[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: any recommendations on portable travel chargers?

Thu Feb 22 12:13:35 PST 2024

One last posting.

I just ordered one of these that might be perfect for several of you.

It comes in two sizes a 6400 milliamp and a 10,000 Mi amp and it is designed to be ultra-thin small and lightweight and has built-in cables two of them and also has two ports to connect external cables of whatever length you choose so you can keep it in your pocket and use your iPhone that way or you can tape the two together or rubber Bandit two together because the battery is the same form factor as your phone and lightweight and perhaps even smaller if you get the smaller model.

10000mah Slim Portable Charger with Built in Cable, Power Bank Travel Phone Charger External Battery Pack for Phone, 4 Output USB Type C Cord Clutch Charger Compatible with iPhone, Heated Vest, Purple https://a.co/d/bf7x9kF

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Drew King

On February 21, 2024 2:55:07 PM EST, Denise via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>Sorry! (too much messaging per Steve)
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>I’ll take this offline now and include you and Dan Silber who had a comment.
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>If anyone else is interested in this thread, please let me know.
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>From: Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com>  
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>Too much messaging for the whole group.
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>Yes, you would want a battery pack and a wall-plugging charger that could supply 20 watts or more of charging ability.
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>Maybe an overkill for you, but I bought this, three 30W wall chargers for about $16:
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>https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Costyle-Adaptive-Charging-Compatible/dp/B07YDHW3FR/ 
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>and this, one charger with 4 ports and 40W capacity, for $10:
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>https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Aioneus-4-Port-Charging-Tablets/dp/B094J31JF6/
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>When searching for a battery pack that can support fast charging, search "usb battery pack pd" or "usb battery pack 30w" and look for those that handle 20 or 30 watts or more.
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>This has a good rating and reviews: https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Smallest-10000mAh-AINOPE-Portable/dp/B07XW7ZVKD/
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>It's $27 less $6.
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>Here's another: https://www.amazon.com/Feeke-Power-Bank-Portable-Charger-16000mAh-Built-Electronic/dp/B0C7G8XRQG/
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>This one looks good, has cables with it and accepts other cables.  $20 less 30%.
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>I am NOT recommending either of these as I have no experience with them.  I am only recommending the Miady ones I use frequently.
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>-steve
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>On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 1:18 PM Denise <denise at rcn.com <mailto:denise at rcn.com> > wrote:
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>I’m starting to think it’s too much trouble to go away with the iphone!  ; )  … almost 
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>Ok; so for iphone 11 promax, I just read they are ‘capable of PD fast charging around 18w – 22w’
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>Charges 50% in half hour.
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>So I guess this means I should get a charger/battery pack that is 22watts (or 18 watts?) or higher, right?
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>Higher is wasted but not ‘bad’; and lower: I won’t get the fastest charge, correct?
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>I can’t wrap my head around all the wires & cord yet.
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>I guess I could start with the charger and then move onto that later.
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>And if I don’t care about the number of times; ignore the mAh.
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>Hope I got that right.
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>From: Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com <mailto:smisenberg at gmail.com> > 
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>Sorry to confuse you.
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>Yes, battery pack to charge (recharge) a device when no electricity is available.
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>Once the device is charged, you put the battery pack away.
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>How long you'd hold it depends on (a) how much charge you want to put on the device (is 50% enough? or do you want 100%) and (b) how long it takes for your device to charge up to that level.
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>Fast recharge is device-dependent.  Check your device to see if it accepts a fast charge (e.g., 50% in 30 minutes) and what would be needed for this (e.g., 20W or 30W charger).  Then check the battery pack and see if it can support the fast charge.
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>Yes, mAh is how many times it can charge.
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>In a hotel or airport, you'd use your USB charger (see my picture with two white USB chargers) or your battery pack.  Not the hotel's or airport's USB ports.
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>For a complete recharging solution for your iphone, I'd suggest
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>* Battery pack.  Eg, the Miady ones I'd suggested.
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>* Cables. I'd suggested a 1' and a 3' and I gave reasons for both. 
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>* USB charger, like the picture of 2 white ones I'd shown in previous email.  There are some that provide 3 or 4 USB ports and this might be helpful (it is for me).
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>I bring all this and I also include a 6' electrical extension cord (in case the electrical outlet isn't nearby).
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>Regards,
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>On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM Denise <denise at rcn.com <mailto:denise at rcn.com> > wrote:
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>Oh boy; now my head is swimming! Above my pay grade.
