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Title: USB power banks
Post by: Phil Zone on June 25, 2013, 07:45:49 PM

What's everyone's opinion on USB power banks such as this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NGKR54/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A294P4X9EWVXLJ

Anyone have an expierience they can share good or bad, like the, or not?

Are they reliable or not?

Whatever you think of them.

Title: Re: USB power banks
Post by: cashandkerouac on June 26, 2013, 12:15:19 PM

are you trying to use it for external power during a show or strictly as a charger?

Title: Re: USB power banks
Post by: achalsey on June 26, 2013, 01:36:18 PM

There are a couple of threads about this battery in the Remote Power section:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=162747.0

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=152998.0

Title: Re: USB power banks
Post by: Phil Zone on June 26, 2013, 01:43:07 PM

Quote from: bass_ur_face on June 26, 2013, 12:15:19 PM

are you trying to use it for external power during a show or strictly as a charger?

During a show

Title: Re: USB power banks
Post by: jibooer on June 26, 2013, 08:17:00 PM

Just keep in mind the 10000mah rating is for the 5v output from the USB only, and this capacity will be significantly lower if output is 9v or 12v. Powering a 5v deck would be great, powering a pre, that's another story.

Title: Re: USB power banks
Post by: Phil Zone on June 26, 2013, 10:08:17 PM

Quote from: jibooer on June 26, 2013, 08:17:00 PM

Just keep in mind the 10000mah rating is for the 5v output from the USB only, and this capacity will be significantly lower if output is 9v or 12v. Powering a 5v deck would be great, powering a pre, that's another story.

Do you know the conversion between the 5v to 9v in mah by any chance?