'9 million mAh' power bank
Spoiler: It's nowhere near 9,000,000mAh!
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The eBay listing makes huge promises!
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Why there's no capacity printed on the power bank 'explained'
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No capacity printed on the outside!
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'For phone'
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Ohhhh, ipod!
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Behold the features and 'warm notice'
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Free cable
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The instructions
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Even the compass doesn't work
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At least I got a microUSB cable!
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The flashlight is OK
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The solar panel works, but it would take ages to charge this power bank
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Doesn't like a 2A load
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OK with a 1A load
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Promises, promises...
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That looks like a 10,000mAh cell
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Old-school power bank circuit
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Closer look
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The best part in the LED matrix
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The solar cell does work, but it would take days to charge up the power bank
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