Thread: Power banks

@LOC your Ravpower 32000maH unit looks a bloody good unit. Missed that one when I was looking.

The other reason I went for pricier was hopefully better quality batteries (and not fire bombs inside). Mine has Jap Panasonic.

Also some of the cheaper units have optimistic ratings. I also have a 6500maH unit bought as a result of a favourable review in an NZ gun mag. It is a POS. It will not charge an Apple device I think because the output volts drop too low - the Apple charges for about a minute then comes up with an incompatible charger message. This with the PP fully charged. It also has a self contained solar panel - absolutely useless as well.

For heading out into the sticks I would much rather pay a bit of a premium than buy a cheapie. Probabaly lots will now tell me how well their cheeapies have served them......

Originally Posted by zimmer

@LOC your Ravpower 32000maH unit looks a bloody good unit. Missed that one when I was looking.

The other reason I went for pricier was hopefully better quality batteries (and not fire bombs inside). Mine has Jap Panasonic.

Also some of the cheaper units have optimistic ratings. I also have a 6500maH unit bought as a result of a favourable review in an NZ gun mag. It is a POS. It will not charge an Apple device I think because the output volts drop too low - the Apple charges for about a minute then comes up with an incompatible charger message. This with the PP fully charged. It also has a self contained solar panel - absolutely useless as well.

For heading out into the sticks I would much rather pay a bit of a premium than buy a cheapie. Probabaly lots will now tell me how well their cheeapies have served them......

Have had exactly the same experience with cheaper no name brands. Won't bother again with them. One lot i bought at best only charged 8% of what it was claiming on the box. Had a solar topped one too and i think from memory it managed about 13% of its claims on the box!

Took the risk at the time as they were reletively cheap, certainly wouldn't do so again! Also note most of the cell phones that were catching fire in the news a little while back had imitation replacement batteries purchased of ebay! Case of buyer beware!!!