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Price : $97.95

Features

• Charges your small electronics from solar power
• Polycrystalline solar panel construction
• Lightweight and sturdy
• Comes with BattJack Rapid Charger

Product Description

Your power source for anywhere! Brunton SolarPort 4.4 Portable Solar Charger. Keep your electronics charged and ready when no power is available. This Solar Charger produces enough power to charge small electronics and run cell phones, GPS units, digital cameras and more. It’s made with durable polycrystalline solar cells and is weatherproof to stand up to the rigors of camping and backpacking. There’s more: 6V or 12V selectable; maximum output is 4.4 watts; USB connection with USB output (5V @ 500 mA); Link up to three units together for even more output; Includes BattJack battery charger for AA / AAA batteries; 12V DC vehicle outlet in the hinge; Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 6 x 1 1/2; weighs 19 ozs. 1-year limited warranty. The power to order is in your hands… don’t wait! Brunton SolarPort Portable Solar Charger

Customer Reviews

Review date : 2008-09-04
I am very disappointed in the Brunton Solarport 4.4. I wanted to charge my iPhone but was unable to charge it; even in full sunlight with the phone turned off. It did charge my Garmin Forerunner (a smaller device.) Not much bang for the buck; I wouldn’t recommend it. No response from product support guy; won’t return calls.

Review date : 2008-08-18
I, like many others had a hard time figuring out how to get this thing to work. It has one major design flaw. When it is not in DIRECT sunlight, the battery charger indicator lights will show that the batteries are fully charged. For a long time I thought that it wasn’t working.
It needs full on, undiffused sunlight or it just won’t work. When you find a patch of sunlight it works great. Due to this I would recommend keeping a good supply of charged batteries on hand if on a long trip out in the field in case of extended times of cloudiness.
For the money it works well, just make sure you keep it in DIRECT sunlight.

Review date : 2008-04-14
It’s a great concept. Unfortunately, it didn’t work that well for me. Even in the bright sunlight here in Colorado, I could only charge 2 NMH batteries at the same time. And it won’t work through a window. Not very good for $110.

Tech support? They have one guy, and you have to call the main switchboard - they don’t have a tech support number. Good luck reaching him. I left him a message 3 days ago and never heard back. As far as I’m concerned, their tech support is non-existent.

I returned mine.

Review date : 2007-10-06
The solarport has some really neat features. It includes a cigarette lighter plug-in port and it also comes with a battery recharger for AA and AAA batteries. One down side is to charge your cell phone you have to turn it off, which can be frustrating to turn off your phone in the middle of the day. However, it charges really quick in bout 3 minutes i can charge my cell phone 5%. This is a really good product for camping and hiking also. I’m still figuring out new ways to use it every day. It is one of my favorite gadgets and I reccomend it.

Review date : 2007-08-21
Generally, I find the Brunton Solarport works as advertised, but there are a couple things people should know before getting one. First, it has trouble charging hi-capacity NiMH batteries (1800mAh ). It might charge 2 in very bright light, but not 4. Second, don’t expect it to charge well using light that has passed through a window. Window glass often filters and/or reflects light, so the unit receives less light and is therefore less effective. (Of course, you can solve these problems by spending another $100 for another Solarport and linking the 2 together, but for $200 you might consider another solar option.)

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