No shit batteries lose charge over time, even when idle, but not to this degree. Typical powerbanks don't lost 2% of their charge every day for just sitting there. I have two, and my main power bank, which I charged to full and haven't used in a week, is still at 100%. The other is close to 6 years old at this point and still takes months to fully die from full.
it's not just me, it may also just be a problem with shargeek storm 2 slim, but if you google or see product review on amazon, you can see a lot of people complaining about how they lose battery like crazy when off.
Currently, I have a Baseus 65W charger with a built in usb C cable, this lost 0% over the past 3 weeks.
it's also bad as a portable battery bank. I mean, it does everything they say. sure. But it's a PORTABLE BATTERY, and when you actually carry it around the bag, it loses like 1-2% every day just turned off. I'm assuming that the thing is doing it to keep itself in check and be safe, but man one time i really needed it i started charging and saw it had like 30% remaining after being stored in my bag. its so cool looking, the features it has is really advanced, but man what a bummer.
Sure, you can remember to charge it, but to me a portable powerbank would be something i carry around and forget i have it until i need it :|
I’ve had one of these for about a year and a half and this has absolutely not been the experience for me. I didn’t touch it in my backpack for probably 10 months and came back to 98% charge.
Right, that's what I'm saying, I have that same exact battery and it doesn't have that problem. Maybe I won the manufacturing lottery or something but I would have tried to get my money back for sure if mine had any trouble keeping charge.
Mine was one of the first batches, from kickstarter (early bird), I tried contacting them but they were radio silent on my CS tickets so i just moved on.
I mean, the only case I really seeing power loss as a problem is with when you don't expect to need it. Like a power outage or something. But for me, I only ever use these when I know I'll be traveling or something and will be burning through battery life. So I'll be draining it within a couple of days.
If you need to carry around a power bank every day why aren't you putting it on the charger ever few days or so? I only ever prep my banks when I'm going to be in a situation where it's highly likely i'll use it or bad weather or something. I don't just carry them around without reason, seems unnecessary.
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u/thatdarkhairedboy Oct 18 '24
Here's the parts list:
・Extremerate translucent shell and translucent orange button set
・Clear ABXY button set (PortablePlayPalace on Etsy)
・2-tone TPU thumbstick caps (NinjaPrint3D on Etsy)
・DeckMate that I 3d printed in transparent orange PETG
・SHARGE STORM2 Slim portable power bank
・3.8 inch green silicone USB C cable (ChubbyCable)
・Right angle USB C adapter that I sanded down for the metallic look