Put extra life to your cellphone with power bank

A power bank is essentially an external battery in a sealed case. Powerbanks come with a USB cable; you connect it to a power source such as a laptop to charge the powerbank. Some charge via flip out blades for plugging into the wall. Here are more information about this wonderful gadget;

1) What’s power bank?

Power bank serve as an ‘extra battery’ or external charger for your phone or other electronic devices.

2) Where is power bank made from?

Majority of the power banks in the market are actually made in China.

3) How do I charge the power bank?

You can charge your power bank via the charger that came with your phone, computer usb port or using other power bank

4) How long do I need to charge the power bank?

It’s depending on the REAL CAPACITY of the power bank. The larger REAL CAPACITY, the longer charging time may required. Different charging methods may result different charging time as well. Charging with the original charger will be faster than charging with computer usb port.

5) Why sometime I need longer time to charge the same power bank?

Even though using the same charging method, the charging time may be differ due to environment,temperature, power flow and etc

6) What is mAh?

mAh mean milli Ampere Hour, the capacity of the power bank is measure with mAh

7) A 12000mAh REAL CAPACITY power bank, able to charge a 1500mAh capacity phone for 8 times full?

This is a common mistake make by most of the people. For rough calculation of the total charge time, kindly use this formula

REAL CAPACITY * conversion rate * phone battery health / phone capacity = total charge times

EXAMPLE: 12000 x 0.8 x 0.8 / 1500 = 5.12 charge times (0.5-1 times plus minus)

8) What’s conversation rate?

Conversation rate is the remaining percentage of the battery after the battery lost in heat or PCB operation.

9) What’s phone battery health?

In simple, it’s mean how‘healthy’ your phone battery is. Phone battery storage capacity will be lower and lower. That’s also the reason why our phone can last longer when it’s newly bought than after 3-6 months we used it. Different mobile phone models also will affect the calculation as some phone drain battery faster than the other.

10) What’s PCB?

PCB means Printed Circuit Board,its control all the operation flow inside the power bank. A good quality PCB will allow the power bank to charge more and have better durability

11) What’s 18650 power bank and what’s Li-Polymer power bank?

The common type will be 18650 and a better type will be Li-Polymer

12) What’s the different between 18650 and Li-Polymer?

- 18650 size and dimension are fix. Li-Polymer size and dimension are flexible.

- 18650 produce more heat. Li-Polymer are much more safer

- 18650 are cheaper. Li-Polymer are more expensive

- 18650 have higher self discharge rate.Li-Polymer have a very low self discharge rate

- 18650 battery durability will drop faster.  Li-Polymer battery capacity are more durable

13) What’s the common mAh use in 18650?

Common mAh use in 18650 is around 1300mAh to 2200mAh.

14) What’s the common REAL CAPACITY in 18650 power bank in the market?

- Power bank using 1pcs 18650 is 1200mAh – 2600mAh

- Power bank using 2pcs 18650 is 2500mAh – 4400mAh

- Power bank using 3pcs 18650 is 3750mAh – 6600mAh

- Power bank using 4pcs 18650 is 5200mAh – 8800mAh

- Power bank using 5pcs 18650 is 6500mAh –11000mAh

- Power bank using 6pcs 18650 is 7800mAh –13200mAh

- Power bank using 7pcs 18650 (no info)

- Power bank using 8pcs 18650 is 10400mAh –14400mAh

15) Is there any power bank use higher than 2200mAh per 18650?

Yes. There are, but it’s not common due to the expensive pricing.

16) What’s the different between branded power bank and generic power bank?

Branded power bank mostly sell in REAL CAPACITY. Generic power bank mostly sell in MARKING CAPACITY. That’s the reason why you will never see any branded power bank (standard size) have anything as high as 30000mAh – 50000mAh. That’s also the reason why a good 12000-13000mAh power bank are able to charge more or about the same like the market 30000-50000mAh power bank

17)  Is it true branded power bank won’t explode and generic power bank will explode?

Anything to do with battery, will have chance to explode. No matter it’s branded power bank or generic power bank.But chances for both branded and generic power bank to explode are near to 0%.If power bank is easy to explode, everyone will use power bank in war instead of bomb.

Source: Styefree Asia fb.

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Are you safe from possible big earthquake?

Now you can check for yourself whether your house, or planned house, lies along or near an active earthquake fault line in Metro Manila.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has made public updated and detailed maps that trace the 100-kilometer West Valley Fault traversing parts of Metro Manila and the adjoining provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal and Cavite.

This active fault line system has the potential of generating up to a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that can devastate the capital and nearby provinces.

