Not seen them in the flesh yet but couple of reviews look good and can see the solar capability being useful. A Yong had their hands on one yet?
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I got my 'non-carp-tax' version off of Amazon for £30...before the carp brands started producing (copying/rebranding) them
Here's a link
The solar panel isn't great, not a feature worth having IMHO.
The inductive charging is handy - laying the phone on top rather than plugging in cable (assuming your mobile can charge that way)
BUT inductive charging isn't efficient so if you need every drop of electric use a cable " inductive transfer efficiency of inductive charging is only 75–80 percent"
I got my 'non-carp-tax' version off of Amazon for £30...before the carp brands started producing (copying/rebranding) them
Here's a link
The solar panel isn't great, not a feature worth having IMHO.
The inductive charging is handy - laying the phone on top rather than plugging in cable (assuming your mobile can charge that way)
BUT inductive charging isn't efficient so if you need every drop of electric use a cable " inductive transfer efficiency of inductive charging is only 75–80 percent"
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Cheers, it was only the solar charging system that caught my attention being built in but being as I use a lot of power bankside I'll stick with my high capacity banks.
Cheers, it was only the solar charging system that caught my attention being built in but being as I use a lot of power bankside I'll stick with my high capacity banks.
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Ignore them little banks with solar, last time I did the number on them it would take 7 to 10 days of full sunlight to recharge one fully if you didn't use it.
Would be far better to use in conjunction with a small fold up solar that could recharge it in a days good sun
Ignore them little banks with solar, last time I did the number on them it would take 7 to 10 days of full sunlight to recharge one fully if you didn't use it.
Would be far better to use in conjunction with a small fold up solar that could recharge it in a days good sun
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Mate of mine is really into the bikepacking/outdoor adventure lifestyle, packing everything onto a bike and heading off for a few weeks at a time - he's had a couple of these packs with built in Solar Panels & hasn't rated them at all - they're either poor quality batteries with an ok solar panel, or good quality power pack with a low quality solar panel.
He's now invested in a small portable solar panel, separate to a battery pack & says it's work every penny, combining the two is always going to be a pain.
Mate of mine is really into the bikepacking/outdoor adventure lifestyle, packing everything onto a bike and heading off for a few weeks at a time - he's had a couple of these packs with built in Solar Panels & hasn't rated them at all - they're either poor quality batteries with an ok solar panel, or good quality power pack with a low quality solar panel.
He's now invested in a small portable solar panel, separate to a battery pack & says it's work every penny, combining the two is always going to be a pain.
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Way to go... Anker pb plus anker small solar panel to charge power bank is much better than something combined... Butbon other hand good panel is gonna cost 5 or more 20k pb so how many do you really need on a session?
Way to go... Anker pb plus anker small solar panel to charge power bank is much better than something combined... Butbon other hand good panel is gonna cost 5 or more 20k pb so how many do you really need on a session?
I've had them with inbuilt solar and they are generally not very good because the recharge rate is seemingly very slow, even on a sunny day.
I highly rate the Anker powerbanks and usually have a couple of the 20,000mah or bigger. These are pretty cheap, hold their charge well and will top up an android smartphone 3/4 times over (apple phones slightly less).
I highly rate the Anker powerbanks and usually have a couple of the 20,000mah or bigger. These are pretty cheap, hold their charge well and will top up an android smartphone 3/4 times over (apple phones slightly less).
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I got one of these
LINK
The solar panel simply doesn't work at all. The LED blinks when you put into the sun but after days and days in the sum the power level indicator doesn't move up at all.
Reviews by others have come to the same conclusion.
Maybe the Wolf is better but I doubt it.
I got one of these
LINK
The solar panel simply doesn't work at all. The LED blinks when you put into the sun but after days and days in the sum the power level indicator doesn't move up at all.
Reviews by others have come to the same conclusion.
Maybe the Wolf is better but I doubt it.
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I've got similar, but with 2 folding panels. Just like Bob's, it's useless for solar charging.
I've got similar, but with 2 folding panels. Just like Bob's, it's useless for solar charging.
I haven't seen there power pack but I have been on the unfortunate end of some truly shocking customer service. I wouldn't be purchasing from them if I could help it.
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What did you have go wrong that they wouldn't help you with
What did you have go wrong that they wouldn't help you with
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I've got one and as other have said the solar panel is shocking was on a very rare 48hr session few weeks ago and left the pack in the sun from 6ish am till 8ish pm thinking it might "top it up" and the indicator didnt even move . Having said that I can still charge my samsung s8 around about 4 times with it so for someone like me that does 12-18hr sessions is ideal but it's not worth the money when you can get a higher capacity one from Amazon/fleabay
I've got one and as other have said the solar panel is shocking was on a very rare 48hr session few weeks ago and left the pack in the sun from 6ish am till 8ish pm thinking it might "top it up" and the indicator didnt even move . Having said that I can still charge my samsung s8 around about 4 times with it so for someone like me that does 12-18hr sessions is ideal but it's not worth the money when you can get a higher capacity one from Amazon/fleabay