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- #24 in UV Phone Sterilizer Boxes
Product Description
scott levigne
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Works great and easy to use
Karen Foley
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2024
Ordered and received the same day. Looks great, I’m sure my son will love it
Lionel Hutz attorney-at-law
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023
An absolutely FANTASTIC and INCREDIBLY cheap source ($5!!) of clean (low visible light output contamination) UVC light for a variety of purposes beyond sterilization of surfaces, most interestingly for the excitation of fluorescent minerals (see the three attached images - first image with manganocalcite, terlingua calcite, and willemite under normal visible light, then in fluorescing in darkness under the UVC from the Homedics sterilizer, then only the willemite and terlingua calcite phosphorescence in total darkness immediately after the UVC is switched off).Most shortwave UV lights for this purpose cost 10-20 times as much as this device (they must have made thousands of these things in anticipation of high demand during COVID, but now that practically no one cares about that anymore they're clearly trying to dump them here at any cost - so if you're an amateur scientist, their loss is your gain!). Of course, the device has to be modified to defeat the safety interlock and allow it to be turned on while open - this is easy with any magnet (ALWAYS WEAR POLYCARBONATE GOGGLE UV EYE PROTECTION WHILE USING THE MODIFIED DEVICE!). It has two LED emitters which produce around 50 milliwatts of UVC light total at 280 nanometers (10 nanometers FWHM bandwidth of the peak) right on the edge of the UVB range, and VERY little visible light emission. Don't expect it to be a bright source of light like a flashlight, it's very evenly diffuse, NOT very bright, and will only work to induce visible fluorescence of minerals in darkness, but it does work!Incidentally, the 280nm peak of UV emission (I personally measured it on a professional laboratory spectrometer) is WELL within the area of the germicidal effectiveness curve, even though it is some 25nm away from the typical mercury vapor lamp emission line at 255nm, and is definitely sterilizing surfaces exposed to its radiation very quickly. The device is well constructed, runs for 30 seconds after every power button press, can be reactivated again immediately, and recharges easily.HIGHLY recommended for the UV enthusiast and amateur scientist into fluorescence photography (the light output can be even further cleaned with ZWB filters). And at only about 5 bucks, what do you have to lose??
Woodsman
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2023
Easy to use,quality good,size good for our phones.
Heather Morgan
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021
It worked great for the first year. Now even thought it’s charges the green light won’t come on and it just stopped working. No clue why? For the price I paid. Not worth it.
emma
Reviewed in Spain on August 2, 2020
Se trata de un desinfectador de objetos con tecnología Led UV-C de la prestigiosa marca Homedics.Tiene un diseño muy original, estéticamente es bonito y práctico, con una superficie fácil de limpiar y además es plegable, con lo que podemos llevarlo incluso en el bolso o en una maleta si vamos de viaje, ya que es muy ligero de peso y no ocupa casi nada de espacio.Respecto a su funcionamiento, es inalámbrico, se carga mediante un cable usb incluido, tan solo necesitaremos un adaptador de corriente como los que usamos para móviles y tabletas.El dispositivo funciona de manera muy sencilla, simplemente lo desplegamos, abrimos su cremallera, e introducimos en el interior el objeto que queremos desinfectar. Cerramos bien la cremallera, pulsamos el botón de inicio y veremos que la lud led parpadeará en azul. Cuando pase 1 minuto, la luz se apagará, señal de que el objeto ya esta desinfectado y ya podemos extraerlo con total tranquilidad.Aunque en principio pone que es para desinfectar móviles, en las instrucciones ya nos indican que también sirve para otros objetos, yo de hecho lo estoy usando para todo tipo de cosas que uso a diario: gafas, llaves, mascarillas, relojes, portamonedas y por supuesto, también el móvil, os aseguro que vale para todo esto y más, caben hasta las gafas, cosa que no ocurre con otros muchos desinfectadores portátiles.Respecto a la seguridad de su uso, no hay que temer por los posibles efectos nocivos de la luz UV-C, pues este estuche cuenta con cierre de seguridad en la cremallera, y si el tirador de la cremallera no está situado magnéticamente en la posición de encendido, el aparato no se pone en marcha y la luz led parpadea en rojo para avisarnos.En cuanto a la duración de la batería, esta muy bien puesto que podremos usarlo hasta 70 veces anntes de necesitar cargarlo de nuevo.El unico aspecto que me resulta raro y al que me cuesta adaptarme es al hecho de que los botones parecen estar en la base del aparato, pues la cremallera esta en el lado contrario y una vez lo cierras tienes que girarlo para pulsar el botón y ver cuando termina el proceso de desinfección, pero como ya digo, no lo considero como algo negativo, es una simple cuestión de acostumbrarse a usarlo de esta manera.En definitiva, me ha gustado este desinfectador de objetos porque es muy ligero, no es nada aparatoso, externamente es bonito y es sencillo de limpiar y además es muy seguro, por lo que considero que es un buen producto.Ciertamente, no puedo saber seguro si es efectivo o no, espero que si lo sea y confío en una marca como Homedics, que siempre me ha dado buenos resultados, y ahora con el tema de los virus, pienso que no está de más aportar a nuestras rutinas diarias un extra de higiene y desinfección para estar más seguros y proteger la salud de nuestra familia.