The product of two years of work by a small team of Phivolcs geologists, the 120-page book titled “Valley Fault System in Greater Metro Manila Areas Atlas” has a total of 33 maps for the 19 cities and municipalities transected by the fault line.

Phivolcs produced 22 map sheets for Metro Manila on a 1:5,000 map scale, 10 map sheets for Laguna and Cavite on a 1:10,000 scale and one map sheet for Bulacan and Rizal on a 1:50,000 scale.

The scale refers to the ratio between the distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. On a 1:5,000 map scale, 1 centimeter on the map equals 50 meters on the ground.

Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr. said the agency updated the maps of the fault line because the last maps it issued for Metro Manila in 2000 provided only a bird’s eye view, with a 1:10,000 map scale, that most people found it hard to locate their homes relative to the fault line.

The new maps for Metro Manila have a 1:5,000 scale so they show the subdivisions and roads relative to the fault line and fissures.

“You can actually see the streets,” Solidum said during the official book launch on Monday.

Due to limited production, copies of the atlas would be given to affected local government units (LGUs) and state agencies but Solidum said the public can download the maps from their website www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph.

“You can use this if you want to know if you are near a fault. It’s good to have this data out to the public to let them know about (earthquake risks),” he said.

New fault traces

He said the new survey discovered new fault traces aside from those previously mapped.

Since there is no early warning when or where an earthquake occurs, Phivolcs has been calling for public preparedness through earthquake drills and contingency plans and checking the structural integrity of homes and buildings.

In the 2013 bulletin, Solidum said the projected risk analysis for a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Metro Manila and five Rizal provinces was 37,000 fatalities, 140,000 serious injuries and total economic loss of P2.5 trillion with 11 million square meters of floor area severely damaged.

A total of 8,200 people were killed in Nepal in a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 and a 7.3-magnitude on April 16, according to wire service reports.

Phivolcs geologists literally walked the danger zone to validate the fault traces, which could be as narrow as less than a foot wide to up to several feet wide.

However, the maps for Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal were still of the bird’s eye view kind since the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority did not have detailed base maps for them.

As expected, Solidum said many areas along the fault line had already been settled.

Danger markers

He said it was the task of LGUs to inform the affected residents and not allow further property development in places at risk.

Phivolcs recommended that the area at least five meters from either side of the fault line should be cleared of any development.

But of the 19 concerned LGUs, only Quezon City, Pasig City and Makati City have coordinated with Phivolcs to put markers or signs along the fault line.

“We encourage local government units to put the markers,” Solidum said, adding it was not Phivolcs’ job to put these up.

“It’s very important for LGUs to make sure houses and buildings are not located on active faults,” he said.

He said the geologists found no major commercial sites, no high-rise buildings and condominiums or hospitals sitting on the fault line.

Parts of the South Luzon Expressway show fissures but the highway does not run along a fault line, he said.

Permits for developers

Fewer than 10 schools have been informed that they are in the danger zone, Solidum said.

“We told them they can use the buildings but they should not let their students use them. It’s up to DepEd (Department of Education) to check whether that’s followed,” he said.

Antonio Bernardo, chief executive officer of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, said the agency did not give permit to housing developers unless their project sites had been certified by Phivolcs to be far from the fault line.

But Solidum said Phivolcs could only check on the planned housing or business site if their developers apply for clearance. “If they don’t ask, we won’t be able to know about it,” he said.

“There should be someone (from the local government office) closely monitoring the actual construction,” he added.

The 100-km West Valley Fault traverses 18 cities and municipalities: Quezon City, Marikina City, Makati City, Pasig City, Taguig City and Muntinlupa City; Doña Remedios Trinidad and Norzagaray and San Jose Del Monte City in Bulacan; Rodriguez municipality in Rizal; San Pedro City, Biñan City, Sta. Rosa City, Cabuyao City and Calamba City in Laguna; and Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez and Silang in Cavite.

The other segment of the Valley Fault System, the 10-kilometer East Valley Fault which can generate up to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake traverses Rodriguez and San Mateo in Rizal.

Phivolcs said in the last 1,400 years, the West Valley Fault had moved on an interval of every 400 to 600 years. The last earthquake in the area occurred in 1658, or 357 years ago.

Strongest earthquakes in PH recorded history

Name of earthquake———-Date  Magnitude

Panay Island —————Jan. 24, 1948     8.3

Southeast Mindanao———–April 14, 1924    8.3

Moro Gulf ———————–Aug. 15, 1918     8.1

Moro Gulf ——————–Aug. 17, 1976     7.9

Luzon Earthquake —————- July 16, 1990     7.9

Casiguran Earthquake ————Aug. 2, 1968      7.3

Bohol Earthquake—————–Oct. 15, 2013     7.2

Source: www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph

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