[MattTolentino02]

Power banks cannot be used forever. The cheap ones can only be used for 200 cycles, while the more expensive ones can withstand 1,000 charging cycles. So when you use your power bank only when it is really necessary, then you won't need to buy a replacement anytime soon.

For example, you are in bed and your smartphone's battery is running low. Instead of grabbing the nearest power bank so you can stay in bed as you use your smartphone, force yourself instead to stand up, locate your charger, and walk towards the nearest electrical socket and charge your device there. If you wish to continue using your smartphone, just sit on the floor or find a chair and bring it to where you are charging your phone.

As a rule of thumb, use your power bank only when you have no other options (to preserve its lifespan).

[OldGuy]

Well gee. I intentionally purchased my power banks so I would not have to do all that.

I'm not laying in bed being lazy. I am always on the move and work outdoors. I don't have quick access to plug anything in for recharging, so I bought my various solar power banks so I could recharge anything anywhere; even if I'm still using whatever it is.

I have my cell phone, but I also have my earphones and a high power flashlight that all can be recharged as needed where ever I happen to be. I also happen to have a lot of battery operated lawn equipment that I need to charge up on the go. I'm not about to just drop everything to go back home just to charge something up. I bought my power banks to be used; not just to look at. I almost always have something charging while I'm using a spare.

Besides, as it is, there are neighborhood blackouts from time to time and I am the only one in my apartment complex who has what is needed to charge up anything as needed for the whole gang during those blackouts.

[peachpurple]

Yes you are right, use power bank if your cellphone battery is as low as 10%, only when you are outside, in the bus, at work where your charger is not around. When i am at home, i use charger to charge the battery . Sit near to the plug since the wire is short. Or use extension plug

[augusta]

I didn't just know about this charging cycles are you saying that when the power bank reaches this cycles it stop charging even when it is in good condition?

[MattTolentino02]

I didn't just know about this charging cycles are you saying that when the power bank reaches this cycles it stop charging even when it is in good condition?

Even if an old power bank still looks good on the outside, it doesn't automatically mean that it can still provide prolonged charging cycles. This article perfectly sums it up: https://www.customusb.com/blog/how-long ... e%20cycles.

[Treborika]

It's good to charge your smart phone using your charger. This may prolong the lifespan of your power bank

[augusta]

I didn't just know about this charging cycles are you saying that when the power bank reaches this cycles it stop charging even when it is in good condition?

Even if an old power bank still looks good on the outside, it doesn't automatically mean that it can still provide prolonged charging cycles. This article perfectly sums it up: https://www.customusb.com/blog/how-long ... e%20cycles.

Oh I get it now will always try to do more of the charging directly from the source. Maybe this is also what happened to phone battery because they don't really last.

[junglegal]

I agree with you. I only use my power bank when I am not home,maybe at the mall.

[Lushh]

For example, you are in bed and your smartphone's battery is running low. Instead of grabbing the nearest power bank so you can stay in bed as you use your smartphone, force yourself instead to stand up, locate your charger, and walk towards the nearest electrical socket and charge your device there. If you wish to continue using your smartphone, just sit on the floor or find a chair and bring it to where you are charging your phone.

As a rule of thumb, use your power bank only when you have no other options (to preserve its lifespan).

I agree with you 100% but I am guilty of this very thing. This reminder will stick in my head from here on. Why should you be using the power bank when you don't need to? Imagine being next to an outlet and your charger nearby but still using the power bank. Such a waste and yup, it makes no sense either. Thanks, I'll remember this time.

[sweerie_banana]

I've never owned a power bank, I just hate it when my phone has to die when I need to take my crucial pictures.
Time to save up for one.
I love how one can store up some energy, and you can use it in time for an emmergency.

[OldGuy]

The cheap ones can only be used for 200 cycles, while the more expensive ones can withstand 1,000 charging cycles.

One minor detail I forgot to mention.

According to the instructional manual that comes with each device, they describe a cycle as going from zero to 100% charge. They specifically state that the device will last much longer if you never let it get to zero, and never charge it to 100%. That all by itself will avoid the "cycle" wear out and extend the life of your power bank. That also holds true for cell phones and other electronic devices.

[DareDevil07]

I do use my powerbank when necessary, such as power outage or total blackout. I also use it when I travel and doesn't have the means to charge directly to an outlet.

[Yugocean]

A powerbank is to use for such things only, I do not have any powerbank, but have invertor for home, mobile powerbank is still not a need for me, yet I am planning to buy, so I will buy when I think I should get one, I have a plan of using it and saving electricity too.

[Tendz]

Power bank is made for backup charging, to be used only when you have absolutely no other resource left. But yes, some people use it normally everyday as their first choice which should be avoided to increase its life span.

[augusta]

Power bank is made for backup charging, to be used only when you have absolutely no other resource left. But yes, some people use it normally everyday as their first choice which should be avoided to increase its life span.

This works more for countries that have constant light but for us in Nigeria. You can't help it than to use your power bank daily

[Pistis]

For those of us living in countries without stable electricity, we need to be using our power banks almost every time. And we have no other option.

[eldavis]

True power banks are not ment to be used all the times but over here in Nigeria, and some other places where we do not have a stable power supply, we have little to no choice on this.

[Kalayla]

I have two power banks and I only use them when the power supply has not come for a whole day. And those days are rare.

[Vehlijanta]

I was not aware of it and was used to use these when I want so from now on I'll use powerbank carefully

[arunima]

I use my power bank only when I am traveling and on the go. Only when I don't find a charger point near me. I have one power bank that I bought few years back and I have still not used it much.