Why Solar Power banks?

The need for renewable energy and quality solar power banks is ever increasing and there has been a proliferation of assorted products in off-grid solar markets for power back up and lighting solutions. This increase in alternative energy has also fuelled an increase in substandard or fake products designed to deceive unsuspecting people.

It is therefore pertinent to look out for the obvious signs that help detect fake solar power banks. Some of these include, branding, weight test, warranty, print quality, overall packaging, online verifiability, etc. These are beautifully discussed on the HetoGrow Quality Assurance webpage. 

Some topics/questions covered in brief summary

Note that these customer requests/questions are discussed in greater detail on this blog. Just scroll through and select what you want to read in detail.

• What are off-grid solar products?
• What is a Power Bank?
• How To Detect a Fake Solar Power Bank - Functionality, Quality and Originality Test 
• What does mAh mean? Also Amp, voltage and watts. 
• How long will a power bank last? 
• How durable is a power bank?
• How long will a 10000mAh power bank take to charge my phone?
• How long will it take to charge a 10000mah power bank using electricity? 
• How long will the solar panel take to charge a 10000mah power bank?
• Some Basic Powerbank Clues
• What capacity should you buy?
• Can I use a power bank to charge another?

What is a Power Bank?

A power bank is a power backup device mostly for mobile gadgets. It is designed with rechargeable batteries in a special case, with a special/smart internal control circuit that regulates electric current. It also monitors the temperature and can cut out to prevent overheating. The batteries can store a fairly large amount of electric power over a long period of time, for later use. You can easily top up your gadgets at your own convenience effortlessly. Power bank is absolutely necessary for your mobile gadgets especially if you are a heavy phone user, you spend a lot of time outdoors or if you are a frequent traveller.

The beauty lies in the fact that you don’t need to buy a spare battery for every gadget you have. You can simply recharge your gadgets with your power bank.  Some power banks have embedded solar panel that should automatically recharge the internal batteries on exposure to sunlight.  A solar power bank should also be rechargeable with electricity via a USB cable plugged into a normal phone charger adaptor or USB port of a computer.  There are many different types of universal powerbanks out there and people tend to like the idea of renewable energy so they buy based on price of solar power bank. You could base your decision to buy on brand, colour and additional design options like flashlight, feel or look; but it is important to base it on what you actually need the powerbank for.

Some power banks are small and lightweight. Others are large and heavy. In between the mix are various types of fake power banks that must be avoided. They are mostly unbranded and where branded, the imprints tend to be of poor quality. They are also very cheap – and you get what you pay for – cheap quality and risk of damage or harm. Caveat emptor is strongly advised as buyer must be aware of what they are buying before they pay.