Very handy item on Zazz today

rhinogeo · Post by **rhinogeo** » 23 November 07 9:33 am

Today Zazz is selling a 3 in1 Car power outlet + a USB outlet for only $18.70 incl postage

I have no relationship to Zazz apart from being a happy customer

setsujoku · Post by **setsujoku** » 23 November 07 9:45 am

yep, the e-mail arrived in my inbox this morning, and one is already on order and paid for

will hopefully be a good buy

nomad_penguin · Post by **nomad_penguin** » 23 November 07 10:10 am

By the time I had eaten my breakfast, they had sold out

damn

Facitman · Post by **Facitman** » 23 November 07 11:46 am

Purchased at 9:28, sold out at 9:46. Gee that was too close!

team unicycle · Post by **team unicycle** » 24 November 07 11:22 am

Not surprising they sold out so early, they had less than 200 available.

setsujoku · Post by **setsujoku** » 03 December 07 3:05 pm

Mine arrived on friday.
Dropped it into the car yesterday, but as the console is slightly curved the sticky didnt work.

It is far more reliable than the old usb adapter charger for the BT headset, and the connector to the cigarette lighter is far more reliable and stable.

So far very happy

murf · Post by **murf** » 16 December 07 12:11 am

Theres another chance for those that missed out... http://www.zazz.com.au/ has them again for today (Sunday).

Damo. · Post by **Damo.** » 16 December 07 12:18 am

Was coming to bump the thread myself. Just bought three!

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 16 December 07 7:25 am

Still available, I just got two myself

Bundyrumandcoke · Post by **Bundyrumandcoke** » 16 December 07 9:23 am

I hope they're good, as I just bought 3 on this threads recommendation.

Facitman · Post by **Facitman** » 16 December 07 10:28 am

Rhinogeo and I had a pair of them connected up in the Facit-mobile yesterday for a days caching (2 PDAs, 2 Bluetooth GPS, Mobilephone charging). Worked a treat with the rats nest of wires neatly tucked away in the glovebox.

setsujoku · Post by **setsujoku** » 16 December 07 11:34 am

Definitely, i've had mine for a couple of weeks now and it hasn't missed a beat

almost tempting to buy another one as a spare

Postman Pat · Post by **Postman Pat** » 16 December 07 12:46 pm

sold out again man you've got o be quick

Keeper of Time · Post by **Keeper of Time** » 17 December 07 12:45 pm

How easy is it to fit 3 cigarette powered items into the unit, from the photo above it looks like the outlets are too close together? I currently use a 2 x outlet but they are on seperate flying leads so the above is not an issue.

Are there any issues with the drain on the car battery or heating of the wiring in connecting so many items into a devise that was only ever meant to take one item (I am not electrically minded so any advise would be great).

Facitman · Post by **Facitman** » 17 December 07 1:15 pm

Keeper of Time wrote:How easy is it to fit 3 cigarette powered items into the unit, from the photo above it looks like the outlets are too close together? I currently use a 2 x outlet but they are on seperate flying leads so the above is not an issue.

Good questions, on spacing it is a bit limited.
In this photo I've got the adapters for my PDA and Bluetooth GPSr, both convert to USB 5v. The bigger one is 30mm x 40mm approx, the small is around 30mm in diameter

Keeper of Time wrote: Are there any issues with the drain on the car battery or heating of the wiring in connecting so many items into a devise that was only ever meant to take one item (I am not electrically minded so any advise would be great).

I had 2 PDAs, 2 Bluetooth GPSr and a mobile phone charging on Saturday out of a standard car socket. No issues but I haven't done the maths to see what the drain is against specs

Peter