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 - powerThe Duracell power pack was a great buy. the power pack was great on our camping trip. Several people at our campsite love it and stop and asked where i had bought it. The price was great and it was worth it. while camping i was able to power regular size CD home sterio and a electrical air pump to inflate an air matress at the same time without any power loss.the radio worked the emergency light was brite. make sure you re charge after each use for longer power source if you are camping. Rating:  - Gem is a big time dudAfter reading reviews, I had hoped this product could be an answer to a portable power problem. All it had to do was power a portable dvd player. When I got it I charged it with the supplied DC power supply for well over 48 hours. Not a single light turned on. Maybe my wall isn't putting enough out... the manual said it needs 120v. So, I had someone who drive extensively charge it for over 6 hours over a few days, a sure way to charge, yet still nothing, except the normal screech of death when I turned on its AC switch. Well, Duracell, this is the second time one of your batteries failed me. I thought Duracell meant something.. it does, unreliability. I had hoped it wouldn't be so,really, but I'm so disappointed. Had there been a zero rating, I would give it such since this product gave me a huge headache in trying to get it to work, and the time wasted. My recommendation - Don't buy Duracell (a Xantrex Co.) They don't have a very good quality assurance program, in my experience. Unless you plan to buy 100 bucks of paper weight, this item is a no go. I'm glad and thankful Amazon is taking it back and refunding my money. Rating:  - Very handy to haveI bought this for my business to run my cash register when I do trade shows. So far it has worked like a gem. I used it for a weekend to run my register and didn't have to charge it at all. It also doubled as an anchor for my dog's leash so the weight of it came in handy! Last weekend we lost power for about 6 hours and it powered a light and a fan for us, I was very thankful that I had purchased this. I think if you remember that this is a power pack and not a actual generator than you will be very pleased with what it can do. Rating: - Nice power pack!This thing does a great job. I use it on my boat to power lights, fans or the tv in the evenings after shutting down the generator. It works really well. My only complaint is the ear-shattering alarm that sounds when it's about out of juice. It went off at 4am one morning and scared the heck out of us! I wish there was a way to shut it off. Minor annoyance, though, for a really good product. Rating: - Handy Power SourceI've only used this on one camping trip and specifically for running my notebook computer and it worked great. The power lasted for 6-7 hours. I thought it might be too heavy to lug along, but it was reasonable for the convenience. The power gage is not very helpful. Overall I think its a great unit and I suppose its a great emergency power backup at home. It can stay plugged in and trickle charged all of the time.
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