In January this year Bangkok Airport Security confiscated my Phone Power Bank because I couldn’t prove it was below the regulation limit.
I thought it was ridiculous as it was apparent from its small size it was only around 5,000mAh (milli Amp hours)
Airline Regulations
Any battery that you take on board should not exceed 100Wh which equates to 27,027.03 mAh.
External chargers or power banks are also classified as a battery, capacity limited to 27,000mAh.
How I Chose My New Power Bank
After my experience at Bangkok a key consideration was that the power bank capacity was clearly labelled!
For the actual capacity I decided that 10,000mAh was enough, as that will charge my iphone more than once before it goes flat.
As my previous iphone stopped working because the power socket became too loose I had gone full on for wireless charging at home. . . . so I decided wireless charging with the power bank was a must.
You can see the power bank in the ‘Featured Image Above’ which cost me $40.
As of the date of this post its has been used for 90 days of international travel without problems.
Travellers Hacks
- Buy a 2m or longer cable to connect the charger to the power point as it may be a distance from your bed. (It is really annoying if you can’t have the phone close at hand when you are in bed)
- While travelling never charge a phone directly from any USB charge point. Either use via your phone charger, or Power Bank . . . . it’s an extra level of security from malicious attack.
A Question To Electricians
Why do they quote capacity as 10,000mAh, surely 10Ah would be correct? . . is it just 10,000mAH seems bigger than 10Ah?
