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Freeloader Pico

Buy the new economical Freeloader Pico solar charger

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We have previously covered the following products in the Freeloader range: Freeloader Solar Charger, Freeloader Battery Charger, and most recently the Freeloader Pro. Though excellent at what they do and well made, these solar chargers are a bit on the expensive side. Now finally there is a new low cost member of the Freeloader range, the new Freeloader Pico.

Freeloader Pico

Freeloader Pico charger for mobile devices

The Freeloader Pico is a new (November 2009) economically priced lightweight (50 grammes) solar charger designed to recharge or directly power a vast range of portable devices such as MP3 players, smart and other mobile phones, and GPS systems etc. As with other solar chargers it combines a PV solar panel with a high capacity Li-Ion battery pack which can in turn be used to recharge a mobile device.

Freeloader Pico is supplied with four tips (connection adapters) designed to enable connection to the majority of mobile devices. These are as follows: Small tip Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Mini USB (for smart phones, PDA's, GPS's, Blackberry etc), and Samsung. The master cable supplied enables the Freeloader Pico to be charged via a USB port on your PC (in around 3 hours). Additional tips are available and sold separately.

Freeloader Pico charger for mobile devices

The Freeloader Pico specifications claim that from a full charge, it will power a mobile phone (on standby) for up to 35 hours, an iPod for 14 hours, a typical GPS for 1.5 hours, and an MP3 player for just over 2 hours. A 4 LED display shows how much charge remains in the battery pack.

The solar panel on the Pico will recharge the internal battery in at least 10 hours from empty - a couple of summer's day in the UK. A solar charge indicator makes it easy to position the panel for maximum charging. The crystalline solar panel is rated to output 75 mA to the internal 800 mAh Li-ion battery pack. Charging via USB is at 5V @ 250mA.

Click here to view and download the Freeloader Pico User Manual (PDF).

Buy the Freeloader Pico

The Freeloader Pico is available now from Ethical Superstore for just £16.99. Click here to buy Freeloader Pico now.



Article Last Modified: 12:37, 8th Dec 2009

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