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[Music] hello welcome to Rando Tech info so today we're looking at two different portable solar power Solutions and we're going to break down the advantages of each so you can figure out which option is the right option for you in one corner we have solar power Banks and in the other Corner we have portable solar chargers now at a glance with the exception of size both of these products may seem pretty similar they can both pull power from the Sun and they both use similar technology to do it meaning there solar panels need direct outdoor sunlight for their panels to be effective so you won't get much of a charge trying to charge through a window or on overcast days but that's really where the similarities end a solar power bank as the name suggests is a bank or battery that can utilize and store solar power and they typically come in two flavors single panel Banks and four panel Banks I have owned and reviewed several Power Banks over the last few years and they have a lot of nice things going for them because they store their own power you don't have to carry around a separate battery or bank to store power for later use making them a nice all-in-one charging solution some even have wireless charging abilities meaning you can deliver power to your devices even if you forget the cord solar power Banks also provide nice versatility when there's no sun to be found you can always charge up via the wall which also makes it easier to start your camping or float trip with a fully topped off power supply which means a fully charged 25,000 Mah power bank like the one you see here can charge your phone several times over before you even need to start worrying about catching power from the sun power Banks also often provide a greater number number and wider variety of charging ports than other portable charging Solutions I have yet to find a USBC charge port on solar panel Chargers like big blue here but if you know of one please feel free to share that negtive information down in the comments and if you are kind enough to take the time to leave a comment for the sake of helping others then I'm willing to bet you are also kind enough to give a thumbs up to this video and a sub to the channel suck up power banks are also the most portable of solar charging Solutions even a four panel Bank like this one won't take up a lot of room in your bag or back pack and some even have detachable panels to take up less room when they aren't needed power Banks can even help you save room in your bag by eliminating the need to pack a flashlight since most power banks have a flashlight built into them so up to this point solar power banks are sounding pretty great and in a lot of ways they are but no solar charging solution is perfect which is why you also might want to consider a solar power charger a standalone solar charger unlike a bank doesn't store power but rather directly charges whatever device you have connected to it you can store power you just have to carry a separate power bank to do it now solar chargers come in a variety of shapes and sizes but for the sake of this video we're going to be focusing on smaller portable solar chargers like the charger from Big Blue you see here and let's start with this charger's biggest advantage over the power Banks charging speeds in the test I've run over the years most four panel solar power banks with larger 25,000 millia storage capacities take around 6 days to pull a full charge and a single panel Bank can take up to almost 2 weeks by comparison in similar conditions big blue here was able to fill up a slightly larger 30,000 Mah power bank in less than 12 hours wow this is because the big blue charger has much larger solar panels giving it up to 28 watts of solar sucking power power Banks typically have 1.5 watt panels meaning even if you have a four panel Bank you are still only pulling down 6 watts of power if you want all the nitty-gritty details about the charging speeds of these devices I have some other videos where I do just that so if you're interested I have left some links down in the description or you can just click on the little moving picture box at the end of this video convenient now when storing Chargers like this they can take up a bit now when storing Chargers like this they can take up a bit of room in your bag but what they don't add is what the now when storing Chargers like this they can take up a bit of room in your bag but what they don't add is a lot of weight how's that in fact most 28 WT Chargers like this one weighing around 24 o which is actually a couple ounces less than most of their four panel power bank counterparts but what is really nice about this charger is when you were hiking around you don't actually need to put it in your bag at all using the included carabiners that came with the charger you can actually strut the charger to the outside of your bag so you can pull a charge while hiking around yes you can technically do a similar thing with some power Banks but the weight distribution is less than ideal and it's not as easy to get the bank to actually point at the sky you know where the sun is one final advantage of this type of charger is you don't have to actually leave the device or battery you're charging in the sun with solar power Banks the batter is attached to the panels meaning the battery you are charging can get hot sometimes very hot but with a charger like this because the panels are separate from the device you are trying to charge you can keep that device's battery in the shade although you might need to grab a longer charging cable to effectively pull this off one thing you haven't heard me talk about yet in this video is durability and that is because while a lot of solar power Banks and Chargers claim to be water proof or water resistant a lot of them don't have IP rating so that is something that is actually really hard to judge I have put multiple power banks in the weather simulation chamber over the years and they have all survived and this charger has been left out in pretty heavy rain and also continued to function so in my experience all have done pretty well in this regard finally let's talk price if you look out of the zon most single panel solar banks will run you between 25 and $40 depending on the feature set four panel banks will run you around $40 to $50 and a 28 Wat Standalone solar charger will run you somewhere between around $55 and $70 however as we mentioned before with this option if you want to actually store power for later use you will need to Fork out more money for an additional power bank so at the end of the day when trying to figure out which solar power option is the best option for you you really just have to look at your needs if you want an affordable compact all-in-one solar power solution with built-in power storage that can also be charged from a wall with additional features like wireless charging and a flashlight and you can live with less than quick quick solar charging speeds then a solar power bank is probably the way to go a higher watch Standalone solar charger will provide you with significantly faster charging speeds and they can be a more efficient option because you can charge any device you want with them directly you can also keep the devices you are charging out of the Sun but if you want to store power you will need to use a separate power bank adding extra cost and weight to your setup but that's enough talk for me which solar power option do you think is better let us know down in the comments we can all learn from each other and make more informed by decisions as always I hope you found this video useful thank you for watching and until next time this is Rando Tech info signing out ...
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