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It comes with velcro and screws for mounting, and instructions on wiring it directly into the car. It is exactly as it is described. It is small enough to fit in the dash tray just fine, but I think I will mount it to the side of the center to get it out of the way. Works perfectly. I've used it to power an XM radio (12V) and 2 USB items at the same time.
haven't mounted it after six months of heavy use, and probably won't. if one must harness the abomination of the cigarette lighter plug/socket, this is the way. given the tradition of shoddiness for products associated with the horrible vehicle cigarette lighter power protocol, this happy exception may bring tears to your eyes. it regularly powers simultaneously my iPod, GPS, MP3 recorder, and huge laptop. shipping from GIZMOco was impeccable. the heavy gauge wire starts it off right, feeding the solid enclosure and spotless electronics. i worried that the voltage conversion of the USB portion would load my car battery even with no devices connected, but it appears transparent.the unit wedges nicely between my center console and passenger seat.
So now I can ditch several of my 12v-to-USB car adapters and just carry around the appropriate cables. My previous power taps for the car all used cylindrical glass fuses which were a pain to find replacements for and even more troublesome to install.If you're the sort of person who needs this stuff, your eyes lit up immediately upon seeing the product photo. What a truly fantastic product. With the remaining two outlets I can take care of whatever else needs juice.One especially nice touch is the 20 amp mini fuse which is easily replaced. You can buy with confidence -- it definitely won't disappoint. Between iPods, wireless phones, GPS receivers and other mobile electronics, I have a lot of stuff that needs juice. The single 12 volt outlet in my car didn't come close to satisfying those needs.This is an especially clever solution since most of what I need to charge draws power over USB.
It made it hard for me to find a place to mount the unit in my car. Good product but I wish the power cord came out the side and not the bottom.
Good product, it does it work excellent as a USB charger, except for one thing, when you plug your device it goes to standby mode on most of the devices as it was connected to the PC, you can't charge and use at the same time.Also it doesn't charge some devices when using USB charger.
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