Charging instructions of Power Bank for the First & Next times [Guide]

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Do you want to know the charging information of various power banks? We have the details about how long you should charge and other instructions. So read this guide carefully.

What Will I Learn?

Power bank charging first time

What is a power bank and are all power banks the same?

A power bank is a portable device which you can be used to charge mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other gadgets. There are different types of power banks which has different capacity in different sizes. There are 18650 power banks and Li-Polymer power banks. Li-polymer are higher quality, no heat problem, last longing but costlier while 18650 will become heat and not durable but cheaper. When buying a new power bank check whether it has production against overcharging, short circuit and high temperature. What is mAh? The capacity of the power which a powerbank has in it is mentioned in mAh. The more mAh a power bank has, the longer period of time you can charge other devices with it. When charging your power bank for the first time, you can charge it 10% longer than the time mentioned below.


Contents:
1 Charging power bank with 1A (1000 mA) charger
2 Charging power bank with 2A (2000 mA) charger


Charging the Power Bank with 1A (1000 mA) charger:

  • Under 500mAh power bank charging time: under 30 minutes
  • 500mAh to 599mAh power bank charging time: 30 to 35 min
  • 600mAh to 699mAh power bank charging time: 35 to 40 min
  • 700mAh to 799mAh power bank charging time:  40 to 45 min
  • 800mAh to 899mAh power bank charging time: 45 to 50 min
  • 900mAh to 999mAh power bank charging time: 50 to 55 min
  • 1000mAh to 1499mAh power bank charging time: 1 to 1.5 hours
  • 1500mAh to 1999mAh power bank charging time: 1.5 to 2 hours
  • 2000mAh to 2499mAh power bank charging time: 2 to 2.5 hours
  • 2500mAh to 2999mAh power bank charging time: 2.5 to 3 hours
  • 3000mAh to 3499mAh power bank charging time: 3 to 3.5 hours
  • 3500mAh to 3999mAh power bank charging time: 3.5 to 4 hours
  • 4000mAh to 4499mAh power bank charging time: 4 to 4.5 hours
  • 4500mAh to 4999mAh power bank charging time: 4.5 to 5 hours
  • 5000mAh to 5499mAh power bank charging time: 5 to 5.5 hours
  • 5500mAh to 5999mAh power bank charging time: 5.5 to 6 hours
  • 6000mAh to 6499mAh power bank charging time: 6 to 6.5 hours
  • 6500mAh to 6999mAh power bank charging time: 6.5 to 7 hours
  • 7000mAh to 7499mAh power bank charging time: 7 to 7.5 hours
  • 7500mAh to 7999mAh power bank charging time: 7.5 to 8 hours
  • 8000mAh to 8499mAh power bank charging time: 8 to 8.5 hours
  • 8500mAh to 8999mAh power bank charging time: 8.5 to 9 hours
  • 9000mAh to 9499mAh power bank charging time: 9 to 9.5 hours
  • 9500mAh to 9999mAh power bank charging time: 9.5 to 10 hours
  • 10000mAh to 10999mAh power bank charging time: 10 to 11 hours
  • 11000mAh to 11999mah power bank charging time: 11 to 12 hours
  • 12000mAh to 12999mAh power bank charging time: 12 to 13 hours
  • 13000mAh to 13999mAh power bank charging time: 13 to 14 hours
  • 14000mAh to 14999mAh power bank charging time: 14 to 15 hours
  • 15000mAh to 15999mAh power bank charging time: 15 to 16 hours
  • 16000mAh to 16999mAh power bank charging time: 16 to 17 hours
  • 17000mAh to 17999mAh power bank charging time: 17 to 18 hours
  • 18000mAh to 18999mAh power bank charging time: 18 to 19 hours
  • 19000mAh to 19999mAh power bank charging time: 19 to 20 hours
  • 20000mAh to 20999mAh power bank charging time: 20 to 21 hours
  • Over 21000mAh power bank charging time: Over 21 hours

The charging time of your power bank depends upon what charger it supports and the charger you are using to charge your power bank. If it’s a 1A (1000mA) charger then it will take longer time to charge but if it’s a 2A (2000mA) charger then you can charge your powerbank quicker. You can find the power information of the charger in the label of your charger itself. Charging from direct power source plug point with original charger is faster than charging from the PC USB port.

