Sorry folk! It seems that what was being discussed was a charger, not the
iPhone battery!
Jewel
From: Esther Levegnale
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 5:02 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Vibrating battery pack
Hi, Michael,
I too
have one of those vibrating battery chargers and it gives me a great deal of
peace of mind as well. Previously, I too had one of those battery packs with
a flashlight on it, and even though I do have light perception, it is harder to
indicate whether or not the flashlight is on during daylight. At least, this
is the case for me. I agree, the charger from Harbolt is a bit bulky and
heavy, but it does the trick for me and I’m glad I purchased it. I would
highly recommend this charger.
Esther Levegnale
Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+!
On Mar 23, 2018, at 6:41 AM, Michael Feir <[email protected]> wrote:
A perfectly fair question especially when there are much cheeper and lighter
external batteries. Normally, there's no way to tell how much charge is in an
ordinary battery pack if you're totally blind. Charge is usually indicated by
small lights found on the surface of the battery pack. These lights can also
indicate when the battery is being charged or when it's charging something
successfully connected to it.
The vibrating and beeping battery is certainly heavier and larger than others
which may hold more power. However, 15000 MA is enough for multiple charges of
an iPHONE and other accessories. More than enough power for most circumstances
where you'd need it. Since the battery vibrates in short pulses to indicate the
level of charge, you can know how full it is and adjust plans accordingly. If
it vibrates four times in a row when the button on it is pressed, you have over
seventy-five percent of total power. If it vibrates twice, you have fifty
percent or less remaining. It also vibrates to indicate when you plug it in to
charge. This way, you will know for certain that it's charging and not find out
later that the power brick was loose or something had gone wrong with the USB
cable. No more finding out when you most need it that your battery pack has no
charge or far less than you had thought.
The other circumstance this battery helps you to avoid is when you think
you've plugged something in to charge from the battery but actually haven't
done so correctly. Perhaps, you're in a rush and want to charge your iPHONE in
your pocket while it's not needed. When you successfully connect it to the
battery, you'll receive an audible or vibration indicator that the batttery is
charging what you've plugged in. This can be very useful when you're charging
accessories such as headsets or Bluetooth keyboards which don't indicate when
they're charging in a detectable way for blind people.
Another very nice thing about this battery is what it doesn't have in it.
Namely, a damned useless flashlight. I've had situations with other battery
packs where they've lost a lot of their charge due to my unknowingly having
activated the flashlight in them. "Why is your bag glowing?" Is a question I've
been asked more than once over the years. Not so with the battery from the
Harbolt company.
Those are the reasons I bought one and would buy another if they're still
available when this one starts to ware out. Hope that helps other people decide
if that peace of mind is worth the admittedly higher price. Provided you have
good upkeep habits and keep a regular battery charged up, you can certainly get
by with an ordinary pack. If that's your choice, get one with more power than
you think you'll need so there's some available should you forget to charge it.
Your iPHONE certainly will vibrate and beep to let you know that it's charging
and this can at least tell you that the battery is capable of charging other
accessories which aren't as forthcoming with their battery status.
On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 6:02 AM 'RobH.' via VIPhone
<[email protected]> wrote:
Ok, hate to ask - why do we need a vibrating battery pack?
Ta, R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Teresa Christian" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: Vibrating battery pack
The Harbolt Company has the vibrating battery charger featured on the home
page.
harboltcompany.com
HTH
Teresa☺
On 3/22/18, Mr. Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Someone on this list was telling about a 15000 m a vibrating battery pack.
> I
> lost the email on it and cannot find or remember the name of the battery
> pack. Could someone tell me again what the name of this battery pack was.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mr. Ed
>
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