Anyone else having issues with them stop sending out the charge from the usbs? The units themselves charge fine, but charging other things with them will stop after a minute or two. Would have to press the button on the side again and again every 2 minutes to keep charging.
@lilsrm123 sounds like it’s not detecting the device you are charging with it correctly. There was one of the older anker models that had that problem when one of the pixel phones came out. It could also happen when the phone is fully charged so the battery stops.
@lilsrm123
Yes, though in my case it is charging the phone up to 86 - 89% before shutting down. I have to repeatedly click the battery button to keep charging - tedious stuff.
Tried both USB output ports and am using a brand new Anker USB cable as well.
@afurball@lilsrm123 Maybe the phone is dropping to a trickle charge at that point, that the battery is detecting as too low of a drain, and shutting down. Check Anker forums and support t the particular combo of phone and battery pack to see if it is a known problem or a defect or something.
@osfish This is one of my favorite purchases ever. It charges my phone at least 5,000,000 times on a single charge and makes me breakfast every morning. I love it. Paid $60 in 2017 on AZ.
I have one and love it charges my headphones and bluetooth speaker daily at work on the work truck that doesn’t have a 12v or cig. lighter outlet and of course the cellphone. I have a samsung galaxy 8 and it charges it very fast. When these things where on sale the first time a few months back people where hating on it because it didn’t do this or that but it does this and that just fine for me so get one.
This is the only charger I’ve found that properly charges my NVIDIA shield controller properly. Most stop charging when it’s partially full, and this one properly charges it to 100%.
@Kidsandliz ah that is handy. I’ve still bought a shitload of stuff here today in the under $20 range. Probably shouldn’t start buying things for this much too
@Seeds I had one develop problems where it would stop charging devices a few minutes after plugging them in. Anker support replaced the battery without any hassle at all, so I can vouch for their customer support on these.
@Seeds@tugnutt One comment indicated though that the warrantee only lasts 18 mo though. All rechargeable batteries eventually bite and I have no idea how many charges this one takes to bite. Also amazon indicates there is a newer model available - other than adding one more kind of port no idea if there are functional changes that matter.
I had one develop problems where it would stop charging devices a few minutes after plugging them in.
I have this happen all the time to certain devices. If you plug a device that has its own battery (for me it is a bluetooth transmitter I plug into my receiver to use wireless speakers with it) and the device is plugged into a “smart” port, when the battery in the device is charged up, it tells the “smart” port to shut down.
The problem is that the device then starts using its own battery to run, but there is no mechanism to tell the “smart” port to start charging again. That only happens when you physically plug in the device.
My solution was to plug the device into the “dumb” port of the battery.
Perhaps that is what is going on with your situation, and it isn’t the battery at all. It’s the “smart” USB power protocols are not designed for a battery/power supply to charge a device, shut off, the device keeps operating, but powered by its own battery, and when its internal battery gets low, it signals to the external battery/power supply, to start charging again.
This is problem has already been solved with all laptops, but that power management hasn’t made its way down into the small battery powered devices like BT adapters and speakers and headsets. i.e. the ultra-cheap chipsets used in them, and they weren’t designed to be operated continuously while charging.
@katbyter i could list on 1 hand the things where brand name matters, and power supplies are on that list. stick to aukey, anker and the major device manufacturers or risk bricking a 500$ phone to save 20$ on your charger.
@tjamesturner problem is how does anyone know what is a “name brand” on anything anymore? Some things are all the same core product with different brand names. I’ve never heard of Anker or Aukey. But I haven’t bought a power brick in several years. I had a 20k Energizer induction charging brick that I loved. A brand name I actually recognize. But it died.
I’m in. Blew my VMP launch coupon from pastadrop, so that sweetened the pot.
FYI - 20Ah batteries take a while to charge from empty, but are more useful than the 10Ah size, and larger capacity than that, they start getting way too bulky/heavy.
I’ve had the larger 26 Ah Anker charger for 3+ years. It’s been a solid power bank that’s used weekly by my wife and kids. Every other Anker product I’ve ever owned has also been top notch. Meh sold these 20.1 Ah power banks in January and I grabbed one. I held onto it for about a month before I opened it and charged it up. After it was full, I tried to charge an iPhone and it would work for 4-5 minutes then shut off and stop charging. Thought I had a faulty cable, so tried several other cables that I knew worked with plug-in chargers. Still no-go. So I contacted Meh not really expecting anything and was fully refunded. The short: Meh customer service rocks, Anker makes great stuff, but this charger is hit or miss. I want to jump on this deal but my bad experience with this model a few months ago is holding me back. It’s killing me to not grab this. Hmmm…
@shrewsbury Replying to myself. I caved and bought this deal. Wish me luck, but I think Anker’s overall quality is just stellar and I happened to get a rare faulty unit. Meh’s awesome customer service pushed me over the edge.
I have the Switch edition of this one, and I love it. I rarely actually use it for the Switch, but it’s a really good battery pack for everything else. (Unlike this one’s 2x USB-A and 1x microUSB, mine has 1x USB-A and 1X USB-C, and the C works as both input and output.)
