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Image source: PECRON DC1242-500 Smart Car Charger with its output cable and connectors; the first image in PECRON's store gallery.Paid link. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Price as of Nov 12, 2026, 6:40 PM PST, may change
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Printed as "sku":"DC1242-500W" in the product data of PECRON's US store page for its single variant; the manual and the page title print the model as DC1242-500. The Amazon listing was only a lead.
Official store listing: PECRON store Checked · Earlier documentLocation: product.variants[].sku
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Printed as "Dimension" 193*90*52 mm / 7.6*3.5*2 in (paired with its label from the rendered page); the axes are not named, so the figures are stored in the printed order.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Dimension
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Printed as "Input Specification" 12~30V, 50A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page). The input is a vehicle battery. Manufacturer claim, not an independent test.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Input Specification
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Printed as "Output Specification" 42V, 13A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page): the maximum output current into the power station. Manufacturer claim, not an independent test.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Output Specification
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Printed as "Output Specification" 42V, 13A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page); the output goes to a PECRON power station's DC (solar) input.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Output Specification
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Printed as "Input Specification" 12~30V, 50A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Input Specification
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Printed as "Protective design" Short-circuit protection, over-voltage protection, under-voltage protection, overheating protection (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Protective design
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Printed as "Storage Temperature" 10℃~45℃ / 50℉~113℉ (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Storage Temperature
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Printed as "Operating Temperature" -10℃~55℃ / 14℉~131℉ (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Operating Temperature
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Printed as "Dimension" 193*90*52 mm / 7.6*3.5*2 in (paired with its label from the rendered page); the axes are not named, so the figures are stored in the printed order.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Dimension
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Printed as "Input Specification" 12~30V, 50A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page). The input is a vehicle battery. Manufacturer claim, not an independent test.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Input Specification
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Printed as "Output Specification" 42V, 13A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page): the maximum output current into the power station. Manufacturer claim, not an independent test.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Output Specification
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Printed as "Output Specification" 42V, 13A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page); the output goes to a PECRON power station's DC (solar) input.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Output Specification
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Printed as "Input Specification" 12~30V, 50A(MAX) (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Input Specification
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Printed as "Protective design" Short-circuit protection, over-voltage protection, under-voltage protection, overheating protection (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Protective design
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Printed as "Storage Temperature" 10℃~45℃ / 50℉~113℉ (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Storage Temperature
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Printed as "Operating Temperature" -10℃~55℃ / 14℉~131℉ (paired with its label from the rendered page).
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Operating Temperature
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Published claims and calculations, not independent test results.
Archived copy captured on 2026-10-21.
Location: Page 2, Basic Parameters; page 5, Packing List
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PECRON's user manual for the DC1242-500, linked from its own store page and captured on October 21, 2026. Its Basic Parameters table is a two-column table whose text layer lists the values before the labels, so each value was paired with its label from the rendered page 2. No revision is printed; the file name carries 20231117. Manufacturer claims, not independent tests.
Archived copy of a document published by PECRON. Copyright retained by the publisher; kept for reference and verification only, no endorsement implied. To ask for its removal, email legal@chargedreviews.com.
Archived copy, unaltered, kept as a record of what PECRON published. Original address: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0509/5263/4556/files/PECRON_DC1242-500_-20231117_1.pdf?v=1709618500. Copyright and takedown
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SHA-256: 81e21584b3d4f86ae2fc93c377d141d24dd6dfce9f3acccde4856b2f8a2562ef
Archived copy captured on 2026-10-21.
Location: Product title; description, User Manual link
Retrieved
PECRON's own US store page (www.pecron.com, prices in US dollars), captured on October 21, 2026; the content is whatever the address served on that date. It names the product and links the user manual; it prints no specification table. Customer reviews are not used. Manufacturer page, not an independent test.
Earlier revisions, archived captures and copies published by someone other than the manufacturer. Every one stays reachable.
Archived copy of a document published by PECRON. Copyright retained by the publisher; kept for reference and verification only, no endorsement implied. To ask for its removal, email legal@chargedreviews.com.
Archived copy, unaltered, kept as a record of what PECRON published. Original address: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0509/5263/4556/files/PECRON_DC1242-500_-20231117_1.pdf?v=1709618500. Copyright and takedown
Embedded dates are file metadata, not independent proof of publication.
SHA-256: 81e21584b3d4f86ae2fc93c377d141d24dd6dfce9f3acccde4856b2f8a2562ef
Converted: 12 months / 12 = 1 year
Printed as "Warranty" 12 months (paired with its label from the rendered page), with no start date, remedy or exclusions named; 12 months expressed as 1 year.
Official user manual: PECRON Smart Car Charger DC1242-500 user manual (PDF, file dated 20231117) Checked · Earlier documentLocation: Manual page 2, Basic Parameters, Warranty
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