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The Lion Eclipse charger from Lion Energy is a powerful, multi-device charger with 27,000mAh of power, but with big issues.\n<\/p>\n

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Lion says its Eclipse charger meets all TSA guidelines for safe airplane travel and doesn’t emit toxic fumes or gasses.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Eclipse offers 3-in-1 wireless charging capabilities with pads for an iPhone<\/a>, AirPods<\/a>, and an Apple Watch<\/a>. It also has three USB ports to charge devices with a cable.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lion Eclipse – Design & Specifications<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The charger weighs a hefty two pounds, measuring 8.5 inches in length, 3.5 inches in width, and 1.3 inches in height. Lion says the Eclipse is small enough to fit in a pocket, purse, backpack, or briefcase. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s not a good choice for portability, given its weight, unless someone wants to use it for strength training. It looks cool, though, with a rectangular design and slanted edges that make it look like a stretched hexagon.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The charger has one USB-C port, two USB-A ports, and three pads to charge an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Eclipse charger has one USB-C Power Delivery port with an output of up to 85W and two USB-A ports at 10W each. Wireless charging pads include a 15W iPhone charger, a 5W AirPods option, and 2W for an Apple Watch.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lion Eclipse – Putting it to use<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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It’s a powerful charger, to be sure, but we quickly ran into some issues. At first, the USB-C port didn’t want to charge anything, although Lion says it’s an input and output port.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the initial test, it eventually started working, but it only charged a device for approximately 15 minutes and then shut itself off. The same happens with wireless charging pads. However, the USB-A ports are happy and even grateful to charge devices.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The USB-A ports work fine for charging<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Given the 15-minute timeout, we couldn’t time how long it took the Eclipse to power our iPhone 14<\/a>, Apple Watch Series 7<\/a>, and AirPods Pro<\/a> 2. But the output of 10W for the USB-A port charged our iPhone in just over three hours and roughly two and a half hours for the AirPods Pro.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We didn’t have a USB-A cable for the Apple Watch, so we couldn’t charge it with the Eclipse.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The charger is active as evidenced by the indicator lights, but the USB-C port no longer works<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Regarding the wireless charging, we reached out twice to Lion’s customer support over the course of one month. They said there was a batch of the chargers with a software defect, and they would send them back to the manufacturer and mail a new one.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, they haven’t responded since the last message three weeks ago. Lion Energy has an email and a phone number to contact customer support, but potential customers might want to look elsewhere.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Similarly, the charger is active, but the wireless capability doesn’t work<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Additionally, after waiting a month to find out what was wrong with the charger, we did some testing again to see if anything changed. Now, the USB-C port doesn’t work at all anymore, and neither do the wireless charging pads. But the USB-A ports still work fine.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lion Eclipse – Pros<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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