It seems inevitable that in the 21st Century all
of us have things that need electricity while travelling;
phones, cameras, drones. All inconsequential yet all
taken with us. What do we do to charge or keep charged?
Portable power. Yes, many modern bikes have a 12-
volt socket, yet this is only good while the bike is running,
and so this is when portable power comes into play.
Battery technology has taken huge leaps in recent
years; lighter and smaller yet providing greater power.
We sought one that covered all basis and came across the
Powertech 18,000 mAh Powerbank.
Weighing in at just 640 grams the Powertech
comes in it own carry case that includes
everything you’ll need to keep you powered
up, and with dimensions of 180mm (W) x
260mm (L) x 70mm (H) it’s small enough to
keep in any pannier or bag.
With USB outputs of 5 Volts, 2.4
Amps (Type A) and 5V, 3.0A (Type C) the
Powertech Powerbank fully charged our
mobile phones (iPhone 7 plus and iPhone
X) in just three hours, from totally flat. The
Powertech Powerbank holds enough charge that
it can recharge an iPhone three times before needing to
be recharged itself.
The laptop charging function (can be used for anything
– 12V, 16V, 19V at 3.5A) fully charged a Lenovo Tablet in
just 2.5 hours and a Lenovo Netbook in four hours. Both
devices were able to be recharged twice off one battery
charge.
The multiple output ports and a variety of plugs
included with the Powertech Powerbank pack provides
an ability to charge many devices, we were even able
to run a number of electrical devices directly from the
Powerbank, this included two different CPAP machines
(for those riders that have sleeping issues).
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