Me after getting my new multi-port USB-C power brick.
I got a folding solar panel that I use to charge a big power brick and then use that to charge devices. The goal is to use the solar panel on long camping trips and in case of power outages.
The brick alone will keep my phone topped off for over a week
Yeah, I’m casually eyeing up those new folding solar panels which have an USB-C output directly on them. I’m fortunate to live in places with good stable electricity, but it would be nice to have an extra backup.
So the solar panel I have doens’t have an on board battery, just straight to usb. It makes it lighter and less bulky so I don’t mind.
I personally think most phones would be okay but I’ve read in a few places that some devices don’t play nice with the variations in electricity from the solar panel.
So the battery brick is the middleman.
Reminds me I got to go charge some things
Is this the new “return some videotapes”?
It do feel that way.
Including the electricity bill
Now you can’t use any of your devices or you’ll mess it up.
I try and do that every couple months.
“The Neutron has entered the chat”
I don’t get it
He has lots of wireless devices and is happy that, for once, everything is fully charged.
I guess I thought there was more to it than that. Just doesn’t seem that funny to me? 😅
Me when I pre-empt the storm that’s about to take out my electricity
Now, for the best battery health, just need to only charge everything that’s used portably but plugged in every night to 80%, and everything that’s occasionally moved from place to place but only ever used when it’s plugged in to 50%.
100% charges are for those occasions when you’ll be working away from power for a few days.
That being said, a lot of consumer electronics work that way automatically, where they stop charging below their theoretical max capacity but read as 100% to protect the battery and let consumers still feel like their devices are fully charged.
