Had these in a display basket next to the batteries in Swansea store.
Comes with a MicroUSB power cable and keyring lanyard. Lots of people buying them. Bargain Buys (used to be DiscountUK) is the same company as Poundworld, so might be in Poundworld too. 1 Amp current, 300 use cycles. They had pink, green, white and black colours in stock, but they also make yellow and blue varieties. Please note they come in a blister pack and have the powercell brand name, I could not find an image online sorry, but the unit in photo is identical.
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MansellxNOOB
14 Mar 16#1
I brought the exact same branded one of these before and for the low price they are great
BungalowBill
14 Mar 163#2
Not bad for a top up but assuming 60% efficiency it would take 4 of these to fully charge my phone!
jaydeeuk1 to BungalowBill
14 Mar 16#9
Yup, the 22000mah one I bought on a previous hotukdeal can charge my smart ultra 6 less than 4 times when battery is at 10-15%, so its more like 40-50% useful capacity.
HankHandsome
14 Mar 16#3
they've had these in poundworld for a while - bought one ages ago. not that i'll ever use it :smiley:
acb100
14 Mar 16#4
Good for raspberry Pi projects?
alexoakleyalexoakley
14 Mar 161#5
heat added, but no chance of juicing up my phone: tired these before. charge barely holds and only ",slows" down battery expenditure - doesn't go up! apologies, f.y.I...y'all
MrPuddington
14 Mar 161#6
And of course these will certainly not burn down your house, because they have a CE mark.
Tanweeralqarni to MrPuddington
14 Mar 16#7
Those CE marks could be fake? I used to work in the printing industry, and i know these can be easilly faked, not that i am saying it is.
dibbo to MrPuddington
14 Mar 16#12
Chinese Export?
MrPuddington
14 Mar 163#8
Exactly, that is the point.
mrew42
14 Mar 16#10
Same in Poundland - got several a few weeks back, they work well for emergency power for a couple of hours
Cloudane
14 Mar 161#11
Power banks are one of those things where I think it's unwise to get super cheap ones. Technically if sold here they should be safe (by law) but I wouldn't suggest taking the risk - I think quite often the "Chinese Export" version of "CE" slips through the cracks with pound shops and market stalls etc. Not worth it - save your limbs / house and go for a known good brand like Anker (Amazon)
wayners
14 Mar 16#13
Very little power from this bank. I would need 3 of them to charge my phone to full power. Also while carring your device while charging risks snapping the usb plug off, as that's what I have done to my mp3 player. I think many of these banks will end up flat and gathering dust in the kitchen bit and bobs draw. Probably a waste of £1
moosery2
20 Mar 16#14
These are at poundworld.
Took one apart, they're not glued in any way so disassembly is very easy. Inside is a 18650 li-ion and a control chip which is marked as MP34014 / 1550A2 which didn't come up with anything on google. The battery is unmarked so not sure, but it could be swapped out, it's not soldered in any way, spring contacts on the unit. The output seems to be around 500mA for around an hour and a half, so, total capacity of the battery is probably somewhere in the 900maH region.
I would be more confident if I could see the spec sheet on the chip. However on initial inspection I couldn't find any reason to assume it's any less safe than any other chinese power bank other than the totally unmarked battery I guess.
mr_deals
10 Apr 16#15
Picked one up today. It's shown as an emergency supply to give you another two hours of phone life. It charged my Moto G 3 from 68% to annoy 85%.
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Comes with a MicroUSB power cable and keyring lanyard. Lots of people buying them. Bargain Buys (used to be DiscountUK) is the same company as Poundworld, so might be in Poundworld too. 1 Amp current, 300 use cycles. They had pink, green, white and black colours in stock, but they also make yellow and blue varieties. Please note they come in a blister pack and have the powercell brand name, I could not find an image online sorry, but the unit in photo is identical.
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Took one apart, they're not glued in any way so disassembly is very easy. Inside is a 18650 li-ion and a control chip which is marked as MP34014 / 1550A2 which didn't come up with anything on google. The battery is unmarked so not sure, but it could be swapped out, it's not soldered in any way, spring contacts on the unit. The output seems to be around 500mA for around an hour and a half, so, total capacity of the battery is probably somewhere in the 900maH region.
I would be more confident if I could see the spec sheet on the chip. However on initial inspection I couldn't find any reason to assume it's any less safe than any other chinese power bank other than the totally unmarked battery I guess.