found these 1200mah power packs for 1pound in pound world Cardiff
not the most powerful but small and might get you out of a jam!
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Xippi
9 Jan 17#1
Kudos for posting but I would feel uncomfortable using one this cheap from the safety point of view. Is this just too cheap or are my worries unfounded?
kay1992 to Xippi
9 Jan 17#5
Are you worried that it's going to burn the house down? :laughing:
mrew42
9 Jan 17#2
I used mine regularly - quality seems fine. Does me for emergency moments when my phone is about to die (journey home. For a quid, i think it's rather excellent
213
9 Jan 171#3
There's a test (as in disassembly and electrical test) and review on you tube - the older models are debatable but the new ones seem good, maybe not recommended for very new phones.
Sainsburys seemed to be clearing out all their batteries in my local ones FWIW, maybe worth a look there.
summerof76
9 Jan 17#4
Heat added
gazdoubleu
9 Jan 17#6
It will be a single cell with a cheap dc-dc converter and a bit of cement in it so it feels substantial. Nothing wrong with that for the price but I'd look in Poundland instead as their electrical stuff has a half decent safety record
nigelbutler
9 Jan 17#7
It's ok for £1 as an almost disposable battery pack but you'll probably only get around 20% added to some latest smartphones on a full charge
tezray
9 Jan 17#8
picked up a few in pound land that look the same just in a cardboard box instead they seem ok but then picked up some euro carparts 2000mah ones for a £1 so these ones are just sitting in a drawer I am happy to use them seem quite good quality but might rip one apart and have a look inside
shadey12 to tezray
9 Jan 17#13
there virtually identical inside, eurocarparts just unscrew, poundland/pound world open with a plectrum without damage.
eurocarprts are about 40% higher capacity in my unscientific tests.
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not the most powerful but small and might get you out of a jam!
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Sainsburys seemed to be clearing out all their batteries in my local ones FWIW, maybe worth a look there.
eurocarprts are about 40% higher capacity in my unscientific tests.
Teardown here... Okay for a quid apparently,