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>I thought you use the battery pack to “recharge” the iphone; when no electricity available, right?
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>And isn’t that ‘fast’? so once you recharge it, you put the pack away?
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>So you wouldn’t be holding it in your hand very long?
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>What should I be looking for (what spec?) for a fast recharge?
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>It looks like the mAh affects how many ‘times’ it can charge, and not the speed, correct?
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>And in a hotel or airport, you would always use a ‘usb blocker’; and this doesn’t typically come with the charger, right?
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>Usually bought separately?
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>From: Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com <mailto:smisenberg at gmail.com> > 
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>Denise,
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>As I said, I have two 3-connector cables: microUSB (for Kindle), lightning (for iPhone/iPad), USB-C (for future iPhone that uses USB-C and other devices I have that need USB-C).
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>I have a short one (about 12") and a longer one (about 3').
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>If you buy a battery pack with included cables, then you are locked into keeping the battery pack (it's heavy) close to the phone, so the thing you're holding up to your ear is much heavier.  Using a longer cable or a longer lightning cable, you can put the battery pack in your pocket (or as my wife does, in her purse) and use the phone, cable attached, without the extra weight.
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>three-pack one foot multi charging cable $10: https://www.amazon.com/Braided-Charger-Compatible-Tablets-Samsung/dp/B08HGSVJS1/  (I paid more when I bought this in 2021!)
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>two-pack 4 foot multi charging cable each with 2 lightnings $7: https://www.amazon.com/Charging-Braided-Multiple-Connectors-Compatible/dp/B0BQF1HQVQ/
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>The wattage of the charger (e.g., 20w) is only important if your device can use the extra wattage, iPhones are needing about 5 watts, I think.  The important part about the battery pack is its amp-hour capacity (measured mAh) as that is its charging capacity.  A 10000 mAh can charge your iphone more times than a 5000mAh charger.  We use 10000mAh and it's working well for us.  
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>Traveling in or out of the US is a matter of considering how to recharge your battery pack and iPhone, hence you'd need a wall socket adapter (socket is different in Europe and England that in US) and you'd need to be sure that the USB adapter handles 120v and also 240v.  Most do this.
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>Note that most adapters don't change voltage so be careful not to plug your 120V device into a 240V socket unless it can handle the dual voltage.
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>A USB blocker.  This prevents data from being taken from your phone when you plug it in to charge it.
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>Not needed if you only charge your device using the battery pack.  (I do this whenever I'm not at home.)
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>Not needed if you plug your charging cable into your portable USB wall charger.  Picture from Amazon.
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>If you're plugging your charging cable into some USB connector (as provided on airplane, airport, mall, etc) then just as the cable can be used to sync your device at home, the cable can be used by someone else at the airport, airplane, etc to grab data from your device.
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>Hope this helps.
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>On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 10:06 AM Denise <denise at rcn.com <mailto:denise at rcn.com> > wrote:
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>Thanks Steve!
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>You bring up an interesting point: iphone vs. non iphone charging. This would never need to plug into a non iPhone; but I hadn’t thought of that issue. I thought you buy these units separately (for either an iphone or android, etc.) I didn’t realize they can work for more than one different type of device. I don’t know much about them as you can see. 
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>I kind of like the idea of an ‘intrinsic cable’ (built in) cable; which I assume you mean this sort of thing:  built in to make it easy so you don’t need to keep track of an extra cable? I like that. as long is it’s an iphone cable. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a description if the cables are always for iphone; maybe they are.
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>And sounds as if I don’t really need to worry about “mAh” range?
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>And you said you carry a cord with 3 plugs; is that just to accommodate both iPhone and android? Is there an advantage to all those cords while traveling?
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>From: Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com <mailto:smisenberg at gmail.com> > 
>It's basically a decision based on (a) how much you want to spend, (b) how heavy you can handle, and (c) how often you'll be using it.
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>For what it's worth, I bought the Miady 2-Pack 10000mAh dual USB Portable Charger, it's $20 minus 10% so it's $18 for the pair. https://www.amazon.com/Miady-10000mAh-Portable-Charger-Charging/dp/B07XFBN7HX/
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>I'm using one and my wife is using the other. I have found that although they claim "10000mAh" it's really in the 6000mAh range; which is sufficient for multiple iPhone and iPad charges.
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>I wouldn't buy one that plugs directly into the iPhone as that means you can never use it to charge a non-iPhone.
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>Some come with intrinsic cables; the one I'm mentioning doesn't.  I carry a 1 foot cord with three plugs (lightning, micro usb, and usb-c) and another 3' cord with three plugs; these can be used or charging the battery as well as charging the iphone.
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>Look at the offerings, and the reviews, and the price.   
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>Good luck,   -steve
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