Re:Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power...
by daemonologist on Sunday September 21, 2025 @08:09PM
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I assume they're using Ah at the cell level (3.7v nominal), and then maybe rounding up slightly.
(This is the absurdity of using Ah to measure the capacity of consumer-oriented power banks. They usually output 5v over USB A or a variable voltage over PD, but measure current at the cell level. Of course this fact or the precise voltage is rarely stated anywhere.)
Re:Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power...
by GuB-42 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @08:31PM
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It actually is, when you read GGP's link [1]
20000 mAh (3.85V/77Wh)
Which is consistent with what the latest mass produced batteries can do.
Re:Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power...
by wkat4242 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @06:29PM
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True and the plastics used aren't typical low weight, the attached cord also weighs (which many power banks don't have). I doubt it even uses a GaN DC-DC converter. There's no way this could be lighter than one designed specially for lightness if the capacity was real.
Do you honestly think they are putting the most cutting edge lipo technology in a gummy bear branded battery pack?
I agree with your GP, it is unlikely.
Maybe at least consider the density vs SOTA before you accuse someone of being a nihilist.
[] https://www.cei.washington.edu/research/energy-storage/lithi...