Any thoughts on how long it takes to charge one of these? Got my two today - have had one plugged in for 6 hours now & still one light lit & 2nd one flashing … also top end is pretty darn warm. Is this normal?
@scfd0766 make sure you’re plugged into a high output charger. I have a similar 20,000 mah one (Anker or Aukey brand), and it does charge really slow…even when plugged into a 2.4a charger.
PowerIQ and VoltageBoost combine to deliver the fastest possible
charge (does not support Qualcomm Quick Charge). Recharges itself in
10 hours with a 2 amp charger, phone chargers (generally 1 amp) may
take up to 20 hours.
In my experience, with a good charger, overnight charges it, Then you’ve got power for days of normal use, even over a whole day of extremely heavy use of a phone with constant use of screen, gps and network.
For all those wondering about the time it takes to charge these batteries, they are themselves USB devices. USB ports deliver 5 V and 500 mA.
So, a 20,000mAh device, from empty will take 20,000/500 hours to fully charge. Doing the math, that’s 40 hours, or about two days charging.
So half full (mine were, with 2 leds showing) will take an 20 hours to charge, or an entire day.
An overnight charge of 8 hours should get you 20% (1/5, or maybe one more led) of a charge.
The bigger the battery the longer it takes to recharge them. It’s also a sign as to how how massive the capacity is on these.
Overall, I’m pleased with them. Although I’m not a big fan of the long shape, though. I prefer a design that stacks the batteries (guessing these are 18650s) wider and thicker more like a paperback book shape.
For the price, with VMP and a PastaDrop coupon, they were a steal.
@mike808 Good to know. I am charging (started on one led showing) one that is a birthday present for a family member. I didn’t want to give an uncharged item. Well and knowing meh, I wanted to make sure it worked too.
@mike808 While not a fast solution to re-charge, the number of times it can be used should make up for it, especially if the person using it has a second one that recharges faster that can be used while this one charges. Or if they keep up with keeping it charged every time they have to use it then it should be fine charging over night.
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Have one. like it. Good stuff!
I’ve got one, it’s good.
Anyone else having issues with them stop sending out the charge from the usbs? The units themselves charge fine, but charging other things with them will stop after a minute or two. Would have to press the button on the side again and again every 2 minutes to keep charging.
Or am I missing something?
@lilsrm123 sounds like it’s not detecting the device you are charging with it correctly. There was one of the older anker models that had that problem when one of the pixel phones came out. It could also happen when the phone is fully charged so the battery stops.
@lilsrm123
Yes, though in my case it is charging the phone up to 86 - 89% before shutting down. I have to repeatedly click the battery button to keep charging - tedious stuff.
Tried both USB output ports and am using a brand new Anker USB cable as well.
@afurball @lilsrm123 Maybe the phone is dropping to a trickle charge at that point, that the battery is detecting as too low of a drain, and shutting down. Check Anker forums and support t the particular combo of phone and battery pack to see if it is a known problem or a defect or something.
amazon has it 45 for one… looks like good ratings… if im going to buy one out of the 1000 they had on today i guess ill go with this one
@osfish buy it dude it is a good one
@osfish This is one of my favorite purchases ever. It charges my phone at least 5,000,000 times on a single charge and makes me breakfast every morning. I love it. Paid $60 in 2017 on AZ.
I have this charger I love it
I have one and love it charges my headphones and bluetooth speaker daily at work on the work truck that doesn’t have a 12v or cig. lighter outlet and of course the cellphone. I have a samsung galaxy 8 and it charges it very fast. When these things where on sale the first time a few months back people where hating on it because it didn’t do this or that but it does this and that just fine for me so get one.
This is the only charger I’ve found that properly charges my NVIDIA shield controller properly. Most stop charging when it’s partially full, and this one properly charges it to 100%.
Reviews on Amazon mention it stopping taking a charge after a few months
@Seeds Looks like Anker has good customer service though with that problem based on comments about that.
@Kidsandliz ah that is handy. I’ve still bought a shitload of stuff here today in the under $20 range. Probably shouldn’t start buying things for this much too
@Seeds I had one develop problems where it would stop charging devices a few minutes after plugging them in. Anker support replaced the battery without any hassle at all, so I can vouch for their customer support on these.
@Seeds @tugnutt One comment indicated though that the warrantee only lasts 18 mo though. All rechargeable batteries eventually bite and I have no idea how many charges this one takes to bite. Also amazon indicates there is a newer model available - other than adding one more kind of port no idea if there are functional changes that matter.
@Seeds @tugnutt
I have this happen all the time to certain devices. If you plug a device that has its own battery (for me it is a bluetooth transmitter I plug into my receiver to use wireless speakers with it) and the device is plugged into a “smart” port, when the battery in the device is charged up, it tells the “smart” port to shut down.
