1. Radio to listen to the emergency instructions of the government. Even when it's dark, because a meteor has obscured by its impact the sun, this radio is by hand crank at reception.
2. Charging station for devices that are charged via USB (such as mobile phone (tested on Nokia Lumia 920) and eBook Reader (tested on Sony TS-1)). OK, if the power goes out a cell phone also brings a nothing, but at least the eBook Reader is still used meaningfully. Cable is included. The shop however is another matter. With crank it goes well, but honestly, krubeln until the phone is full, I do not like. Otherwise, the loading of the mobile is always switched on and off and on and off, even if the radio in the blazing sun was. Maybe it was not fully charged but 3 days of sun and 25 ° C, as it must eventually be full. Loose connection, it can not be, I have several USB cable tried. Perhaps a smartphone attracts but also too much power and with a normal mobile phone is doing better. Otherwise halt boost in an emergency.
3. lamp, so that one in the glow of the LED in the evening can still read a book.
There are 3 charging options
1. About crank with 120-130 rpm. Here it is nowhere recorded how many revolutions or minutes are needed to charge the battery completely. But to reach 130 rpm for 20 minutes Radio and a full load of 350 minutes, which means according to Adam Riese and Eve dwarf that 130 revolutions Load 5,7% of the battery and you have to crank for 100% 2275 times or 17.5 min, which I think is unrealistic, this would boost indeed more efficient than hands to the wall outlet or the sunlight.
2. Charge via solar energy is definitely my preferred charging method. Cart 15 hours the sun, when the sun is sufficient for charging, the battery icon will turn red. Although this means that the radio two days needs in our part of the store, but at least you get no soreness from the cranks. 15 hours invite sunlight brings a true 350 min Radio, which is not really optimal yield, but better than nothing.
3. USB, so you can put it on the phone charger cable to the socket (in the case of a doomsday not so meaningful charging method, because then no current comes out of the socket)
=== === Positive
+ The radio has an amazingly good sound for such a small device
+ The LED lamps are strong enough to go once through the garden and look for zombies, or simply reading a book or looking for stocks in a dark, abandoned supermarket.
+ The charging function for USB devices via sunlight is a truly energy-efficient way to feed the eBook Reader and cell phone on the sun fast times for no extra solar chargers or external USB battery lug and on the beach.
=== === Negative
- I can only with threading of tricks The wrist strap. Only I have a sewing thread and the loop is pulled and twisted. This then slid through the holder and herausgepfriemelt with a needle. This thread then I was able to pull the strap.
- Black: When you load the radio in the blazing sun, it heats up unnecessarily. In addition, Black swallows the sun, a white radio would not be so hot and the light in addition to the solar cell reflect (albedo effect). Why do electronics always be black, even if in this case actually know would make more sense.
- Unfortunately it does not look if and when the battery is full.
- Either load, or music. Once the charger cable is plugged in, the radio quiets.
=== === Conclusion
Good All in One device that Solarladepannel or USB replaces spare battery, but this also makes music and lights and is still small enough to fit in the handbag (a woman) fit in easily.
