P002 : Universal USB Car Charger Adapter
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Customer Review: Pretty good
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this September of 2009 and it lasted until it was "borrowed" early 2011. My guess is that even though it was cheap, it would have lasted even longer. It was used to charge a Zune which played through premium speakers and two 12" subs, and it had surprisingly clean power that didn't give me any "dirty" sound.
I wish I would have bought this one again instead of GSI Super Quality Mini Universal In-Car USB To Cigarette Lighter Port Rapid Charger Adapter - For Apple iPod, iPhone, Cell Phones, MP3/MP4 Players, CD/DVD, Gaming Stations And All USB Devices which had a awful fit and didn't even work.
This charger looked different than in the photo and had a snug fit, both of which are positives.
Customer Review: Decent build
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros: Inexpensive and eforcity is quick to ship. Fuse, easy to disassemble(easy to modify to work with new iPhone 3G/Samsung Moment/Rant). Works to charge a lot of USB connected devices(Phones,PDA,older iPods,Bluetooth wireless adapters, etc...).
Cons: Not compatible with all Phones or newer iPods. BUT there is a solution that requires soldering and two 100k Radio$hack resistors.
Overall impression: Good deal, decent build quality, easy to take apart to "fix/modify it" to get it working with newer iPods/iphones/cell phones.
Use this search term in google to find out how to modify this charger to work with a iPhone 3G/Nano 5th G
"iphone 3g USB Cigarette Lighter Socket Charger"
Customer Review: Not great, but not worthless
Summary: 2 Stars
Two problems keep me from rating this very inexpensive car USB charger higher:
1. The charger that I received doesn't appear to be the same charger pictured on the product description. (eg., completely different molded body, glass tube fuse instead of plastic-encased fuse.)
2. It won't charge my iPhone properly. After some testing with a multimeter, it seems the output is close to 6 VDC, despite being labeled as 5 VDC +/- 5%, which would be a max. voltage of 5.25 VDC.
Overall, it's not worthless. Other less sensitive USB-powered products may be able to be charged by this.
Customer Review: Cheap and flimsy, but works
Summary: 2 Stars
This USB car charger feels cheap and flimsy. It is also pretty long, which when combined with the cord that is plugged into it, makes it get in the way of the stick shift in my standard transmission and in the way of the gear shift in my wife's automatic transmission.
Usually I have to connect it to the lighter just right and the actual phone cord has to go in just right.
To it's credit, it does work when everything is set up properly, but I would probably shop around for a sturdier, less obtrusive charger. Unfortunately, I don't have any other USB Car Charges to recommend.
Customer Review: Does not work well with iPhones
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this device mainly so I can charge my iPhone with it. first time it worked great but then other time a message would appear on the iPhone saying that this device is not meant to work with the iPhone. It takes a few tries for it to charge. As this is mainly Apple's fault for creating more problems than solutions when working with products they do not sell them selves, I feel the manufacture of this charger should have placed a comment saying "May not work with apple products". In any case, with the rest of the products it works. fairly simple to use and does not weight much.