Thank you OP, so in summary and ABCD, are you saying we should not buy Solar Power Banks?
If there are exceptions, would you mind recommending brands available in Lagos to go for?

Kingbilo:
Ads have started popping up everywhere online for so called "30000mah solar powered battery banks". Some of these powerbanks sellers even went further to claim they had powerbanks with 50000mah worth of charge.. Even 80000mah. To make the offer even sweeter manufacturers of these powerbanks have added "solar charging" to the mix. All this tech is combined with prices so low make the devices sound like manna from heaven. This post will investigate some of the claims of said powerbanks to see how true these numbers really are..



Capacity.

Almost all rechargeable batteries used in powerbanks are lithium batteries
The unspoken truth about powerbanks and mobile batteries (especially lithium) in general is that the tech has started reach a plateau in terms of size to charge capacity in the past few years. As such, you can roughly estimate the capacity of a lithium battery just by looking at its size. Given this moderate assumption it's about right to say a 30000mah battery fitted in a power bank should be 10 times as large as your typical phone battery. However most of the powerbanks we see today claiming to hold up to 30000mAh of charge are small enough to fit in your pocket. In reality, a battery of that capacity should look at least 3 to 4 times as large as a moderately sized phone
Before you buy a powerbank always ask yourself . "Is the rated capacity of this powerbank realistic?"


Now let's open a typical 30000mah solar power bank sold in Nigeria to see the true capacity of the battery inside.









As you can see from the images above, the powerbank contains just two 2400mah batteries for a combined capacity of 4800mah. Not the 30000mah advertised. The true capacity has been inflated more than 6 times over. For a little perspective, let me tell you the capacity of the typical single AA battery.. 2400mAh ! .This so called 30000mah has no more capacity than two regular finger batteries you can buy from any store.

Solar charging.

By now I guess some of you are thinking. "Well, it has solar charging so even if the capacity isn't large enough I can just harness my free sunlight to keep my phone charged 24/7"

As to whether the solar panel charges the batteries at all, I cannot confirm. You do see a set of LEDs on the side of this particular powerbank light up when the solar panel is under direct sunlight.. So you are thinking..."something must be charging right?"

Not necessarily.

For the science inclined, let's do a little rough calculation here to see why a solar panel that small is basically a waste of time (you can skip if you just want the results)

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Long and short, factoring in sunlight availability and electrical losses, you probably will not be able to charge this powerbank by solar electricity. In fact the LED charging lights will probably suck all the current produced by the solar panel just to indicate that it is charging


Conclusion

Before you buy any powerbanks please ensure you have a good grasp of the content of what you are buying.
Buy from reputable brand names and don't fall for this solar charging gimmick. It doesn't work well enough to be viable.


There are larger portable panels that do work,





however they are difficult to come by in Nigeria.


Please share with friends so they don't get sucked into the same gimmick.



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Don't be too sure yet. I am non-partisan at the moment, you need to listen to your body language with facts.

How many Easterners are ready to travel again toady against tomorrow to vote? The main people that vote are not on social media - talk about the market men and women, the Almajiris ( their best friend is their radio tuned to a particular station for steady information). The Almajiris understand one command especially when it is coming from a leader that they love. They are not on social media to read the bits claimed against Buhari.

This election is beyond what anyone's body language says. At each zone, how many have their PVC and how many are willing to use it?

Abeg Lagos is too hot, someone should lodge me in a room with constant chilling AC. This is a long weekend.

Spiritualism:
I listened to President Buhari's Nationwide broadcast.

His body language, tone, facial chemistry and mood were dull which are clear confirmation that he has already lost tomorrow's election.

His government is dull, his voice is dull and everything about him is dull.

Nigerians chose wisely.

As for me and my family, we will atikulate with our PVC

Reason it's good to verify any news broadcasted online before sharing.


Meanwhile, this weather is too hot here in Lagos and it's a long weekend. Who has a sparkling swimming pool they are not using with some wine to sip. �

Have you gotten? Drop your contact if not. I currently need someone to share flat/room on a budget too

ChefPep:
Hello,I am new here, I search of a roommate either male or female with good morals to share a 3bedroom apartment in Igbo-Efon Lekki.i am a mobile chef .really I need .pls help out.The master bed room is 400k, while we will split bills every month , total bills for the month is 20k we will share 10k each.

A trained cook is needed to resume work next week at Ajah, close to Abraham Adesanya. Resident within Ajah axis is an added advantage.

You must know how to cook the major local Nigerian dishes. Knowledge of intercontinental meals will be appreciated. Able to work under tight schedule. Must not be temperamental.
Send a message to this handle if you are interested or know someone who does.

Thank you.

Carmal90:
I have a friend that said he need a business that will be generating minimum of 500 for him daily..

He stays in Orile asix.
Virtually all known business is around his environment..
He just resigned from his place of work .
He want to be managing the business himself....


Pls bail him/me out. Cos what u advise him you are indirectly advising me

NB. I have my own little business, but this my friend is not buying my ideas

Hi buddy, I have read enough ideas folks gave you here but all I have seen you do is give excuses. There are plenty boutiques, restaurants, gym places, printing presses et cé tera in one settlements but yet each of them thrive in their own different ways. You see, it's all about packaging, you can do a critical survey in that your area, pick one of the businesses that exist already which the 100 k can fund, look for the loopholes, for there must be. Then, go home, do your homework and brand, rebrand and package better. Present yours and it shall stand out.
A friend once said, do not be the first to start something, for the already existing one will help you launch yours better. Quit the excuses and get on the boat, remember not to procrastinate for its the enemy of progress lest the 100k goes down to 1k. Good luck.

abdul4new:
vanity upon vanity all is vanity, besides go get yourself a husband before you reach menopause rubbish...

Not to be disrespectful, but enough with this marriage push. As you make marriage your priority, it's not so for some. If marriage is a great achievement for you and the certificate will settle your bills no problem but don't always think everybody must get married.

sapiosexual1:

Well, the bolded is noted, however it should also be appreciated that there could be different levels of perception to libido, varying with demographics. ie If a study on female libido is done in Europe and Africa, there would be a wide variance in the outcome, not because both sets of subjects have wide variance in libido but because issues like socio-cultural and religious inhibition would make it appear the African woman has a low libido.
In actual fact, libido may have little or nothing to do with gender {if it does, females would have a higher libido because they are naturally endowed with more endorphins}, females are just better at supressing theirs than the male folk.
What we refer to as libido is actually expressed libido.
My humble 2kobo, Sir.

This got me, I seriously second this. From childbirth to adulthood, the male child has always made to understand that their sexual escapades legally or illegally doesn't really cause any damage to their social status even morally. When you try to bring this argument up in the moral way they defend themselves with how king Solomon and Co had more than one wife and several concubines. This liberty made most men to be loose, they can barely control their urge. Meanwhile, the female child is made to understand that she must never ever be caught in the act of sex except with a legal husband. Thus, females tend to suppress their urge each time and it became almost a habit. let me not type much, raise a child be it male or female with equal level of discipline in all ramifications of life, it will curtail rape, domestic violence and the likes. All gender matters.

hajlat:

Expect an idea from me God willing.I have a blueprint for a household utensil made of stainless steel that is not manufactured anywhere in Africa not to ralk of Nigeria or West Africa.
The only one i saw last was made and sold in USA for $89.
Even with the present economic situation in Nigeria, the production cost should be less than #2,000.
I dont have instagram account.
This product is useful for everybody, young, old, rich and poor etc.

Hi, where are you based. Will like to meet you and talk more with you concerning this. Thanks.

Send me your email, let's discuss more there.