Free-Loader Solar Charger

SpursDave

Anyone here got one? Any good?

ifonlyitwaseasier

hey,

i bought this one as a gift and all we here back is how fab it is, it'snot the cheapest out there but a good quality and hopefully long lasting

hth

SpursDave

Why does the word "F r e e l o a d e r" without the spacing, get reduced to exclamation marks??

Tozer

SpursDave wrote: »

Why does the word "F r e e l o a d e r" without the spacing, get reduced to exclamation marks??

Bizarre.

I've got one myself. I must confess to being a touch disappointed with its ability to actually hold charge.

Even on holiday, a day's full sun exposure (crikey, it gets hot!) and it was only able to give a burst of charge into a mobile phone for 10 minutes before being emptied.

eilidh_s

If I think I'm going to have to actually use it, I give my f r e e l o a d e r a five min boost of the laptop before I go away and if I'm driving around it sits on my dashboard during the day. That then gives me enough charge to keep my mobile running for two days, without the wee boost though its not so great.

Tozer

eilidh_s wrote: »

If I think I'm going to have to actually use it, I give my f r e e l o a d e r a five min boost of the laptop before I go away and if I'm driving around it sits on my dashboard during the day. That then gives me enough charge to keep my mobile running for two days, without the wee boost though its not so great.

Thats interesting. Sounds similar to mine. Defeats the object if you have to charge it beforehand in my opinion.

Tozer

eilidh_s wrote: »

If I think I'm going to have to actually use it, I give my f r e e l o a d e r a five min boost of the laptop before I go away and if I'm driving around it sits on my dashboard during the day. That then gives me enough charge to keep my mobile running for two days, without the wee boost though its not so great.

Thats interesting. Sounds similar to mine. Defeats the object if you have to charge it beforehand in my opinion.

Volcano

SpursDave wrote: »

Why does the word "F r e e l o a d e r" without the spacing, get reduced to exclamation marks??

Sometimes key words are banned to annoy repeat abusive posters. That sounds like the sort of abusive term that might be levelled at people who are trying to save money.

Cardew

Volcano wrote: »

Sometimes key words are banned to annoy repeat abusive posters. That sounds like the sort of abusive term that might be levelled at people who are trying to save money.

I think it is/was a derogatory term used in other forums on MSE to describe those who 'sponged'.

SpursDave

Ah, I get it. Thanks.