LOFT Portable Battery Base for Google Home (White)

There are some great reviews here about how to get these working. Here is my summary, and the solution that worked for me.1) These are old stock, and the batteries are completely drained...to the point that they are not recognized when you plug in this unit to charge.2) Once you get them charging, they work great, and are definitely worth the $15 I paid in Aug. 2022.3) The trick is to get _some_ power into _one_ of the batteries in the 4 battery array.4) People either do this by buying a battery that is somewhat charged, or by charging a battery.5) Once you have a battery with some juice in the mix, the rest will charge up and you're in business.You'll be surprised that there really are just 4 Blackberry NX1 batteries in here. Remove 4 screws under the rubber foot, and you'll see them. They pop right out, no problem. Most reviews mention ordering an NX1 battery from ebay, which I did. (I'm still waiting for it.) I got impatient, so I wondered about getting a bit of charge into a battery, and going from there. A quick youtube search of "charging a battery without a charger" brought a simple solution. See pics.1) Cut and old USB charging cable (I used a mini-usb), and find the + (probably red) and - (probably black), and ignore the other colors.2) Strip the wires, and tape them to the battery in the right locations. These batteries are marked + and -, so just tape red to +, and black to -.3) Plug in, and monitor. These will generate some heat, so I didn't want to leave them plugged for long. 10 minutes is all I waited, and it must have been enough of a jumpstart.4) Put the slightly-charged battery back in your speaker unit and plug it in. You should see the charging lights on the front start to do their biz. I then unplugged the unit, added the other 3 dead batteries back in, and blam...they all charged up. Screw the top back on, slide your speaker in, and "Ok Google, play Paul McCartney" to your hearts content while you're working in the yard.I tested the batts with a multimeter before and after to verify, and they were indeed getting power and charging up. After a few hours of charging, all 4 lights were filled, and I used (unplugged) it for a few hours with all 4 lights still strong.I may add a little loop of fabric to the plug for an easier pull so I don't eventually cause a short in the plug by wedging my sausage fingers in there to unplug it.Now I want a few more of these speakers so I can make more portables!

Unique and best product

This is my second one they work great they fit in nice and snug no problems, the battery life is amazing at least eight hours I’ve had it going before. I use them in the backyard and also as a second speaker to have two or more in one room.

Esta base le da un mejor aspecto al Google Home además de que te permite por lo menos 4 horas de independencia del enchufe.

Bueno sin embargo no dura mucho la pila