I've been trying one since ICE and sending feedback to Francois. Overall, its never quit. I only use it for uph and protectant and other topicals. Only charged the batteries once. Its also got a fixed spray-on feature that he just showed me the other day. Click the trigger, spray on, click it again, spray off. The only tweak I could think of was to shorten the trigger so I can grip it with more than just my thump.
It is a little top heavy but I've had worse feeling tools. The smaller QCs use a Tjet so they don't really need to be changed, just change the jet.
The variable volume control works nicely for when you don't want to apply a lot of spray.
I didn't even see the charge indicator on the back of the battery. There are lights on the top which I figured showed the charge.
I've spent $400US on a Omnipro and had all kinds of issues with it, battery dying, electrical issues, pump leaking (that was the worst) and HEAVY !!! You can have your pumpups. Good ones cost upwards to $100. Worth it but pumping sucks. But I'll take either IPS or the Gecko. Any parts I've needed I've been able to get or if it broke I fixed it. No different than anything else I've bought.
$269 ? How much is a typical battery sprayer? $400 still.
If this hadn't come along I would have built my own powered sprayer cause all the ones I see on the market just don't fit the bill.
The Worx that everyone talks about would be great for floors but with the length it would be a pain for uph. And even it doesn't stand up to solvents from what I've heard.
Just another thought. The best wand on the market is $2000. Yet this sprayer is only $269 and guys balk at it. Such a fickle bunch.