TactiSMART 087: UHO, is this UNIQUE Hand Crank Solar Bank/Charger No Longer Being Made?

December 11, 2021

TactiSMART 087: UHO, is this UNIQUE Hand Crank Solar Bank/Charger No Longer Being Made?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284426005449

The BEST Cell Phone Hand Crank Charger/Solar Power Bank (HCSB) flashlight--WHO makes these?

https://www.iphoneness.com/lists/solar-hand-crank-chargers/

"AYTECH Solar Hand Crank Charger: gives you 3 ways to charge and has 10,000mAh capacity".

So...it's the "AYTECH Solar Hand Crank Charger"...

https://www.globalsources.com/si/AS/IMillion-Technology/6008846937863/pdtl/Portable-Travel-Adapter/1174640214.htm

Model Number	IM073 hand crank Power Genera-#4249

Key Specifications/Special Features:

Multifunction Flashlight Hand Crank Solar Power Bank Dynamo Mobile Charger 6000mah,8000mah

Type:Electric
Port:2 x USB
Place of Origin:China
Name:Hand Crank Solar Power Bank Dynamo Mobile Charger
Fields applicated:Outdoor emergency use,gift industry
Color:Black,Green,Orange and White
In put:5V 1A
Out put: 5V/1A
Material:ABS+TPU
Customized:Available
Warranty:18 months

Certificates:
CE, Rohs, FCC and PSE
Type:
Solar and hand crank cell phone charger
Function:
cell phone charger and Torch night
solar panel:
0.4W
LED Illumination:
50 hours
Colors:
Army green and black
Warranty:
12 months

IMillion Technology China Limited

Guanhongtai Industrial Building 2, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

https://www.smartasaker.com/en/artiklar/power-bank-with-dynamo-hand-crank.html

Power Bank with Dynamo Hand Crank

A perfect extra battery in the case of a power outage

€ 38.80

In stock

Qty: 1

Product info Specifications

Can be charged manually, by sunlight or via an USB

Charge two phones at once

Handy in case of a power outage

A power bank with a dynamo crank makes sure you always have enough power to charge your phone. This power bank has a dynamo crank, a solar panel and a torch, making it the perfect resource if you end up suffering a power outage or don't have access to a 110v power outlet.

The power bank can be charged via the sun, your own muscle power or using the micro USB cable included in the package. The rechargeable battery is 8,000 mAh, which is enough to charge a smartphone four times or to charge two phones at once using the two USB outputs.

The fastest way to charge the power bank battery is by using the micro USB cable, but if there is a power outage or if you do not have an electrical outlet at hand, it can also be charged using the dynamo crank. Pull out the crank and turn it at an even pace. The dynamo crank generates power and after just a few minutes you'll have enough power to charge your phone a couple of percent.

If the weather is clear you can even charge your power bank using the solar panel. Place the power bank with the solar panel facing the sun or attach it to your rucksack using the included carabiner and it will charge throughout the day. It takes about 10 hours for the battery to charge on solar power alone.

The power bank has three different modes: 1: OFF 2:ON/Charging 3:Torch. Set the power bank to ON/Charging when charging your phone as well as when you are charging the battery using the solar panel or the dynamo crank. The LED light is green when the battery has power and yellow when the battery is charging.

If the power bank is completely out of power, use the dynamo crank or micro USB to start charging it again. Once the battery has regained a small amount of power you can continue charging it using the solar panel. The built-in torch will shine for about 50 hours on a fully-charged battery.

Solar panel 5-5.5 V/0.4 W

Double USB 5V/2.1 A (max 3.7 V output)

Charge one device 2 A, charge two devices 1 A

Dynamo power: 3 W

Charging time USB cable: about 5 hours

CE, FC RoHS

Note! The power bank is not waterproof

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https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/10000mA-Waterproof-Hand-Crank-Solar-Power_62308944762.html

1-99: $10.79 each

Sharpie pen mark an arrow showing the correct hand crank direction.

If the power grid goes down--this STURDY power holder aka "bank" can fill-up your 5v device--but not just a few times like most banks--but PERPETUALLY VIA SOLAR & HAND-CRANK! If there's not much SUN as in a bad weather natural disaster---this hand power is sturdy and will not BURN OUT like the smaller cranks offered on eBay--I had one and it broke without even charging a cell phone 1x time. We need more of these!

There are hand crank, solar chargers/banks built into survival RADIOS that are too big to EDC without being in a rucksack BoB. You do need a crank/solar radio in SHTF regardless so get 1x for that in your BoB:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cell+phone+hand+crank+charger&gclid=CjwKCAiAtdGNBhAmEiwAWxGcUnbO31n7Q1CH61IE66nqsFVRUrPYamFPUr1Jt5rHrNH2PnYCHIodJxoCiAcQAvD_BwE&hvadid=409951939189&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9010881&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4872957595236450808&hvtargid=kwd-1768953432&hydadcr=24625_11409876&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_1e2zoze2y_e

The HCSB is side pocket, khaki pants EDC capable!

