My Dell Streak also uses 1A USB charger. I believe they just short the data pins at the USB port to signal the device that high current is available.
ah I did not know the Ipad was so high, but makes sense with the larger battery capacity..
Does it tail stand?
It's very wobbly with the 2 main USB dust plugs I used, but without them it's totally rock solid. I may look into trimming down the dust plugs I used so it tail stands correctly with them in.
Actually, hoping to see pics of the actual dust caps themselves...
Beam shots added to #1 post.
How about direct links to the two companies I purchased them from some months ago. As I recall, both were received about 2 or 3 days after placing the order.
great review, thanks. if I hadn't spent $500 on lawn equipment this weekend I'd be on this instantly. Time to figure out where to find some cash!
I'll be curious to hear if the dust caps stay in place when the light is handled a lot (pocketed or bagged).
I'd just finished making a 4s6p AA usb charger w/ 3 jacks when this light first popped up. Timing is everything 
Hi Dthrckt, they are perfectly secure no matter how much handling you do thanks to the soft rubber each type is made from. You won't have any problems with them falling out.
Most usb's put out 500 ma not enough for an iphone, i have burned out some cheap multi cigarette lighter adapters with 500 ma usb ports charging iphones.
I use this while play music in my man cave and plug the iphone into the cigarette lighter sockets not the usb port as it can not supply more then 500 ma, then plug the cigarette lighter adapter into my hobby charger's power supply.
I brought a XTAR - WP2 II Li-ion Battery Charger for my old man to charge is Torch batteries we tested it for charging Iphone 4's even though its usb out put is rated for 500 ma only, it fully drained a single trustfire flame 2400 mAh to charge the phone 75% and took a long time but did not burn out on the test.
So this torch really interest's me since it can charge our apple products correctly with decent speed and becuase there is 3 cell's in parrallel you could charge a couple of phones no problem and would be good for camping, but will need dust covers, i have added this to the wish list thanks for the great review.
I agree about the xtar wp2 II. I bought this as a li-ion travel charge and was planning on using with my ipod and htc phone. My ipod nano is a little older (4th gen?) and seems to charge this pretty easily. It also charges my htc phone, but very inefficient. Draining a panasonic 2900mah down to 3V (it seems to pretty much stop drawing current at 3V), it probably only charges it to 90%. I believe the battery in the htc phone is only ~1500mah; so its pretty inefficient.
I'm interested in tests to see how the USB output performs for this light. This might be a handy travel charger/flashlight.
Also what are the medium and low outputs for this light? having trouble finding that information.
Yes the usb on the xtar wp2 II stops at 3 volt and struggles to charge an iphone 4.
Since some are using the xtar wp2 II that has to plug into an outlet, then connecting that to cigarette lighter adapters, this Wagen Tech AC Adapter that I use is another fantastic item I'd be lost without. I purchased mine about 6 months ago from Walmart, which was the best price around. After using it for numerous projects, I don't know how I ever did without it.
My personal uses for it in the house are as follows:
Software updates for my Beltronics GX-65 radar detector.
Software updates for my GPS (Garmine Nuvi 255W)
Programming my Marine GPS (Raymarine A65)
Basically I use it to power any automotive item that plugs into a cigarette lighter that I need to use for extended periods of time.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wagan-5-Amp-AC-to-12v-DC-Power-Adapter/10928407
Update for Wagen Power Adapter - I also use it to rechage the battery in my Garmin Nuvi 255W prior to going on a trip so the cigarette lighter cord isn't necessary to use. I don't like wires strung over my dashboard in the car, so this is just another convenient use for it.
Thanks for digging those links up. That was a good find.
Just an IPAD2 charging update:
My wife was going to recharge her IPAD2 this morning, she said it was completely discharged. I removed the Redilast 3100's from the USB charger flashlight since I need them for the SRKing and didn't want to age 3 of the 4 cells. So I tossed in my 3 Redilast 2600's fully charged to 4.2v each. They were able to recharge the IPAD2 up to 84% before the battery protection circuit kicked in and stopped charging. To get the IPAD to 84% required about 2 hours 45 minutes. I'd have to assume had I left the 3100's in it, it may very well have fully charged the IPAD. I'm pretty impressed since the Redilast 2600's put out more power than the NewTrent portable charger we have.
Redilast 2600's are good batteries in my books
Thank you for the review.
Your all very welcome, thanks.
I decided to attempt recharging my Redilast 2600's in the flashlight today after they were depleted from recharging our Ipad2. I tossed them momentarily into the Pila to reactivate them after the protection was tripped on all 3 batteries, and then loaded them back into the flashlight.
Keeping a close eye on the flashlight while plugged into my desktop computer's USB port, after about 5 1/2 hours the blue LED illuminated on the flashlight signifying the charge current has been terminated and the batteries fully charged. I removed the batteries from the carrier to check the static voltage of each battery to find each one was exactly 4.19 volts.
This flashlight has impressed me yet again today.
Just a quick update. I've been playing around with this flashlight the last few nights. Just like my SkyRay KING, this light can run on 1 to 3, 18650 batteries thanks to the parallel carrier configuration. The flashlight can be used to recharge 1 to 3 batteries too.
Even better now, Rather than plug the USB charge cable into my computer, I've been using my Apple 1000mAh wall charger that came with the iPod Touch, and even the 2000mAh Apple USB charger worked perfectly as well.
Best part about this, my flashlights that require 2 or 3 or even 4 18650 batteries, I've been using this flashlight to balance charge all the cells. They always come off charging inside the light at 4.19v, whether one is being recharged or 3 of them, again thanks to the parallel battery configuration. For the first time in well over a year, my Genuine Trustfire Flames 2400mAh cells actually have a static voltage exactly the same.
Lastly, the brightness of this light is attributed to its constant current regulated output of 2.8A (8*7135)
Thanks all for now.
Thank you for the review. That is out standing. Now I just have to convince the wife that this is the flashlight SHE must have ;-)
It seems like a really good item - but after having a little while and using it how would you describe quality of the exterior? And handling in general. (I read the review but often I change my opinion of things after owning them and using them for some time. Maybe that is also the case here?? )
TY far any feedback :-)