The installation process of the ARCTIC C2 is straight-forward and it is described in the installation manual that can be found here:
Installation manual: Link
As it was mentioned earlier, the back of the ARCTIC C2 has a power inlet (a figure-8 or unpolarized C7 connector) in addition to two small ridges that have a latch inside them that lock onto the AC plug. To install the AC plug, simply depress it onto the back of the device into the given sockets.
The ARCTIC C2 and an AC plug lined up for installation
In order to remove the AC plug, there is a button at the bottom back of the ARCTIC C2 that can be depressed in order to release latches holding the AC plug in place. The design works quite well. However, the fixed attachment of the AC plug could cause a problem for certain set-ups. For example, when installed on certain power bars, the ARCTIC C2 could block other outlets. Some kind of design that would allow rotating the AC plug to 90 degrees would have been interesting. Otherwise, a work-around for a consumer would be to use a power extension cord or a figure-8 cable like those used on many printers or notebook power adapters.
The AC plug installed
Once the ARCTIC C2 is plugged into a wall outlet, its blue LED will glow continuously. It simply shows whether the device is powered or not, but it does not indicate its status of charging or not. The blue LED is quite bright. I find it to be a bit too bright, honestly. In the dark, it could easily light up a 1 1/2 meter radius quite well.
When I tested the ARCTIC C2, it seemed to support all of my USB devices including the Samsung YP-K3 2GB, the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone and the HTC Snap smartphone. It is reassuring to know that the ARCTIC C2 comes with various power protection features, such as short circuit protection, over current protection and over power protection. When you are charging expensive devices, you want to be sure that it is done in a safe and reliable manner. Even after 5 hours of charging various devices, the ARCTIC C2 was barely hot.
Note that no USB cable is included with the ARCTIC C2. However, USB adapters for Nokia and Sony Ericsson mobile phones can be purchased directly from Arctic Cooling around the US$4.90 excluding shipping price mark.
Additional cables: Link
The ARCTIC C2 powered
Installation manual: Link
As it was mentioned earlier, the back of the ARCTIC C2 has a power inlet (a figure-8 or unpolarized C7 connector) in addition to two small ridges that have a latch inside them that lock onto the AC plug. To install the AC plug, simply depress it onto the back of the device into the given sockets.
The ARCTIC C2 and an AC plug lined up for installation
In order to remove the AC plug, there is a button at the bottom back of the ARCTIC C2 that can be depressed in order to release latches holding the AC plug in place. The design works quite well. However, the fixed attachment of the AC plug could cause a problem for certain set-ups. For example, when installed on certain power bars, the ARCTIC C2 could block other outlets. Some kind of design that would allow rotating the AC plug to 90 degrees would have been interesting. Otherwise, a work-around for a consumer would be to use a power extension cord or a figure-8 cable like those used on many printers or notebook power adapters.
The AC plug installed
Once the ARCTIC C2 is plugged into a wall outlet, its blue LED will glow continuously. It simply shows whether the device is powered or not, but it does not indicate its status of charging or not. The blue LED is quite bright. I find it to be a bit too bright, honestly. In the dark, it could easily light up a 1 1/2 meter radius quite well.
When I tested the ARCTIC C2, it seemed to support all of my USB devices including the Samsung YP-K3 2GB, the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone and the HTC Snap smartphone. It is reassuring to know that the ARCTIC C2 comes with various power protection features, such as short circuit protection, over current protection and over power protection. When you are charging expensive devices, you want to be sure that it is done in a safe and reliable manner. Even after 5 hours of charging various devices, the ARCTIC C2 was barely hot.
Note that no USB cable is included with the ARCTIC C2. However, USB adapters for Nokia and Sony Ericsson mobile phones can be purchased directly from Arctic Cooling around the US$4.90 excluding shipping price mark.
Additional cables: Link
The ARCTIC C2 powered