HCSB Possibilities, Possibilities...

2x pieces of foamboard glued together and in place are just rightttt to line-up the hard Velcro to the Crank Handle's hard Velcro piece

You can hard Velcro attach the hand crank side of the HCSB to your dashboard to collect LOTS of Solar Energy--just don't leave it there perpetually or it'll melt (Been there, done that with a Solar battery charger)

There is now an entire world of "USB" electronic devices which should mean in your head = 5 volts. The 5v portable shower head sprayer comes to mind as all you need is a water holder--say a 5 gallon bucket--to take COLD showers.

https://jamesbondisreal.blogspot.com/2020/05/tactismart017-showers-we-dont-need-no.html

Warming water is with warming food the 2nd biggest challenge for Solar off-grid to replicate normie life comforts. This can be done non-electrically by the sun beating down on a shower bladder--but this won't woke (lol) in cold, sunless overcast winter months. Get used to cold showers?

The 1st off-grid solar/human power challenge is air conditioning--Harrison Ford's ZIENTIST in "Mosquito Coast" does it by making a giant evaporative swamp cooler.

Anyway, when you read "USB" you should always think:

5 volts.

The man-has-got to-know-his-limitations (Eastwood in "Magnum Force") with the HCSB is it's only going to generate and/or give:

5 volts.

IF you have a REGULATOR, the HCSB's 2x USB slots can pig tail wire into the former so it's output is stepped down to charge 3.7 volt CR123 batteries used in vital gear like the CHAMELEON C16 Infared option flashlight,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174816731283

...green lasers and some Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) in a USB recharger tray.

The affordable 200w Solar Panel Kit with REGULATOR is FUBAR by NOT providing you a pig-tail wire to connect the Solar Panel to the REGULATOR.

You can cut the Alligator clips off the 5.5mm male plug wire (unsound direct connection of Solar panel to car battery implied):

No way to connect Solar Panel to Regulator: Cut the Alligator clips from their 5.5mm male plug and use this or buy $$$ some 5.5mm male plug pig tail wires...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234278788132

REGULATOR (+ 200w Solar Panel)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284538311019?var=586118800483

USB to Pig Tail Wire

https://www.ebay.com/itm/392893635073

5.5mm MALE/FEMALE Plug to Pig Tail Wires

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234278788132

CR123 (and AA, AAA, C) Universal Battery Charger Tray with USB 5v output

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373187178805

AA, AAA, C only with USB 5v input

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254747260301

With the chargers above, use your cell phone's 110v wall plug box that drops down to 5v for Home Defense (HD) normie non-SHTF grid recharging. For long-term, SHTF, connect to a REGULATOR to a Solar Panel. For immediate 5v charging, use the HCSB via it's previously stored 110v HD normie, Solar charge or hand crank into your device.

The WORST way to charge devices in an emergency, SHTF, off-grid mess is by running your car/truck ENGINE to step UP to 110v with an inverter to get weird difficult charges like 19.5v for your SONY VAIO laptop (Bond's in Casino Royale) or more absurdly 5v. You can semi-absurdly 5v charge things from your car/truck cigarette lighter running your engine without wasting energy stepping up/down with a 110v inverter.

K-TOR: The BEST Hand Crank Generator

The USMIL should buy K-TOR's brick-sized (not a TacPants EDC item but a WAR/SHTF ACU side pocket item), hand-crank generators and figure out how to charge EVERYTHING with them--including the proverbial above 12v laptops and 24v--yes for military vehicle batteries gone DEAD.

www.k-tor.com

The next perplexing problems are eBike batteries that need 36v or 48v recharging...we know take-as-you-go, folding, Solar panel kits already exist for them.

https://1sttac.blogspot.com/2021/04/ebikes.html

Hand Cranks?

More Problems: a lot of strange items use flat, circular watch batteries--like Solar watches to store received energy.

www.combatreform.org/tacticalwatches.htm

Ugggh. Make a comprehensive SURVEY of everything in your HD location and obtain what you need to live 24/7/365 off-the-grid (OTG).

CR2032 3.6v Button/Coin Rechargeable Batteries & Charger

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324349255766

https://www.ebay.com/itm/383846532603

Better Batteries that Don't Need a Charger--Just the Juice (NOT O.J. Simpson)

Another step-down is to 1.5v to recharge AA, AAA, C, D batteries in an USB Universal Battery Tray or 5v stepped down to 1.5v directly into the battery itself:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144164803736

https://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Rechargeable-Protection-Fuvaly-D-Batteries/dp/B07TJTQDYG/

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264964726786?hash=item3db120e002:g:4q4AAOSwVD9gSKhL

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