards continues to peep to prove it is recharging a device, even when zero is plugged into a Bolt, until a symbol is pulpy again. It is really easy for this symbol to get bumped on when stowed pided in a bag. A small flashing LED isn't going to empty most assign really fast (is it?), though such a stupid thing could have been so simply avoided in a design.
There is most to like about a Bolt, and sitting on my sill during home it will make a nifty small puncture energy supply for my phone. But a battery ability and charging times meant it's not utterly a travelling messenger we was anticipating for.
