Test - Kärcher EDI4! The ice scraper with electric drive

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Things are, they are not! That, the electromobility is currently on everyone's lips, it should be clear, but it is also more and more on the car accessories extends is not so well known. The ultimate example is a small tool from the manufacturer Kärcher! Here is the Kärcher EDI 4 (Buy discounted here) as an electric ice scraper with a maximum runtime of 15 min defrosting the discs if missing Stationary heating system want to revolutionize. Is he the alternative to the conventional one? ice scraper? Maybe! The 6 blades made of plastic on a rotating disk, which are activated by pressing the device, should be made possible. The plastic blades of the Kärcher EDI4 then allegedly milled faster through the ice like a hand-operated ice scraper. And of course we tried the part. And he works! The EDI4 starts when it is pressed lightly on the disc surface.

6 blades made of plastic

Then the blades of the rotating disk cut through the ice in a flash and after use, neither streaks nor structures can be seen on the disk. And we particularly like the high-quality impression of the EDI 4. Nothing seems cheap or rattles. You immediately notice the difference to the competing products that have "accidentally" flooded the network since the EDI 4 appeared. And when using the electric ice scraper, hands are neither cold nor wet and the rounded tops of the scraper offer the perfect support surface to guide the EDI 4 easily. The switch of the device has a standby mode so that you don't have to switch the scratcher on every time you use it. If you take the approx. 550 gram heavy ice scraper off the window, it stops automatically. Kärcher states that the lithium-ion battery of the EDI 4 has a running time of approx. 15 minutes and is therefore sufficient for at least 3-4 complete vehicles.

If you restrict yourself to only the front side windows and the windshield so easily twice the number of cars with only one battery charge can be freed from the ice. And practically, the part is also for commercial customers. For example, for owners of a dealership who want to show the signs of the exhibited vehicles in the winter. Here it is often sufficient to free only the windscreen or a part of the disc from the ice. Then a battery charge should even be enough for a complete fleet. And another circumstance is important for the typical private user. Kärcher promises a barely significant self-discharge. If the scratch is needed only irregularly and lies in the glove compartment, that is a very important argument. The glove box is protected by the supplied cap for the blade area from damage. And if the blades are worn at some point, the Abtragsscheibe can be easily replaced without the use of tools. Incidentally, you can charge the EDI 4 via cable to any standard power outlet and you have one Inverters for Home or a good one PowerBar ready then even charging in the vehicle is feasible. Here, however, we would have liked a charging cable for the car.

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