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Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley

JBL Extreme 2 Charger Specs

The JBL Extreme 2 Bluetooth speaker comes with an AC charger cord, detailed here. Furthermore, this charger fully recharges the speaker’s built in power bank in roughly four hours. Then, the Extreme 2 plays for up to fifteen hours at average volume levels before needing another charge. So here, we give the JBL Extreme 2…
How to Tell if JBL Xtreme 3 is Charging

How to tell if JBL Xtreme 3 is charging? Well, this portable speaker has a strip of LEDs on the lower front. Now this strip shows the current battery charge level and whether it is in fact charging. Thus, to tell if this speaker is charging, look at these. Moreover, you can feel the back…
JBL Pulse 3 Not Charging, How to Fix

Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the Pulse 3, offer portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, the JBL Pulse 3 is not charging fully, or at all. So to solve that, we offer information here to…
JBL Clip 3 Reset Instructions

These JBL Clip 3 reset instructions demonstrate restoring this Bluetooth speaker to its default settings. Resetting returns this speaker to factory default state. Plus, it clears any prior paired devices from its memory. Erasing these stops the Clip 3 from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices after reset. Also, you might reset to get the…
JBL Xtreme 2 Charging Instructions

Gives JBL Xtreme 2 charging instructions through this speaker’s DC input port and the included 19 volt AC adapter. Follow these steps, and you’ll likely never experience the speaker not recharging. If all components are working, charging almost always works well. JBL Xtreme 2 Charging Instructions: Initial Remarks In short, first, we suggest that you…
JBL Xtreme 2 Charging

Gives directions on JBL Xtreme 2 charging through this speaker’s DC input port and the included 19 volt AC adapter. Follow these tips, and you’ll likely never see that the speaker won’t charge. If all components are working, charging almost always works well. JBL Xtreme 2 Charging: Intro In short, first, we suggest that you…
How to Hard Reset Sony SRS XG300

Here, we show you how to hard reset your Sony SRS XG300 mini boombox speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XG300 to factory default state. Plus, doing this clears any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to delete these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth…
JBL Go 3 Charge Time

To get the shortest JBL Go 3 charge time, use at least a medium current USB charger. JBL Go 3 Charge Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs, the time it takes to charge this speaker is two hours and thirty minutes (2.5 hours). This is using a 5 watt charger (5…
Electric Cable Ceiling Heat Pros and Cons

Many houses built during the 1960s and 1970s use electric cable ceiling heat as the primary heating source. Before installing the plaster or drywall for the ceilings, contractors would install these panels above it. Then they’d cover these with the finishing materials. Then, during cold spells, mains power is what heats these cables. These then…
JBL Xtreme Specs, Specifications

Here, we list the complete JBL Xtreme speaker specs. To start with, this post cover its physical size, weight, waterproof level certification, battery charge time, and play time. They also give its frequency response, power output and power bank capabilities. Indeed it’s obvious from reading through these specs that the JBL Xtreme sounds terrific. Secondly,…