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I'm shopping for a power bank (charging battery pack) for travel. What do I need to know? What's IQ and PD? -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Aug 10 '22, 13:39

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Buy online, don't wait to buy from Best Buy like I did when I travelled. You pay a 50% premium there. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 17:06
Watch the weight -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 15:13 1
- Did you just call Mop fat? -- nm - Dano Aug 10, 15:32
I just buy anker, they serve me well, I don't overthink it. - ty97 Aug 10, 14:11
what the power listings/voltage/etc. are if you are planning to go to another country so you don't fry your tech. -- nm* - Peglegpete Aug 10, 14:07 1
- Batteries can help on that note as they output only DC power. The key part is having universal AC adapters to plug into the varying voltages coming -- (edited) - JD Aug 10, 14:14
Intelligence Quotient & Police Department, duh -- nm - mud Aug 10, 13:52
IQ and PD are fast charging standards. - JD Aug 10, 13:47 10
- Anyone else reading this thread in Danny DeVito LA Confidential voice or is it just me? -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 14:49
- Do I need to be concerned about "too much" battery to board a plane? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:51 8
  - There's a limit of 100 watt/hour per battery pack - JD Aug 10, 13:54 7
    - That's a pain-in-the-ass when batteries are generally marked by mAh. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:55 6
      - If it doesn't say it on the battery then how would they know if it's over or under the limit? -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 14:00 1
        
        Yeah, that kind of arbitrary information is how TSA agents go on power trips. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 14:03
      - (mAh)*(V)/1000 = (Wh) -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:57 3
        
        This looks like the right one. Evidently, it comes to 100 Wh *exactly*. -- (link) - Mop Aug 10, 14:00 2
        
        I have something similar that I paid $20 for, holds a week's worth of recharging for my cell about 5x there's also solar ones that recharge themselve -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 10, 14:34 1
        
        The difference between the $20 ones and the $60-$70 ones is the fast charging. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 15:13
PD and iQ are two different fast charging standards. The device you are charging uses one or the other - tRuMaN Aug 10, 13:45 4
- So Anker do-dads that have both... that's good? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 13:45 3
  - Yes, and Anker is who you want. -- nm - David Aug 10, 14:00 1
    - Can confirm. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 14:01
  - probably yes, I think most charging devices due both because of that issue. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 10, 13:46

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