RichC | January 17, 2021
In keeping up with lithium battery powered tools, those of us who have married into a brand have our reasons (battery warranty in my case).In reading most of the comparison literature and write-up websites, Price and warranty aside, I would probably choose Milwaukee (and have for a couple 110 volt wired tools) as a rechargeable […]
Category: Ideas, Innovation, Personal, Photos, Tools, Woodworking |
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Tags: 18v, 48tools, battery, charging, home depot, innovation, led, lithium, lsa, milwaukee, rechargable, ridgid, snakelight, storage, tools, warranty, workshop
RichC | November 29, 2020
Don’t tell anyone, but while shopping for “my” Christmas gift from Brenda (below … and yes, she sent me out to get it). So … I added a Ridgid 18V USB charging attachment for my inconvenience. Ha! After returning home, I tried it out, but for the record, I didn’t open my actual gift. So […]
Category: Advice, Energy, Gadget, Tools |
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Tags: 18v, advice, attachment, charging, christmas, opinion, present, ridgid, tools, usb
RichC | August 9, 2020
We had a great time with Katelyn, Drew, Annalyn and Ellerie as they visited for a mini-vacation, as my daughter called it (family photos archived later in the week). They drove the Tesla Model3 down from Perrysburg and were able to squeeze in two car seats, their luggage and a larger stroller. Impressive! Drew planned […]
Category: Automotive, Packard, Personal, Photos, Social Networking |
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Tags: annalyn, charging, circuit, drew, ellerie, family, hawk, katelyn, mig, model3, packard, tesla, tig, twitter, vacation, welding
RichC | June 3, 2020
It is starting to look like early gadget failure going to become the ‘norm’ now that we’re wearing tech gadgets everyday. My Fitbit Versa watch is not even a year old and has failed. For a while it started to blink and flip through it’s screens, then surged with colorful vertical lines (photo)and a vibrate […]
Category: Health, Personal, Shopping, Technology |
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Tags: battery, brenda, charging, fitbit, Health, katelyn, replacement, richc, tech, tracker, versa, versa2, warranty, watch, wearable
RichC | November 14, 2018
It is shocking just how much lint and dust can accumulate in the tiny holes and connectors of our smartphones. If you notice questionable connections and charging difficultly with your iPhone or Android phone your first look should be at the cord, plug and socket of your phone. In my case, the amount of lint […]
Category: Advice, Cellphone, How-To, Photos, Tidbits |
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Tags: android, charging, clean, connection, dust, electrical, iphone, lint, pocket, smartphone
RichC | July 16, 2016
Use these tips for properly charging and monitoring AGM batteries to maximize their efficiency, output and lifespan. Source: Monthly Maintenance: All Charged Up
Category: Archive, Sailing |
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Tags: alternator, battery, charging, cruising world, maintenance, sailboat
RichC | July 31, 2014
A couple of days ago I whined about my failed or failing charging/sync cables used on phones, tablets and electronic devices. I then started searching for the replacements but was discouraged with the delayed shipping for non-branded cables from China. Then after reading about the cheap quality, I revisited Amazon decide to find out if […]
Category: Advice, Cellphone, Computer, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: cable, charging, electronics, gadget, micro, usb
RichC | January 4, 2013
Up and coming shoe technology that charges gadgets could be one of the more interesting inventions this year. I suspect we’ll see more wearable charging in the future. "This charger works using pressure, as you walk you generate pressure that in turn generates energy, once you have arrived where you were going you can now […]
Category: Cellphone, Technology |
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Tags: charging, devices, gadget, shoe, smartphone
RichC | April 12, 2011
After a couple years of using two of the Palm Pre Touchstone induction chargers, they are great. Although I complain regularly that the battery in the Pre will not make it an entire day, it generally isn’t a big deal since I keep one Touchstone on my desk and the other on my nightstand. About […]
Category: Cellphone, Computer, Technology |
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Tags: charging, induction, keyboard, mobee, wireless