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Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Charger - High Capacity 5V Lipo USB Boost @ 1A - Rechargeable 1000C Review

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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.3
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Description of Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 Charger - High Capacity 5V Lipo USB Boost @ 1A - Rechargeable 1000C

Synchronous operation means you can disconnect the output completely by connecting the ENable pin to ground. This will completely turn off the output. 2A internal switch (~2.5A peak limiting) means you can get 1000mA+ from a 3.7V LiPoly/LiIon battery. Just make sure your battery can handle it!. Low battery indicator LED lights up red when the voltage dips below 3.2V, optimized for LiPo/LiIon battery usage. Full breakout for battery in, control pins and power out. Onboard 1000mA charge-rate 'iOS' data resistors. Solder in the USB connector and you can plug in any iPad, iPhone or iPod for 1000mA charge rate. 90%+ operating efficiency in most cases (see datasheet for efficiency graphs), and low quiescent current: 5mA when enabled and power LED is on, 20uA when disabled (power and low batt LED are off).

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Output voltage drops to less than 4.5V

I am giving 3 because I have bought many of these boards before and have had no problems with them. I recently bought two and both behaved very similarly, with the output voltage dropping below 5V (sometimes less than 4.5V) after only a few minutes of plugging in. The circuit draws less than 40mA, so it doesn't make sense. It took me a week to test every component of my design to find the problem. It seems others are having the same issue with modules ordered from Revain, so I've decided to buy

Pros
  • Ideal for a small home
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Currently the best solution to power your Pi from a single cell.

By far the best solution to power your Pi from a single 3.7V battery, but it does have a few quirks. It's going to be hot, but that's to be expected. Pros: * Can power the Pi with a single cell (3.7V) LiPo or Li-Ion battery * Can connect an external 5V power supply to power the Pi and charge the battery at the same time * Small package Cons: * Only 1000 ma left when turning on the Pi and charging the battery. So if you are using 750mA with the Pi, you are only charging the battery with a…

Pros
  • Lots of positive vibes
Cons
  • No power

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Almost a great product.

Very well thought out product. But I only have two faults with him. One output amplifier is not enough. I would like an output current of at least 3 amps at 5 volts. Next are the tiny LEDs on the board. Unless it is an outside mount or in acrylic. LEDs are just useless. I need to remove the LEDs from the board, it wasn't easy. Run the wires to the 3mm diameter LEDs of the corresponding panel colors of what I assembled. This process required a meter to determine the polarity of the LEDs and draw

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Ugly packaging