Bought this power bank in 2009 and recently found it in my old hiking backpack. Once I found a USB mini cable to charge it (mini USB…that’s how old this thing is), it’s back in business.
It’s only 2000 mAh so will only partially charge my phone but it works great with a USB lamp or topping up my Meshtastic node.
I am shocked that Duracell and Energizer never used their brand awareness to dominate the powerbank market.
This kind of thing happens all the time - companies think they’re the best thing ever and refuse to see the benefit in a new product. Kodak went out of business because they didn’t think digital cameras were any good.
Yeah, you’d have thought. I can’t remember the last time I bought a non-rechargable battery except for 9V for my smoke detectors, and none of them were Duracell or Energizer.
Hank green did a bit on aa batteries
I am stunned it hasn’t bulged jet. I guess optimal storage conditions. On another note: mini USB > micro USB - imho - even if micro USB supposedly had higher durability.
!remindme 3 months
