Unusual USB power bank, better option, complete £5

[Brambles]

For carp fishing for a week you need one of these...

[michnig]

;-|Very good Brambles,i like that but i wouldnt be able to put it in a lanyard round my neck lol.
The four battery version looks good, i may order that one because if not able to charge in the car,at leasti could mains charge it before i go,Thanks again

[Ratfinkz]

Im sorry for being thick but I don't quite get this! Is it just a battery charger, (in which case what are its benefits compared to normal chargers?) are you thinking of turning it into a mod or are you buying it to charge your pass throughs? Sorry for dumb questions

[michnig]

*cheers*Just ordered the made up four battery version,10/14 days delivery,all in £6.06,cant be bad,

[michnig]

hi Ratfinkz
I cant use my home charger in my car,so this will be ideal for me when im away,good price as well.

[Ratfinkz]

Ah so it's basically a portable charger? That's what I hoped as i need one!

Thanks very much for your answer

[Brambles]

Sarah, it can be used as a portable supply to charge other batteries such as your egos using a USB charger. SO in effect a portable USB supply rather than a mains one.
You could also use it to charge 18650 batteries if you had a 12 volt cigar socket adapter to provide wither the 5 volts it needs as an input or at USB Cigar Socket adapter and USB lead to charge the portable battery box which you transfer your batteries to.

[Brambles]

Mar 25, 2013 5:28:52 GMT michnig said:

;-|Very good Brambles,i like that but i wouldnt be able to put it in a lanyard round my neck lol.
The four battery version looks good, i may order that one because if not able to charge in the car,at leasti could mains charge it before i go,Thanks again

You could hang it on your belt next to your water bottle. Danger here is you pick the wrong bottle and suck on a mouthful of water and drown. Remember the old fashioned massive table lighters, well it is the ecig equivalent.

[robby]

Not sure about being able to charge it in the car, with just a cigar lighter adapter, when I first saw it I didnt realise it was a kit lol, my eyes were drawn to the pics lol. I have a power inverter so I can power my battery charger with that. Mine is ordered a couple of days now so I`ll let you know what I can when it gets here. For the price of £2-50 I couldnt resist it for the parts alone. With 4 3400mah batteries and an average vaper, there is a weeks power in it for sure lol. For the price, it is no more money than a battery case would cost you and free shipping. I have been trying to work out the need for two different coloured LEDs

[robby]

Thinking about it a little more, there is no reason why the electronics out of a redundant "cheap kit charger" shouldn`t be able to do the job if you have a car to USB chrger adapter which many of us have probably got from something else in the car. The batteries are going to be in parallel, so they aren`t going to be in series with the dangers of stacking. Only normal charger voltage needed. It would take ages of course. I`ll see if I can lash one up when I get it.

[robby]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Universal-Mini-Car-USB-Charger-for-iPod-Mp3-phone-/320664005551?pt=UK_MP3_Player_Accessories_Chargers_Docks&hash=item4aa9106baf

One of those and a usb lead may be all that is needed with some charging electronics as mentioned earlier, if you dont already have a car to usb adapter. We`ll see how it goes. 

The item above can supple 1 amp which should be enough.

[Brambles]

If you have an XTAR WP2 II then you can use it in the car as comes with a 12 volt cigar socket lead. Hence why I bought one when I needed a charger.

[michnig]

Thanks robby,for what i payed for it ill use it anyway,but if your able to charge yours in the car when you get it i would be interested.that would make it a real bargain.thanks again.michnig

[Hampton]

Mar 25, 2013 11:08:42 GMT robby said:

I have been trying to work out the need for two different coloured LEDs

I'm pretty sure they use one as a charge indicator (mini USB) and one for a power out (USB A).

[Mev]

Anyone got anything they ordered from fast-tech yet ? I had an email saying mine had been shipped nine days ago.