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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 12:29 PM
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Forgot. I do have an off-brand smart charger with a voltmeter, purchased for the meter. It seems to work pretty well, it has grandiose claims about how it can figure out which device you have from any mfgr and feed it appropriate power to charge at the device's fastest possible method. (but this only on one of the two ports) It does seem to do that pretty well. And it doesn't seem to significantly block my keyfob wireless like the higher power Scosche charger does.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072KRM3B9/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072KRM3B9/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

(the reviews saying it is dim are very accurate)

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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 01:21 PM
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"Timloon" brand huh? No thanks. It might be quality, it might be crap. Who knows without taking it apart and looking inside.

Personally, I'd prefer to not come home to my truck on fire inside of my garage, burning an additional 2 other vehicles and the rest of the house as well. Fords tend to catch fire on their own without additional help being needed. I know someone will say don't leave them plugged in when you aren't there- and that's the right response, but we all know how that goes.

You guys probably laugh at me and think I'm completely paranoid, but there is NO oversight of these cheap *** Chinese chargers. There are no ****s given when they build them. One spark is all it takes to make your life a living hell.
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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 01:51 PM
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I'm not here to sponsor this particular product, but I feel like pointing out that timloon is the seller, the brand is qualcomm. (think that's the real qualcomm?) Anyway, yes, I do mostly leave it unplugged because...grown-up.
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