SolarMonkey' Portable Charger - Electronics / Photography (PowerTraveller)

Ultra compact, tough and powerful the solarmonkey is always ready for your next adventure. It can be attached to a rucksack, hung from a window, left in a car or taken anywhere the sun shines - letting you charge wherever, whenever.
The solarmonkey can provide you with power for mobile phones, iPods, MP3 players, PDA's, smart mobile phones and many more digital devices. Complete with a set of charger tips, the solarmonkey is compatible with the majority of standard mobile phones. Solarmonkey has overcharging protection. The solarmonkey features:


Two folding protective solar panels
Solar panels include rucksack securing points
The solarmonkey has an output of DC 5V, 300mA - this output voltage and current will vary according to solar strength
The brightnesss of the green LED light on the solarmonkey indicates the solar strength

Each kit contains:

1 x solarmonkey
Nokia & Mini Nokia, Motorola V66, Samsung E900, LG Chocolate and Sony Ericsson wide connectors
Mini USB for Motorola RAZR V3 and V3c, Blackberry and other Mini USB powered devices
1 x Female USB charging tip for smart phones, PDA's and other USB powered devices
1 x Made for iPod approved charging tip
1 x DC4.0 connector for Sony PSP and specific digital cameras
Black Travel Pouch and canvas storage case
Specifications:

Output Interface: D3.5 x 1.1
Output Voltage: 5V
Output Current: 240mA - can vary depending upon solar strength
Colour: Black/Grey
Weight: 88gms
Dimension: 110 x 70 x 10mm when folded

Customer Reviews of SolarMonkey' Portable Charger

Mr. T. Walker
UK
26th July 2008

Rubbish - would give zero stars if I could
Bought this at Heathrow to recharge my Tom Tom sat nav as I'd left the charger in the car. Thought it would at least do something helpful. No chance! Sunny and hot all week in Ireland in July. It took a full week to recharge the Tom Tom. After a 3 hour car journey there wasn't enough power for it to even start up. Considering returning it to Dixons on the basis it doesn't comply with the Sale of Goods Act.

John Smart
London
16th July 2008

Very clever item!!
I have one of these sat in the window charging my Nokia now, i use it to charge my ipod, PSP and BB. It works as long as there is some sun, but will work under a bright lamp as well, I would think you have a damaged/faulty unit. I have used loads of other so called solar chargers and this is the only one that really works...

Allan D. Greenshields
Scotland
10th July 2008

Not suitable in the UK
This is a great concept and being someone that spends alot of time outdoors, I thought it would be great for me.

However, I have come to the conclusion that it is absolutely useless in the UK. We just don't have a strong enough strength of sunlight for it to work.

I have tried leaving it for a full day connected to various devices and it just doesn't work. I will take it on holiday abroad to see if it is any better there, but here in the UK .... it is useless.

Pity. I just wish someone else had written such a review before I parted with the money for mine. But, hey, I suppose someone had to be the guinea pig for it.