Replacement Powerbank

I have bought an Ultra Compact Power Bank to replace my existing power bank. My original Power Bank was 20000mAh which I had bought four years ago. It got considerable use and now no longer holds a charge. So, I knew I needed a replacement.

This one was smaller at 10000mAh, but it was also a lot smaller and importantly lighter as well. I also like how it came with included cables.

 

My main use case is when travelling with just my phone or attending a conference with just my phone. If I have my laptop with me I can usually use that to charge the phone. My phone can usually hold a charge for most of the day, but I have found now and then something I am doing kills the battery.

Now it’s just 157

funky cat headlight

I recently charged my Funky Cat to 100%, the predicted range was 157 miles. Just a bit under from what I reported in December.

The predicted range is based on how the car used energy for the last 100km. Over the last few weeks it has been cold, so I have had the heating on, the windscreen has been misting, so I have had both the heating and the air conditioning on as well.

Batteries perform less well in colder weather and last week it was right down at zero, even if we did not have any snow.

I’ve not drive the Funky Cat in snow and I think it would be either an interesting experience or an utter nightmare.

Tech Stuff: Top Ten Blog Posts 2025

Don’t have access to my stats anymore to post a top ten of individual blog posts.

However in 2025 I published 43 blog posts.

In 2024 I wrote 61 blog posts, down slightly from 2023 when I published 69 blog posts. In 2022 I wrote 30 posts. In 2021 I published 32 posts on the blog, and in 2020 I wrote 43 blog posts.

Total views and visits in 2025 was down on 2024.