Taotronics, and its sister brands (Ravpower, Vava) belong to one of the companies given the ban hammer by Bezos for soliciting good reviews in return for favors.
It has sneaked back on, using a new pseudonym, with some products, but unless this one is part of that effort, probably not.
The sad history and state of the Amazon review system is a whole topic of its own, but suffice it to say, some of the flashlight brands we know and love might have reason for concern if Amazon suddenly finds religion again.
I was wondering why Ravpower was no longer on Amazon. I have several of their powerbanks and USB cables and think they are very good.
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For that price, it was worth the gamble. I just placed my order for one. And yes, the code worked for $19 plus tax and shipping, came out to $24.60 total. Not bad. This will be great for when I’m in the garage or driveway working on the cars.
I picked one up, hopefully it’s worth a hoot. Does anyone know if the 12” is the cage width or actual blade diameter?
A bit concerning that a device with so many lithium-ion cells does not appear to be labeled anywhere with standard li-ion caution language - the manual that is available for download from their website does not give any cautions whatsoever, nor is the word lithium mentioned a single time. I don’t know if that UL cert number is valid…appears to belong to another company in China but could be the same. Don’t see any other cert symbols on the unit, media, or manual. They seem to lean on that FCC interference thing instead.
Hopefully Sunvalleytec Int’l and the heads of their many sub-brands figure out how to fairly and legally participate in the markets of the countries they do business in (and looking at other lawsuits, also figure out how not to infringe on patents and such…). They have some good products.
It’s a wall wart with a barrel connector…rubber flap for the port on the right side of the box. Manual states 110-240 input with DC 30V output, 24W. 0.8A consumption on the fan label. Apparently it will operate under wall wart power, too, which is nice.
Not sure if the cells are in series or parallel (30V adapter suggests series, which is kinda scary), but worst case, if there’s any issue with the cells, I can pull ’em and work directly off the adapter.
Gawd, what an annoying website, though. That coupon box (which dumps piles of 3rd-party cookies on you) that pops up Every Single Time was getting me on-edge to the point I was almost about to ditch the transaction entirely.
Still, looks like a solid fan. Goggled it on amazon, looks pretty nifty. I’m assuming 22hrs runtime is not going full-tilt, eh?
This is one of the images from the Walmart listing. First one I’ve seen with a good comparison for the size. Looks like the perfect size for what I need it for. Glad I bought one.