Measuring USB Power Bank Capacity

Unfortunately there are many subpar USB power banks on the market that overestimate there capacity. Many people take the posted capacities at face value but it is beneficial to confirm. I have a cheap USB safety tester that reads the voltage and current coming out a usb port and from that can capture capacity.

I ran a new power bank from 100% -> 0% and for those two trials I got a capacity of 7.080Ah & 7.131Ah. The reported capacity was 26.8Ah and other users also reported capacities less than that. I will also be testing the capacity of charging as the tester itself has some power draw that might negatively influence the measurement.

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