- Recharge on the go by harnessing power from your car with a cigarette lighter adapter
- Features an intelligent IC chip that prevents overcharging and overheating
- With its tangle-free wire it is very easy to put away
- The wire is 100% retractable
However, when it comes to this product it has 2 major flaws:
1) the electrical (EM) insulation/power converter must have an issue. When plugging the charger to my phone and at the same time playing music on the car stereo (tried 2 ways: through a jack in my car and an FM transmitter in my wife's car so it's not a car or connection issue), the static was so bad I could not use it. This meant that my goal of being able to use my phone for entertainement purposes while ensuring it won't discharge would not be possible with this charger
2) the second charger would not even retract completely (maybe 10cm left out, 4 inches) after the firs use.I had one of these in my car to charge my LG Lotus for about a year. It worked pretty well, both in charging and retracting the cord. However, the wire is very thin. Although this is convenient and unobtrusive, it presents a certain fragility. The part where the cord secures internally to the plug is not very strong. A handful of times my phone fell off a place where I had it charging on the dashboard, tugging at the end of the charging cord. After the last time, the charger no longer works properly. The connection is sporadic, so I have to fiddle with it to get it charging. But even with the phone showing that it is charging, very little power actually gets into the phone. I suspect that only a thin filament of wire is still making a connection, enough to show charging is taking place but not enough to transfer sufficient power for proper charging. It's basically useless now.
I guess it lasting for about a year for less than $4 invested is not a bad deal (I bought mine off eBay). Still, it's a bit ridiculous that the maker didn't strengthen the cord connection to the plug. The investment would have been about $0.25 worth of extra reinforcement material.I purchased this for under three dollars, so I didn't expect much. The first four months of light use were great, and the retractable cord was a great feature. After about four months, it stopped working. Upon dissecting the charger, I found the fuse had blown. In conclusion, its a cheap product that basically self-destructed, but considering the short lifespan of cell phones it may be worth ordering one or two of these to get you through till your next phone.
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