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Yes, but. The draw to charge your may be so low the brick shuts off after a few min because it doesn’t think there’s really a load. Somebody (@cvkemp ??) had sourced bricks they would stay lit even with low load.

WH

If the KS10 charger is the one I’m thinking of, you can buy a battery pack that snaps on to the bottom of it. It’s more expensive than the USB ones, but more convenient because it’s all one piece. Kirkland, Phonak, and Unitron versions are interchangeable and readily available on ebay.

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Yes, you need a battery bank that supports trickle-charging so it won’t shut off once the aids are charged (which will turn the aids on). Some of the Anker branded ones have trickle charging, I got this one for to charge my Bernafon aids and it works perfectly
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08K7GHZ3V?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1224
I only have to charge it once a week, it’s very convenient.

I changed my settings not to have the aids turn on when power is removed.

WH

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They don’t turn on when they come out of the charger, or if power is interrupted for some reason. If you used a power bank that worked to charge them but not idle until you pulled them out, they would charge up and then they come on because the power went out. Changing the setting makes it so they charge up and then if the power is removed, wait for you (off) to turn them on when you put them in your ears.

WH

Yes, the automatic-turn-on thing was so annoying, it was literally the first thing I changed! The problem wasn’t that taking them out of case turned them on. It was that unplugging the case and tossing it in my bag to take to work turned them on. Accidentally kicking the cord out of the plug turned them on. A portable charger running out of juice turned them on. And then they’re just sitting in the case running and draining the battery for however long it took me to notice.

Same here. The turning on coming out of the case is no big deal. Realizing they only have half charge left because they’ve been on since 1am….

WH

Not to speak of power outages. I prefer to insert the ’s when they’re off anyway, so there’s no squealing.
If you don’t do your own programming, what do you say to the audiologist? From some of the horror stories one reads here, not all audis would know what to do.

Maybe of help :point_down:t3: :

I tied using a power bank with my KS 10’s whilst away in Asia. It would not work for me, not enough load.

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In reply to @WhiteHat

Terrific - thank you - I have a trickle charge power bank that works perfectly but couldn’t work out why I’d need to turn it on again for an hour to finish charging. Had a suspicion it was them draining again after charging but LOL didn’t clue up to the turn on thing !!! Didn’t know it was a configurable setting either but will definitely look into it now.

Will have the added benefit to allow me to start them in airplane mode if I want. Btooth has been driving me a bit barmy since getting a Galaxy Watch & having the H/A bluetooth auto connect to phone/watch bla bla. WHEN will they add a “disable” auto connect for the bluetooth standard…!!!

For others - look for any power bank that has trickle charge or guarantee to charge airpods or buds or smart watch.

I don’t pair my to my watch. That drove me buggy. The audible alerts are enough.

WH

As mentioned, power banks do work, as long as you look for one that supports trickle charging (if they say they work for headphones/earbuds, it usually means they will work for your charger). Also keep in mind for some of these power banks, there may be a specific way to turn it to trickle charging mode. So some of you may actually have power banks that are compatible, you simply aren’t changing the mode to support charging your aids.

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