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The EL8 Solar Headlamp is the very first rechargeable solar headlamp introduced into the market.
EL8 Solar Headlamp, Solar Panel, and USB adapter to charge iPods
EL8 Solar Headlamp - Solar Panel video
Connecting the Headlamp to the included Solar Panel, and placing the solar panel under sunlight, the EL8 headlamp can be charged/recharged in about 7 to 9 hours. A fully charges headlamp provides about 13 hours on CONTINUOUS light! In emergency situations, like being lost in the woods, the blinking light feature will give you about 14 hours of intermittent light to call people’s attention form far away. Just a few hours of sun light, will give you plenty of light for many hours. I’ve never run out of battery with this solar headlamp.
Watch some short videos showing uses and application of the EL8 Headlamp at:
With the addition of optional accessories, and connecting them to the headlamp’s DC jack, the assembly can charge/recharge iPods, iPhones, cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and other hand held electronic devices.
How to Recharge iPods with solar energy
Why do we said “The NEW EL8 Headlamp is Here!” You probably don’t know about the very first version of this handy headlamp.
The EL8 Headlamp have been introduced to the market as an outdoor use headlamp/flashlight. Outdoor activities like hiking/backpacking, camping, and even bicycling, are the most popular this smart headlamp is used. If you search in Google for “el8 headlamp”, sites like REI, other outdoor on line retail stores, Backpacker Magazine, etc., will show.
As time pass by, new uses of this headlamp came up. The need of having a source of light that allows you to have your hands free to work safely, perform other different activities when you need some extra light, solar rechargeable and batteries worry free. This leads to many uses working in and around houses: DIY home owners, different family uses from looking for something in a dark area of the house, to the garage, last minute work on the roof, sprinklers, repairing, etc. I use it very often as a reading lamp, and my son use the headlamp very often to look for his lost Lego pieces under sofas and beds, and to read too. See some related videos at Job Site Headlamp/Flashlight and EL8 Headlamp description.
Next, construction workers, specially electricians and plumbers, found the many good uses they could give to this solar rechargeable headlamp, on the jobsite, in residential home construction/improvement, and commercial construction/improvement as well.
Then the iPod madness came: more than 200 millions iPods have been sold world wide as September 2008. A new need arise: how to keep an iPod alive when away from computers, electrical outlets, and cars! Hikers love to take their iPods on extended hiking trips. We have many customers that successfully had taken an EL8 Headlamp and an USB adapter, to keep their iPod charged on 4 weeks hiking trips! See this page loaded with videos showing how to charge different iPods with the EL8 headlamp, when you are outdoors, away from computers, electrical outlets, and cars.
See this related link, with an article about hiking and charging iPods: Hiking and Charging iPods. Just adding the 0.6 oz USD adapter, and optional accessory of the EL8 Headlamp, hikers/backpackers are able to recharge iPods in the middle of no where! With this new need, an Solar iPod Charger was created!
“What about when my cell phone dies on my, I really need it, I don’t have my cell car charger, and I am away from my house, office or civilization?” Whit the addition of another optional accessory, a 12Volt (car socket) converter, the EL8 Headlamp becomes a Solar Cell Phone Charger!
Last but not least, the EL8 headlamp with the USB adapter or the 12 volt converter are also able to charge other electronic hand held devices like iPhones, GPS, Bluetooth head set, and more! See some short videos showing how to charge cell phones when you can’t use your wall charger, or car charger: Charge your cell phone with Solar Energy.
Do you have a flashlight in your car? I guess the answer is yes; most people carry a flashlight in their cars. There are many reasons to have one handy inside of the car: looking for a small thing, like Lego pieces, under the sits; looking for things inside the trunk, or on a roof top trunk when in vacations; if you are staying in a hotel for business or pleasure, a flashlight can be very useful to light your way when taking a walk, doing a last check for possible left behind things under beds right before checking out; emergency situations on the road; when camping or on similar outdoor activities, a flashlight is very much useful; changing a fuse under the hood; checking fluids or any thing under the hood; etc.
Now, what about having a flashlight, that is also a headlamp, and gives you the advantage of having your hands free when you needed. It’s at the same time a solar charger, that will help to get you out of trouble charging your cell phone, iPod, Bluetooth, etc., and it’s in your car with you all the time? Remember your car is ALWAYS (or almost always) where you are. We may be driving a solar powered car soon; why not getting into the future now, slowly but certain!
The title of this article is “The New EL8 Solar Headlamp - Solar iPod Charger is Here!!!”. Please, follow this link which has all details and technical specifications of the new model of the EL8 headlamp
If you own an EL8 headlamp, I would like to ask you to please share your experience using this headlamp. You can also leave any comments you like, suggestions, or ideas on how this smart solar headlamp can be used.
We are having a give away contest, on the month of October. We are giving a “Solar iPod Charger - Headlamp”. For details, visit our website, and opt in on our newsletter. That will take you to the contest page.
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Carlos Caridad
