The Lenmar PPUS20 PowerPort Solar Charger & External Portable Lithium Ion Battery was designed for the purpose of making your life easier. It works by taking the light from the sun and channel it through a conductive metal strip which creates an electric current. What this means for you is that you can charge your electronics anytime. This charger can work for Cell Phone, iPhone, Blackberry's and MP3 players.
The portable Lithium-ion battery can be recharged from any USB port or directly from the Sun. It can be charged about 500 times. When you purchase this item included is the adaptor tip system for iPhone, iPods, BlackBerry, Motorola RAZR, LG, Samsung. Keep in mind performance times may vary slightly depending on type of device and intensity of sunlight. Using solar power to charge your electronics is free and green!
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Lenmar PPUS20 PowerPort Solar Charger & External Portable Lithium Ion Battery for Cell Phone/iPhone 3G/MP3/USB Charging Cable/Device Tip Adapters List Price: $69.95 Sale Price: Too low to display Used From: $31.99 Average Rating:   |
Description
The PowerPort Solar Charger and Battery has been designed to harness the sun's energy, shortening the process of transforming it into electricity by using photovoltaic cells (PVs). PVs convert sunlight into electricity that can be used immediately. The process is clean, fast, noiseless, and - thanks to Lenmar - easily portable. Here's how it works. Light from the sun hits the solar cells. exciting electrons within the cell. Some of them break free, and channeled through a conductive metal strip to create an electric current. This current can either be stored in a battery or used directly in the form of electricity. The stronger the sunlight and the more rays that hit the cell, the more electricity is generated. Lenmar's PowerPort Solar is a portable Lithium-ion battery that can be recharged from any USB port or directly from the Sun. Recharge your cell phone, PDA, media player and other portable devices or gadgets ANYWHERE. The PowerPort Solar is another performance product powered by Lenmar, makers of innovative chargers, batteries and accessories for digital cameras camcorders, laptops, cellular and cordless phones iPods, iPhones, PDAs, MP3 players and other portable electronic devices.
Features
- Hybrid Charger - Charge anywhere on Earth
- Internal rechargeable battery stores power for up to one year
- Capacity: 2200mAh; Charge input: 5VDC, 1000mAh; Charge Time: Approx. 4-6 Hours max; Output: 5.5VDC, 400-800mA max (7.8Wh)
- Portable Charger & Battery can be charged up to 500 times
- Performance times may vary slightly depending on type of device and intensity of sunlight
Reviews
I live in California and I bought this item because we get a lot of sunshine. When I tried to charge this unit for the first time in a direct sun light, the rubber housing start getting soft and badly deformed after it cools down.
This solar charger is the second Lenmar portable backup charger I've purchased and neither have worked. What's worse is that the company does not back their products and customer service gives me different info each time I call (they are a major mess). Left solar charger all day in full sunlight. Pluged into my Nexus One & in less than one minute charger died and did not change phone battery percent charge - (while phone off/not in use). Solar part is useless. Other unit wouldn't hold a charge. Sent it back for warranty (my cost) and consistent with what I was told from support. Got an e-mail saying they would not ship replacement unless I paid for shipping & handling of replacement charger to me (meaning I pay shipping both ways + handling for a defective product under warranty - total cost almost as much as the original cost of product). This company is really bad news.
Used it over a long camping weekend and it worked great. would charge it in the sun from before lunch till dusk then charge two phones and an ipod up.
I purchased this product as an accessory for my GPS and Blackberry while backpacking cross-country for multiple days. The information says it is compatible with the Blackberry, but it does not appear to be. I fully charged the LenMar and have had my Blackberry Storm sitting on the charger for the lsat four hours. The phone still will not turn on due to an empty battery. I have had the device replaced once by Amazon and once by the manufacturer. Neither replacement worked. Do not buy this product.
Bought this and charged it with sunlight. Then charged my Iphone from 40% to full charge in 20 minutes! This is going in my storm supply kit -- hurricane season is almost here!!!
