Exploding power bank due to induction?
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:46 am
I just got a new power bank. It would have cost €3.20 for 5000mAh except I got it free because I spent over €50 at the supermarket. (It's fairly amazing how cheap this kind of useful item has become. Well done China. Erm.)
Anyway, on the packaging was this warning. But what does it mean? At first glance it seems to suggest that there is a danger of explosion if I allow another cable that is carrying AC current to come near to the 5V USB charging cable of the power bank, perhaps by some phenomenon of induction in the charging cable. Is this a documented phenomenon? If so, exactly what precautions should I be taking (and why is the warning graphic so difficult* to understand)? The case says that the device has "anti-explosion protection", but normally I would be thinking in terms of physical damage causing leaks.
*Yes, this is only my opinion, but I suspect most of the population wouldn't work it out very quickly.
Anyway, on the packaging was this warning. But what does it mean? At first glance it seems to suggest that there is a danger of explosion if I allow another cable that is carrying AC current to come near to the 5V USB charging cable of the power bank, perhaps by some phenomenon of induction in the charging cable. Is this a documented phenomenon? If so, exactly what precautions should I be taking (and why is the warning graphic so difficult* to understand)? The case says that the device has "anti-explosion protection", but normally I would be thinking in terms of physical damage causing leaks.
*Yes, this is only my opinion, but I suspect most of the population wouldn't work it out very quickly.