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Show HN: Trontium Reactor, the first USB Power Delivery battery

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Re: Show HN: Trontium Reactor, the first USB Power Delivery battery

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Post by nakedrobot2 »

This is cool, and I love the coming wave of sexy batteries :)

My main gripe is this: ONLY USB output? Why?

I currently have a "noname chinese crapgadget" battery that can power my usb devices, but also has 9V and 12V output. Much more versatile!

Also, and this is more of a stretch, I know - being able to power a macbook would make this a FAR more universal kind of battery.

EDIT: Oh! I'm sorry, it seems that you can charge your macbook.... https://trontium.com/specs/ But how does that work?

Good job with the site design and product design, and I wish you success with your crowdfunding! :-)

Re: Show HN: Trontium Reactor, the first USB Power Delivery battery

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Post by TeMPOraL »

From FAQ:

>> Can I bring a Reactor on a plane?

> Yes. Per FAA rules every traveler can carry-on up to two Reactor sized batteries.

Well, if supposedly[0] a charged laptop battery can be shorted to unleash energy equivalent of a small hand grenade, how strong a bomb made of two Reactors would be?...

[0] - so I read at random places in the Internet.

Re: Show HN: Trontium Reactor, the first USB Power Delivery battery

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Post by akx »

nakedrobot2 wrote: post #2

This is cool, and I love the coming wave of sexy batteries :) My main gripe is this: ONLY USB output? Why? I currently have a "noname chinese crapgadget" battery that can power my usb devices, but also has 9V and 12V output. Much more versatile! Also, and this is more of a stretch, I know - being able to power a macbook would make this a FAR more universal kind of battery. EDIT: Oh! I'm sorry, it seems that you can c…

It's not exactly USB output, it's USB-PD (USB Power Delivery), which is a different beast altogether.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#USB_Power_Delivery

Re: Show HN: Trontium Reactor, the first USB Power Delivery battery

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Post by sz4kerto »

Robby2012 wrote: post #5

Wow. This seems like a direct competitor of Gbatteries (YC W14). Link to discussion on Gbatteries: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7459435

Except this team does not seem have problems with math 101. It's 'just' promises a well-designed, cleverly thought out product.

I like it, to be honest.

Re: Show HN: Trontium Reactor, the first USB Power Delivery battery

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Post by kayoone »

frik wrote: post #6

What a bad name for a product. It reminds one of strontium and nuclear reactor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontium It's an accu battery pack (lithium-ion), no nuclear reaction, the name is misleading.

thats probably intended. A mash of thorium and strontium maybe..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power

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