The problem is that the device then starts using its own battery to run, but there is no mechanism to tell the “smart” port to start charging again. That only happens when you physically plug in the device.
My solution was to plug the device into the “dumb” port of the battery.
Perhaps that is what is going on with your situation, and it isn’t the battery at all. It’s the “smart” USB power protocols are not designed for a battery/power supply to charge a device, shut off, the device keeps operating, but powered by its own battery, and when its internal battery gets low, it signals to the external battery/power supply, to start charging again.
This is problem has already been solved with all laptops, but that power management hasn’t made its way down into the small battery powered devices like BT adapters and speakers and headsets. i.e. the ultra-cheap chipsets used in them, and they weren’t designed to be operated continuously while charging.
Anker good.
Amazon does have this same one for $46 each, but there are cheaper 20k banks out there. Don’t know about quality.
https://smile.amazon.com/20000mAh-Portable-Charger-External-Battery/dp/B01N6Q8GO9
@katbyter i could list on 1 hand the things where brand name matters, and power supplies are on that list. stick to aukey, anker and the major device manufacturers or risk bricking a 500$ phone to save 20$ on your charger.
@tjamesturner problem is how does anyone know what is a “name brand” on anything anymore? Some things are all the same core product with different brand names. I’ve never heard of Anker or Aukey. But I haven’t bought a power brick in several years. I had a 20k Energizer induction charging brick that I loved. A brand name I actually recognize. But it died.
I’ve Aukey with lighting input as well, got them for under $20. They’re really good, its a hard pass for me.
I’m in. Blew my VMP launch coupon from pastadrop, so that sweetened the pot.
FYI - 20Ah batteries take a while to charge from empty, but are more useful than the 10Ah size, and larger capacity than that, they start getting way too bulky/heavy.
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I’ve had the larger 26 Ah Anker charger for 3+ years. It’s been a solid power bank that’s used weekly by my wife and kids. Every other Anker product I’ve ever owned has also been top notch. Meh sold these 20.1 Ah power banks in January and I grabbed one. I held onto it for about a month before I opened it and charged it up. After it was full, I tried to charge an iPhone and it would work for 4-5 minutes then shut off and stop charging. Thought I had a faulty cable, so tried several other cables that I knew worked with plug-in chargers. Still no-go. So I contacted Meh not really expecting anything and was fully refunded. The short: Meh customer service rocks, Anker makes great stuff, but this charger is hit or miss. I want to jump on this deal but my bad experience with this model a few months ago is holding me back. It’s killing me to not grab this. Hmmm…
@shrewsbury Replying to myself. I caved and bought this deal. Wish me luck, but I think Anker’s overall quality is just stellar and I happened to get a rare faulty unit. Meh’s awesome customer service pushed me over the edge.
KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!
I have the Switch edition of this one, and I love it. I rarely actually use it for the Switch, but it’s a really good battery pack for everything else. (Unlike this one’s 2x USB-A and 1x microUSB, mine has 1x USB-A and 1X USB-C, and the C works as both input and output.)
Everything.
Any thoughts on how long it takes to charge one of these? Got my two today - have had one plugged in for 6 hours now & still one light lit & 2nd one flashing … also top end is pretty darn warm. Is this normal?
Update - finally have 2 lights. Maybe all four by morning?
@scfd0766 make sure you’re plugged into a high output charger. I have a similar 20,000 mah one (Anker or Aukey brand), and it does charge really slow…even when plugged into a 2.4a charger.
@scfd0766 from the Anker site:
For all those wondering about the time it takes to charge these batteries, they are themselves USB devices. USB ports deliver 5 V and 500 mA.
So, a 20,000mAh device, from empty will take 20,000/500 hours to fully charge. Doing the math, that’s 40 hours, or about two days charging.
So half full (mine were, with 2 leds showing) will take an 20 hours to charge, or an entire day.
An overnight charge of 8 hours should get you 20% (1/5, or maybe one more led) of a charge.
The bigger the battery the longer it takes to recharge them. It’s also a sign as to how how massive the capacity is on these.
Overall, I’m pleased with them. Although I’m not a big fan of the long shape, though. I prefer a design that stacks the batteries (guessing these are 18650s) wider and thicker more like a paperback book shape.
For the price, with VMP and a PastaDrop coupon, they were a steal.
@mike808 Good to know. I am charging (started on one led showing) one that is a birthday present for a family member. I didn’t want to give an uncharged item. Well and knowing meh, I wanted to make sure it worked too.
@mike808 So I went from one light to all four and then the light going out (like the instructions said it would) in about 36 hours.
@Kidsandliz Sounds about right then.
@mike808 While not a fast solution to re-charge, the number of times it can be used should make up for it, especially if the person using it has a second one that recharges faster that can be used while this one charges. Or if they keep up with keeping it charged every time they have to use it then it should be fine charging over night.
Mine was never shipped, can someone help?
@hermialam contact support. Link is at the top of this page or go to your order page, click on the order and contact them that way.
@Kidsandliz thanks, I did last Friday already, no contact at all.
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