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I was cleaning house and stumbled across a new “toy” hubs bought: a BEAUTIFUL and clever Shargeek power bank197 that has lots of outlets for charging things on the road. It measures 6.49"w x 2.48"d x 2.32"h - small enough to fit in the hand. It’s a hefty little bank!

It can charge cell phones, Roger mic bases, rechargeable hearing aid bases and many other appliances and electronics you might want to travel with.

With its size and long-lasting power, I can no longer belly-ache about HOW to keep my rechargeable bases charged up for taking on the road with my rechargeable aids.

I admit - at first glance, I thought this was a Pono music player, lol! Then I lifted my feather duster and examined it closer. It’s TOTALLY COOL! :sunglasses:

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Will it stay on while the hearing aids charge at that very low current draw? Many battery packs feel the low draw isn’t really doing anything and shut themselves off.

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In reply to @WhiteHat

As per Shargeek user manual:
SHARGEEK 170 Power Bank User Manual38

Button Operation: Long press: Power on/off. Double-click: Switch to low-current mode. Double-click again to exit this mode. The working time of this mode is set to 2 hours and will exit automatically after 2 hours. Low-current Mode: When not charging, long press the power check button for 3s to enter low-current charging mode, which can charge low-current devices such as Bluetooth headsets and wristbands. The LED lights will light up in the sequel to remind you that the power bank is in low current charging mode. To exit this mode, just long press the power check button again for 3s. The working time of this mode is set to 2 hours and will exit automatically after 2 hours.

To put it to the real test tho, I need to try this out at home with my Phonak Lumity Life rechargeables. I’ll report back when that’s done! :slight_smile:

Edited

That is a charger that needs to be plugged in to a 12v outlet. Generally, to us boomers a cig lighter in a car but now they call them accessory outlets. Same as at home when you plug in to a 120v in the wall.

A power bank needs to charged with either of the above sources then put in your pocket. When you are out in bfe and your whatever dies you can charge it by whipping out your power bank.

Portable Charger with Built in Cables, Portable Charger with Cords Wires Slim 10000mAh Travel Battery Pack 6 Outputs 3 Inputs 3A Fast Charging Power Bank for Samsung Google Pixel LG Moto iPhone iPad https://a.co/d/5RTDIQr15

In reply to @maggie07

Possibly that it claims to be “waterproof” (um, do NOT quote me on that, cuz my Phonak “waterproof” rechargeables certainly weren’t) and fast-charging in 45 min. Plus it has a battery capacity of 24000 milliamp hours, charges up to 3 devices at a time and has a simple, useful display. I’d toss in size being smallish for its power.

Yep. those darn rechargeable aids require a bit of thinking ahead. You can’t instantly have your power back in seconds as with a disposable battery replacement.

that said: as with your phone, you merely find hours of no use (sleeping for instance) to fully recharge the device. easy peasy.

“but what if there’s a power outage? or am travelling?” My rechargeable aids come with a travel case that holds two full charges. The small power bank that Bluejay references likely holds more than that. And yes, I could charge my travel case by car battery if need be. It’s never happened. In my old age I travel where there are electrical outlets, so all of this is a moot point, really.

OKAY!!! I’m amazed to report that my Phonak Lumity Life charging base has been plugged into the Shargeek power bank I bought for ONE WEEK. That Shargeek was NOT plugged in, and every night before bed, I’d check the level, and it was bobbing along at 90%+ charged.

My rechargeable aids are 100% charged up every morning. Day after day! I’m a believer! Dang I never knew I’d be saying that.

On top of which, the wire/speaker connection on my DEAR beloved 312-battery Phonaks has gone kaput. So I have to get in to see my audi on Friday. THANK GOD I have the rechargeable backups that I’m now wearing.

I have zero margin for just coasting without any aids, and am so blessed to have my 312s, the rechargeable AND a much older pair of 13-battery Marvel aids. Altho the Shargeek is a WINNER, I have to say that in the many months I’ve been wearing only the 312 Phonaks, I had ZERO issues with anything. I think I overworked the earwire/speaker connection jamming the aids in my ears. But life is still blissfully simple with NOTHING to charge up after 14 hrs of use OR a charging base to troubleshoot and get firmware updates on.

@WhiteHat said:

Swap receivers with one of your rechargeables?

Git outta here! I could’ve done that? I am no DIYer, but I lucked out cuz my audi fit me in her schedule just a few days after my one speaker failed. THANK GOD.

I told her I’d read here that DIYers will sometimes change out their own speakers, and I actually TUGGED hard on mine … but nothing happened. So I thought I better just let my audi do this for me. She had a spare speaker in the clinic, and was able to pop that right into my “bean” (the part that goes behind my ear).

I didn’t know that newer aids have the speaker and wire already attached together. That makes it easier for someone to just swap in the wire/speaker at once. It might be the case that I could’ve swapped in the wire/speaker from one of my TWO (redundant) rechargeable pairs of aids to the 312-battery one that’d failed … but I was afraid I’d end up having to send the aid back to Phonak. Now THAT would’ve tossed a serious months-long monkey into the operation. Phonak Service is SUPER slow now.

Thanks for your tip tho! :slightly_smiling_face:

Edited

I have a number of power banks that I care with me while traveling. Not sure why anymore because we tow our RV and it has USB ports everywhere in the trailer as does our vehicle. I have a shoulder pack that has any number of things I might need. Backup aids, backup chargers for my aids. Backup power packs, and as always hearing aid cleaning kit with and anything else that might possibly be needed.

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