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The video explores the reliability and safety of 5,000 milliampere-hour power banks, particularly those purchased from the store Five Below. The speaker identifies significant issues with these power banks, such as frequent defects, swollen batteries, and lower-than-advertised capacity, making them poor investments. They highlight the danger of using such low-quality power banks with expensive devices due to poor circuit protection and short lifespan. Additionally, the speaker shares their experience with a malfunctioning tablet battery, detailing the process of disassembling the device to monitor and charge the battery. They suggest opting for higher-quality power banks, hinting at a future test of a similar product from Amazon.
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In this part of the video, the speaker examines a 5,000 milliampere-hour power bank purchased from the store Five Below. They express concerns about its reliability and safety, noting that many similar power banks do not last long when used in projects and some are even defective right out of the box, displaying issues such as a swollen battery. The speaker plans to test the actual capacity of this power bank to see if it truly meets its stated capacity. They compare it with a power bank from Amazon that indicates its charge status with a button press. They also mention the problem of these power banks arriving almost fully discharged, which can cause damage, and state that approximately one-third of the Five Below power banks they’ve purchased were unusable, labeling them as poor investments.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses a problem with their tablet, which has stopped charging. The battery voltage dropped to 2.9 before recovering to 3.2, indicating it is fully discharged. They decide to take apart the tablet and connect the battery to a charger that will charge it and monitor its capacity, albeit with some concerns about the accuracy of the device’s last digits. They mention that the overall capacity number will still be discernible.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses their experience with power banks that are advertised as having a 5,000 mAh capacity. After running several tests, they consistently found that the actual capacity is much lower than stated. The speaker warns against using these power banks with expensive devices due to poor quality and lack of circuit protection, which leads to a short lifespan. They recommend investing in higher-quality power banks instead. The speaker also mentions an upcoming video where they will test a similar power bank from Amazon.