PURE ChargePAK for PURE Radio E1
Posted by Notcot on Apr 11, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
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This battery is compatible with the Pure Evoke 1S radio , it is expensive but lasts for a long time ( I had it for 2 weeks and so far no need to re charge ).
You might need to order from the pure evoke company directly as it seems to be a shortage at present.
It is fiddly to fit in but there is no need to remove the battery to charge it , just plug the radio the power supply and will recharge quickly.
I wish the radio had one of these fitted to reduce the price a bit.
Rating: 4 / 5
I got one of these so I could move my Pure Flow around without having to unplug and plugin again every time.
For this it works as expected and I’d no problems fitting the battery.
I’ve only used it for short spells on battery but did try to run it for a few days on battery only as a test. I didn’t measure exactly but it gave about 15 hours of use mainly DAB radio (I like to listen to Planet Rock while working at home !) but with a couple of hours streaming also.
I don’t think it says anywhere in the specifications when buying but for the technical it is a 3.7v Li-ion 8800mAh battery.
And now to the limitations which I’m not sure are documented for the Pure Flow for when you have the battery installed –
- if you have the Flow on standby and unplug it, it switches off completely and then reboots when you switch on.
- if you unplug from the mains while it is switched on it stays on and the battery takes over.
- you can’t set the alarm when running on battery only but it does give you a message to say this if you do try.
- so you can’t use as an alarm clock on battery power only, it must be plugged into the mains
- the ‘on’ button seems to need to be pressed for a little longer to switch on than when running on mains. At first I thought the battery wasn’t working until I did this.
None of these actually bother me but I’ve seen some comments in the forums about this, so be aware.
I’ve given 4 stars because I still think it’s a little pricey, but then again I’ve just looked at camcorder batteries which are about £12 for 1400ah or 2000mAh so I suppose about £27 for a 8800ah battery is in proportion.
Rating: 4 / 5
Works a treat, if a little fiddly to fit in the first place. It is a case of it and forget. It just does what a good rechargeable battery should do. Only trouble is it means the radio cannot be hooked up to a timer socket cos it works all day long now! Why on earth don’t they supply one as a standard fit?
Rating: 4 / 5
For portable Evoke Flow owners it makes a lot of sense to have battery power and this is the only way to do it. It’s quite lightweight (superior Lithium Ion, not NiMh) and fairly easy to fit. Some may find the tiny connector a bit fiddly (it only goes one way round) but I had no problems. My Evoke Flow radio is playing all day on battery power and much of the evening, then used as a bedside clockradio night-times, charging through the night ready for next day. The battery is a bit pricey though. The new RF remote control handset Reach 10 is brilliantly useful too.
Rating: 4 / 5
Installed into my Evoke Flow in seconds, just make sure you don’t force it in – it will only enter the socket one way! Slightly fiddly as the cord is just a tad short.
Do not remove any part of the ChargePAK – it’s cased in a white paper like material that looks like its asking to be ripped off, but it’s not – don’t do it!
Battery charges inside the radio, so you don’t need to worry about buying a charger or removing the PAK from the radio.
Thanks for reading.
Rating: 5 / 5