Power bank charging time calculation: Power bank’s mAh capacity / charger’s mA capacity. Example: 10000 / 1000 = 10 hours.

How many times the power bank can be used to charge the phone? Can a power bank with 10000mAh capacity able to charge a 1000mAh capacity phone for 8 times full? The answer is ‘No’. For calculating of the total time you can charge other devices with the power bank, use the below formula:
Real capacity * conversion rate * phone battery health / phone capacity = total charge times
Example: 10000 x 0.8 x 0.8 / 1000 = 6.4 charge times.

Charging the Power Bank with 2A (2000 mA) charger:

  • Under 500mAh power bank charging time: under 15 minutes.
  • 500mAh to 599mAh power bank charging time: 15 min to 18 min
  • 600mAh to 699mAh power bank charging time: 18 to 21 min
  • 700mAh to 799mAh power bank charging time:  21 to 24 min
  • 800mAh to 899mAh power bank charging time: 24 to 27 hour
  • 900mAh to 999mAh power bank charging time: 27 to 30 min
  • 1000mAh to 1499mAh power bank charging time: 30 to 45 min
  • 1500mAh to 1999mAh power bank charging time: 45 to 60 min
  • 2000mAh to 2499mAh power bank charging time: 1 to 1.25 hours
  • 2500mAh to 2999mAh power bank charging time: 1.25 to 1.50 hours
  • 3000mAh to 3499mAh power bank charging time: 1.50 to 1.75 hours
  • 3500mAh to 3999mAh power bank charging time: 1.75 to 2 hours
  • 4000mAh to 4499mAh power bank charging time: 2 to 2.25 hours
  • 4500mAh to 4999mAh power bank charging time: 2.25 to 2.50 hours
  • 5000mAh to 5499mAh power bank charging time: 2.50 to 2.75 hours
  • 5500mAh to 5999mAh power bank charging time: 2.75 to 3 hours
  • 6000mAh to 6499mAh power bank charging time: 3 to 3.25 hours
  • 6500mAh to 6999mAh power bank charging time: 3.25 to 3.50 hours
  • 7000mAh to 7499mAh power bank charging time: 3.50 to 3.75 hours
  • 7500mAh to 7999mAh power bank charging time: 3.75 to 4 hours
  • 8000mAh to 8499mAh power bank charging time: 4 to 4.25 hours
  • 8500mAh to 8999mAh power bank charging time: 4.25 to 4.50 hours
  • 9000mAh to 9499mAh power bank charging time: 4.50 to 4.75 hours
  • 9500mAh to 9999mAh power bank charging time: 4.75 to 5 hours
  • 10000mAh to 10999mAh power bank charging time: 5 to 5.50 hours
  • 11000mAh to 11999mah power bank charging time: 5.50 to 6 hours
  • 12000mAh to 12999mAh power bank charging time: 6 to 6.50 hours
  • 13000mAh to 13999mAh power bank charging time: 6.50 to 7 hours
  • 14000mAh to 14999mAh power bank charging time: 7 to 7.50 hours
  • 15000mAh to 15999mAh power bank charging time: 7.50 to 8 hours
  • 16000mAh to 16999mAh power bank charging time: 8 to 8.50 hours
  • 17000mAh to 17999mAh power bank charging time: 8.50 to 9 hours
  • 18000mAh to 18999mAh power bank charging time: 9 to 9.50 hours
  • 19000mAh to 19999mAh power bank charging time: 9.50 to 10 hours
  • 20000mAh to 20999mAh power bank charging time: 10 to 11 hours
  • Over 21000mAh power bank charging time: Over 11 hours

[Please Note: 1.25 hours = 1 hour and 15 minutes; 1.50 hours = 1 hour and 30 minutes; 1.75 hours = 1 hour and 45 minutes. So don’t get confused.]

Always go for the branded one and avoid buying the cheaper ones. Some power banks supports battery replacement and others won’t. Your power bank’s battery will become less effective after some years. If you have doubts / questions please ask below.