Build your own emergency power/light system no skills needed

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Yorkshire Andy
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pseudonym wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:22 am That works well.
Tech has come on a fair bit since I posted this that's for sure used to think those lidl 5000mah ish power banks were the dogs danglies but tech moves on the Anker one of a similar physical size is 20,000mah :shock:
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong ;)

Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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Anker ARE the Dogs Doodahs!
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British Red
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Yorkshire Andy wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:25 pm

Tech has come on a fair bit since I posted this that's for sure used to think those lidl 5000mah ish power banks were the dogs danglies but tech moves on the Anker one of a similar physical size is 20,000mah :shock:
It seems there's always an optimum price & performance point on any tech. 20,000mAh seems to be it right now, but I do like smaller sizes for pocket carry.
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British Red wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:38 pm
Yorkshire Andy wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:25 pm

Tech has come on a fair bit since I posted this that's for sure used to think those lidl 5000mah ish power banks were the dogs danglies but tech moves on the Anker one of a similar physical size is 20,000mah :shock:
It seems there's always an optimum price & performance point on any tech. 20,000mAh seems to be it right now, but I do like smaller sizes for pocket carry.

The Anker one is smaller than my mobile (width and height) and a touch thicker but not by much..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerCor ... B07S829LBX

The monster 20,100 ones I got from Aldi on the other hand well you could do some damage with it :lol:

https://www.aldi.co.uk/rugged-20%2C100- ... 9431368600
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong ;)

Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
British Red
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I've got one of the older Anker units - it's chunkier by far
jansman
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Might be chunky, but they work! ;)
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Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.

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Shamelessly misappropriated from another Forum:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... c/htmlview

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British Red
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jansman wrote: Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:47 pm Might be chunky, but they work! ;)
I certainly see no need to get a different one. I use their earbuds too. I like the look of their new power station too.
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Got an Anker solar panel today 24w.. seems very sturdy and fairly heavy for what it is .. liking the inbuilt stand
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Nice. Ebay?
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