Customer Reviews for WeatherX - Black/Red LED Flashlight Power Bank
Customer Rating
2
Does not solar charge
on October 16, 2024
Posted by: Kims
from Florida
Gender:Female
I purchased this a weeks ago as an inpulse purchase when i saw it in a store. I liked the fact that it had a solar charge feature. Left it in the sun for 3 days approx. 20 hours and did checking to make sure it was not getting hot from the sun and did not charge at all. It was down to 2 green lights out of 4 and remained at two green lights. We had a hurricane and no electricity so I thought it would be nice to be able to charge our cell phones. The instructions said it could take up to 24 hours to charge but after 20 hours I would expect to see some sign that it was charging which I did not. When the electric came back on I plugged it into a wall charger and It charges with the cable just fine. I was able to charge my phone 100 percent the first time and 50 percent the second time without needing to recharge the unit. It takes about 4 hours to charge. As far as holding a charge I don't know how long it does that because I did not have it long enough to determine that. I only bought the product because of the solar charging feature, which did not work. When I read product information on the internet, it said it takes up to 50 hours to charg the unit .I am giving it 2 stars because it does charge with electricity. In summary, The light works fine, I like all of the ports it has, but the selling point which was solar charging capability did not work.
With a career of more than 20 years in the energy industry and as an outdoorsman, this is a solid product and great for camping, hunting and fishing ... all my favorite places don't have charging stations ... but they do now!
I and my family live in Texas and we have been without power for days. This product has helped us charge our phones and with it we use small fans that only need to be connected. completely recommended!