按鍵，紅燈閃，綠燈不亮。去年我和朋友在太平洋邊上BACKPACKING，我們兩個的STERIPEN都是同樣的問題，當時以為是電池沒了，換電池，還是不工作，最後隻好燒水消毒，那次我們燒水燃料用得一幹二淨，最後在篝火上燒的水。
後來再出門的時候，在家試了又試，進了山，它又罷工了，還好同伴有帶PUMP的，還不至沒水喝。
後來我把說明書一字一句的讀了N遍，發現和按鍵的按法有關，SENSOR潮濕也會引起停工，可這本來就是要在水裏工作的，怎麽可能不進水？！還有一個問題是如果水不清的話，也會影響工作
其實我挺喜歡STERIPEN的，小，輕，快，拔出來就能用（如果它工作的話），不象PUMP的那麽麻煩，清洗也簡單。不過它太靠不住了，所以一定要帶藥片做後備，萬一它罷工。
讀一下這幾篇REVIEW-
"We bought this for a 2 week backpack at Mount Rainier. It worked well for the first 3 days, then stopped working. We changed batteries and it worked again for a few days, and stopped working. Clearly, it was not just the battery life that was the problem. In the end, we relied on the chlorine dioxide we brought as a backup. We returned this product as I would rather just have one reliable method. In addition, it is hard to see the light, especially depending on the color of the water bottle."
這篇有點象寫學術論文了 :-)
"Summary
I loved it when it worked, but when it didn't it was a waist of time, money, and effort. I'm currently seeking repairs.
Intro and Uses
I purchased this purification system on pro-deal so the risk of a new product was somewhat mitigated by the excellent price. The SteriPen uses concentrated pulses of UV light to scramble the DNA of any cells within a small circumfrance of the bulb, making it impossible for any protazoa, bacteria, and even viruses present in the bottle to reproduce after treatment. Despite its 'magic wand' appearence, it is known to be one of the most effective treatments on contaminated water. It is a method frequently employed by commercial water purification plants. Take special note that this doesn't filter anything out of the water, so it is effective against organisms that might make one sick, but not mirky or tanic water. Also, it should be noted that its effectiveness on organisms is severely diminished in water that is not sufficiently clear. Still, within its field of use, this item should be a dream come true. It takes 90 seconds to purify water, leaves no chemical tastes, and weighs less than any filter I know of. I used it during a one week backpacking trip to Michigan's Pictured Rock National Lakeshore and brought it to the UK to purify my water during my 2 1/2 month hiking tour of the country.
Durability
This is the point. Even a working SteriPen is a piece of gear to be cautious about. The fact that a simple electical failure could result in the total failure of my purification system is a point to be carefully considered. When it works, oh boy, but when if it fails, it's dead weight. It worked very well in Michigan, but the next year when I took it to the UK it failed to sense when it was submerged and so failed to activate. I ended up carrying it with me for a month before sending it home. I used iodine instead. I have since used a friend's standard SteriPen on a couple of day hikes and overnights. He has been very happy with his SteriPen and convinced me to try to have mine repaired. I will emend my review once I have received it back (if they'll repair it for me). Regardless, I don't know if I can ever trust it again. True, I can always boil my water, I've done it during a two week wildereness trip in Michigan, but I don't like to. Just be cautious.
Efficiency
If it works its one of the most efficient and exciting pieces of gear I've ever used. Of course, it only works with clear water, but that's mostly what I use. It's fast, results in some great tasting water, and is extremely light and packable. Unfortunately, it failed me after only one week of use. At that point it becomes the most ineffecient piece of gear in my pack: a dead weight that I carry around in hopes that when I get back I can replace it. Thus for week one it was one of the best pieces of gear in my pack, significantly increasing the quality of my trip. Week two, when it failed, it was quite the opposite.
Value
At this point I'm wholly unsatisfied with the value of this product. Once I receive it back from being fixed, and if I can bring myself to trust it again, I will be able to comment further. Still, with the risk of catastophic failure and my anecdotal experience of such a failure, I can't say that I personally recommend this water purification system. Even if it turned out to be a generally dependable piece of gear (I mean, if my experience were a fluke) then I would still caution anyone from depending upon it since electronics are the most difficult things to gauge and a catastrophic failure of the gear will make it useless."
