Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #176 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Pure
• Model: VL-60924
• Released on: 2007-09-16
• Dimensions: .46 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

ChargePAK E1 - PURE’s in-radio rechargeable battery pack.

UK households throw away almost 30,000 tonnes of disposable batteries every year. ChargePAKs are much more economical than regular batteries and significantly kinder to the environment, reducing the quantity of batteries that end up in landfill sites. Add a ChargePAK E1 rechargeable battery pack and listen to your PURE radio wherever you go. ChargePAK E1 features include: * Easy to install - can be fitted in seconds * Easy to use - just fit and forget * Charges inside the radio, no separate charging unit required * Increased battery life per charge over standard rechargeable batteries * Replaces the need for throwaway alkaline batteries * Provides up to 24 hours wireless listening

EcoPlus is a statement of PURE’s on-going commitment to our environment and its future. It indicates that environmental impact has been considered in the design, manufacture and transport of our products, and has driven both what we do and how we do it. All EcoPlus products are packaged using cardboard produced with a minimum of 70% recycled material, and finished using water-based varnish. All internal pulp trays are 100% recycled, and the user documentation is printed on 100% recycled paper using Soya-based inks. We also encourage our customers to recycle all packaging materials. The boxes of EcoPlus products are designed to be the smallest they can be whilst still ensuring the integrity and security of the product inside. This maximizes the number of products which can be shipped in each container, and thus minimizes the environmental cost of transport.

The ChargePAK E1 is compatible with the following products:

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Customer Reviews

Good but expensive
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.

Works as expected - but be aware of some limitations
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.

Great, but should come as standard.
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?