Never buy anything from Baseus. I had a power bank and it started on fire while I was in a store. Wasn’t being used or plugged in for charging.
Walked out and my car had been on fire. Never again, Baseus!!
Yikes! Thanks for the warning, was about to buy but was wondering about that very issue and checked your comment.
I love that we’re at a point of like, “wow that’s a good deal. But will they burn my house down?”
Well, they’re sold out so I guess people don’t care!
I own several Baseus power banks, they have all lasted past their warranty period and are still going strong. I haven’t had a single problem with them. That’s just anecdotal evidence, of course, but so is the story above about the one that caught fire.
Any power bank could conceivably cause a fire, because they are storing a massive amount of energy in a very small space. If something causes that energy to discharge all at once, extreme heat and/or fire will result. This can happen with any power bank from any manufacturer, either because of physical damage or because of a factory defect in the battery.
Baseus does not make the batteries that go in their power banks. In fact, none of the power bank manufacturers make their own batteries. The battery that goes in a Baseus power bank is likely the same one that goes in most of the power banks on the market, so they all have the same odds of catching on fire.
What I’m saying here is that boycotting one brand won’t make you safe. If you’re really worried about a power bank catching on fire, then do not buy a power bank from any manufacturer. Also, don’t buy any cell phone, as they all have powerful batteries too. They are all essentially just a fire waiting to happen. Will it happen? Probably not, or the reviews on Amazon would be full of people complaining about fires. They are not.
I bears noting that these power banks and Lithium Ion/Polymer batteries can be damaged by drops and knocks, and for at least some brands they’re not very resistant to damage. This is why there are commercial airline restrictions about checking and carrying these. Last I checked, you are not to put these in the cabin overhead storage, you have to have it on your person (so you can smother the fire with your body, I guess). 