My Power bank can recharge my mobile phone for up to 20 times

Posted by Felix Okoli on Monday November 9, 2015 at 10:52:6:

I have a 50,000 mah power bank which I bought from Aliexpress which can recharge my mobile phone's battery for over 20 times but prior to that I've bought a couple of other lower capacity power banks which could only recharge my phone just once before needing a recharge.

Power banks tend to come with different capacities or would I say power ratings. A power bank with a rating of say 2000 mah would not provide the same charging power or capacity as one with 20,000 mah. So, if you have an electronic device that can be charged with an external power bank, the number of times which the power bank can recharge it would depend on the battery's capacity of the electronic device as well as the capacity of the Power bank. If the electronic gadget has a 5000 mah battery for instance, then it can be recharged fully if a 100% 5000 mah power bank is used and can be recharged up to 10 times if a 50,000 mah power bank is used.

It's because I wanted to buy a Power bank that could recharge my phone for many times such as up to 1 week before needing a recharge that was why I purchased a 50,000 mah from Aliexpress and it has not disappointed me since. In fact, I rarely remember when last it needed to be recharged since it always seems to be always full.

If you live in a country where power supply is inefficient and power generation is still below 5000 Mega Watts and electricity demands are 4 times higher, then you'd need to have a power bank if you still want to use basic things like your mobile phone and tablet juiced up all the time. This will allow you to stay connected and avoid anxiety since your electronic devices will always be working.

Power banks that are available in Nigeria come with different power ratings and can be charged using electricity from the power company, generators or solar panels. They need to be charged up before being able to discharge or recharge your other devices such has your mobile phone or computer. I make use of any three of those options when charging my power bank but I prefer solar charging since it's independent and I get at least 4 hrs of sunlight daily.

My 50,000 Power bank has a micro-USB input port for charging as well as a USB output port for discharging and I connected the output port to my phone using a USB to micro-USB cable before depressing the power button to kick start the charging process. It can recharge my mobile phone many times and up to a 2 weeks or more before I have to recharge it so I can probably survive without electricity from NEPA as long as I have my Power bank for up to a week.

Power banks as I said come with different power capacities and while some can only be used to recharge the batteries of small electronic gadgets like your phones and tablets, others can be used to recharge gadgets that use more power like your laptops and battery TV. You'll just need to use one that can has a higher power capacity than your laptop's battery and matches the voltage. If for instance your laptop's battery has a rating of say 8000 mah and it requires a charging voltage of 11V, then you should use a power bank that has above 8,000mah e.g. 20,000 mah and discharges with a voltage of around 11V too.

Power banks make life easier in Nigeria and there are a lot of them abundantly available at local electronic markets in the country. I find it a bit appalling when I see some educated Nigerians carrying their phones and charges around looking for where to recharge it when there are power banks available as well as sunlight. You can recharge your phone yourself at home without the need to go looking for people who have generators. You can charge it when NEPA supplies light and it can recharge your phone for up to 1 week or more and even when there is still no power from NEPA, you can connect them to Solar charges which are also readily available in the market.

In 21st century Nigeria, there is no excuse for having your phone switched off because of low battery as there are abundant resources that can keep it always charged up. Thank God for power banks.