Montholon
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020
When I saw the add for the first time it seem to give the impression that it will charge the phone also, but this is only a sanitizer. It seems to work per the instructions, however the main motivation for the purchase was expecting a charger also.
Mr. Robot
Reviewed in Italy on July 27, 2020
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KaHa
Reviewed in Germany on July 15, 2020
Dieser Sanitizer hat die perfekte Größe um mitgenommen zu werden.Um das Smartphone zu reinigen muss nur der Reißverschluss geöffnet werden, das Hand eingelegt werden, der Magnet (ist am Reißverschluss angebracht) aufgelegt werden und los geht's!Während der Desinfektion leuchtet ein blaues Licht, welches auch das Ende des Reinigungsvorgangs signalisiert.Insgesamt dauert der Vorgang 30 Sekunden.+ Die Anwendung ist also schon mal super einfachDas Case wirkt sehr hochwertig. Der Reißverschluss lässt sich problemlos öffnen und schließen+ gute Verarbeitung und QualitätDas Einzige, was mich generell bei diesen Produkten stutzen lässt ist, dass ich nicht nachvollziehen kann ob es funktioniert oder nicht. Ich sehe zwar das leuchten des Lichtes, jedoch kann ich nicht nachvollziehen ob mein Smartphone nun tatsächlich frei von Viren und Bakterien ist oder nicht...Da der Hersteller absolut nichts dafür kann und ich auch keine Ahnung hätte auf welche Art und Weise ich nachvollziehen möchte, dass mein Handy nun wirklich keimfrei ist, sehe ich keinen Grund warum ich in meiner Bewertung einen Stern abziehen sollte.Ich denke da muss man einfach etwas in die Technik vertrauen...
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2020
something that should have been so easy to use - sadly is not. There is no instructions on this product page anywhere that simply tells you what different colors of light mean. I only see green or red on my device, yet I am seeing customers here mentioning a "blue" indicator light. Again, nowhere on there the manufacturer has a simple how-to that tells you "when it is in session, the color of the light should be X". I put my phone in for a few minutes, the light was green the whole time - and I have no idea whether it meant the device was charged, or the device was actually sanitizing my phone. And as soon as I unplugged the USB charger from the device (after charging for almost an hour), I am unable to use the device on its own (without having to replug it back to the charging source). WHAT A WASTE A FREAKING MONEY.
Chris P
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
Either I wasn’t paying attention or a “little” nebulous on the setup. Nothing a few minutes did not resolve. Make sure to pull on the lid (it’s not obvious that it’s collapsed), push power button which flashes about 30 seconds for the cycle then turns off, charge port is concealed next to the power button, flip the phone to do both sides. EnSURE the “piece “ on end of zipper magnetically connects when closed or the unit will not operate. Apparently safety switch mechanism to protect the idiots from hurting themselves - nice feature.
CoopDaFrog
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020
Product was easy to use, instructions were well written and easy to understand and follow. Once the device is charged, you simply place your phone in the device, and zip it closed. Be sure to connect the zipper to the magnet at the edge of the closure and to pull the pop up part all the way up; then press the button to turn it on. I placed my phone in the device with a video running and was able to capture blue light shining within the device for the advertised 30 seconds. Without a germ testing kit, I can’t speak to the efficacy of the light, but it appears to do as it claims. All in all, a little pricey, but if the light really does what it says it does, it’s well worth it.
Shogun1819
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020
Very compact and easy to use. Unsure as to durability. No way to check performance or results, so can’t comment.
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