Helpful tip, I think.

Young Simmo · Guru

Helpful tip, I think.

dishlicker · Senior Member

No thanks simmo only buy aussie made product thats from us cheers

Young Simmo · Guru

Your choice mate, I am up to 400 transactions on E-bay over the last 12 or so years, and not a single problem. I couldn't imagine how much money I have saved, but each to his own.
Simmo.

Desert Dweller · Guru

''Crank up to charge'' radios with all those features have been around for 20 years or more. We bought one from Aussie Disposals years ago, it was a piece of rubbish. Did more cranking than listening.

Young Simmo · Guru

You can only please some of the people, some of the time.
Simmo.

rockylizard · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
''Crank up to charge'' radios with all those features have been around for 20 years or more. We bought one from Aussie Disposals years ago, it was a piece of rubbish. Did more cranking than listening.

Gday...

I assume this is the one from Aussie Disposals you refer to DD ?

http://www.aussiedisposals.com.au/wind-up-solar-radio

I have had my one for seven years and it works flawlessly.

It can be charged by cranking (bloody hard work cry ), plugging the cord into the USB socket on the laptop, or keeping it in the sun so the inbuilt solar panels charge it.

I keep it charged by keeping the solar panels on the top exposed to the sun when I use it outside - which is the only place I use it as the van has a 12V radio installed.

I have only ever used the crank to charge when I first got it - which is why I know it is damned had yakka. cry

If kept well charged from the little solar panels, it lasts for ages even when the sun has gone down.

Cheers - John

dazren · Guru

dishlicker wrote --- No thanks simmo only buy aussie made product thats from us cheers

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Aussie made ! Radio, ! what is the brand name and where can you buy it !

hako · Guru

Simmo - that radio is made by Degen.....I've had a Degen DE1100 for over 6 years and it's been such a good radio I bought another last Xmas just in case they stop making them so I have to agree with you.
Regards

Young Simmo · Guru

Yes Dennis, I was just trying to be helpful, but the 2%ers keep coming out from under their logs. This one is a DE 13.

Cheers Simmo.

Young Simmo · Guru

Also Dennis, $100 from Aust, or $20 from Hong Kong for the same thing, GO FIGURE!
Simmo.

Desert Dweller · Guru

rockylizard wrote:
Desert Dweller wrote:
''Crank up to charge'' radios with all those features have been around for 20 years or more. We bought one from Aussie Disposals years ago, it was a piece of rubbish. Did more cranking than listening.
Gday...
I assume this is the one from Aussie Disposals you refer to DD ?
http://www.aussiedisposals.com.au/wind-up-solar-radio
I have had my one for seven years and it works flawlessly.
It can be charged by cranking (bloody hard work ), plugging the cord into the USB socket on the laptop, or keeping it in the sun so the inbuilt solar panels charge it.
I keep it charged by keeping the solar panels on the top exposed to the sun when I use it outside - which is the only place I use it as the van has a 12V radio installed.
I have only ever used the crank to charge when I first got it - which is why I know it is damned had yakka.
If kept well charged from the little solar panels, it lasts for ages even when the sun has gone down.
Cheers - John

No John, ours was a much older model than that, it's probably an antique compared to your good one. Solar wasn't around when we bought ours.

03_Troopy · Guru

It must have been in the dim dark days when there was no solar around.