"I bought the SteriPEN Adventurer Opti Water Purifier by Hydro-Photon, Inc. in early 2011 for backpacking the AT. I also bought the SteriPEN FitsAll Filter. Do yourself a favor; if you get the SteriPEN Opti (which you should), get the SteriPEN FitsAll Filter too. You can thank me later.
For the first four to five weeks, I used the SteriPEN every day--at least once and sometimes two or more times each day--without any issues, to sterilize my drinking water. Then, one day, rather than the blinking green light--which lets you know that the water has been sterilized--I instead saw a blinking red light. Uh oh, I thought. It turned out that it just needed a replacement battery, which, naturally, I was carrying with me.
However, about ten days later, the same thing happened--flashing red light--and no matter how many new, fresh batteries I put in (which, by the way, are rather expensive), the SteriPEN kept flashing red.
Luckily for me, I had a cell phone and a signal. I was able to call my daughter, who texted me back with SteriPEN's phone number. After a very, very long and incredibly frustrating conversation with a tech at SteriPEN, they agreed to exchange my non-functioning unit for a new one, which they sent up the trail to my next maildrop.
I was fortunate enough to be hiking with someone who was carrying a famous brand-name pump-style water filter. With trepidation, I used only this water filter until reaching my next mail drop. I say "with trepidation" because this particular filter physically removes only particles, protozoa and bacteria down to 0.3 microns in size. Unless you boil or chemically treat water from questionable sources, an "absolute 1 micron" filter is required to ensure that the water is safe to drink. Though I never became ill from drinking the filtered-only water, I would not have wanted to rely on that method for the duration of my hike. I consider those who do to be taking risks that I simply prefer not to take.
I also had chlorine dioxide tablets with me as a back up, but I prefer not to introduce chemicals into my body unless absolutely necessary. I just don't want you to think that I was otherwise unprepared. Had I been alone, I would have chemically treated my water until I could resolve the problem with my unit.
The SteriPEN Opti takes slightly longer to work than a pump-style filration system, but you can have 100% confidence in the water quality. I don't know about you, but when I'm in the backcountry, that makes all the difference. There is really nothing that is as important as safe drinking water and that is what the SteriPEN Opti provides. Factoid: sterilization via ultraviolet light is how most municipal water supply facilities in the US treat water to make it safe for drinking. You should know, however, that water purified using ultraviolet light cannot be assured to remain safe indefinitely. Do some research regarding this method of water treatment to determine whether or not you may want to take additional precautions in terms of residual (chemical) treatment. The only other method of water purification that is 100% is boiling your water. On the trail, that translates to much more fuel consumption, not to mention the precious daylight that you would also be burning up in an effort to treat your water.
The SteriPEN folks did exactly what they said they would do: they sent me a new SteriPEN Opti; they sent me a return shipper, with which to return the non-functioning unit; and they pre-paid the return shipper, because to charge me for shipping would not have been fair. That said, I still cannot tell you how frustrating the telephone call was with their tech person (though I'm sure he had the best intentions). If my unit had been functioning--as it had been for over one month--there is no way that any reasonable person would go to all the trouble to find their number, call them from the AT and spend about 25 minutes ON A CELL PHONE WHICH YOU HAVE NO WAY OF RECHARGING ON THE TRAIL, to make a frivolous or unnecessary call. They should have taken two minutes to be sure I had followed all proper use instructions and then just done what they finally did anyway. In their defense, they may simply have wanted to resolve the issue for me right then and there, if possible, so that I wouldn't have to spend even one more day without a working unit.
When all is said and done, I am still happy that I bought the SteriPEN Opti. If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. I would still buy the SteriPEN Opti. I would, however, be much more diligent about keeping my SteriPEN dry. I cannot be certain, but I think that water may have gotten inside the unit somehow, which may have been what caused it to malfunction. I believe that the Hydro-Photon people are first rate, if a bit geeky. Then again, you want geeks designing your water purification gadgets.
If you are looking for a false sense of security and speed, go with a pump-style filter. If you are looking for safe drinking water, lightweight, good customer service and peace of mind, get the SteriPEN Opti. One final adviso: do not purchase the solar recharger for backpacking. The solar unit is about as heavy as a brick, and, if memory serves, about the same size. I sent mine back and I have never been sorry. Buy and carry a spare battery; it should be all you need.
If the Hydro-Photon people fix whatever the issue was that made my unit malfunction, I could give this unit five stars. Heck, I could give it ten stars!"
選擇“Disable on www.wenxuecity.com”
選擇“don't run on pages on this domain”
