AITRIP 6PCS 2A USB 18650 Lithium Li-ion Battery Charger Module Boost 3.7V to 5V 9V 12V Adjustable DC-DC Step Up Boost Module TP4056 DIY Kit Parts

The switching supply is always energized with a Lipo battery in place which led me to believe the battery would drain even under no-load conditions. As it turns out, when no load is applied the switching supply draw is only 0.18mA when the output is adjusted just north of 5V. Changing my two star rating to 5. :-)

This is a great module for charging lipo batteries and outputting a wide range of voltages for whatever your project needs.

So my first impressions of these little boards are positive. As long as you understand their limitations, you should be fine. The "2A" rating on the listing is ... generous. The boards start getting a little frisky warm outputting 5v1A, but nothing I was afraid of. Outputting 12v 350mA for about 4w, the boost chip got frighteningly hot. The board WAS running, but I discontinued the test for fear of damaging it, or more importantly, the device I was powering. It looks like you lose efficiency rapidly with higher amounts of boost. Monitor the temperature of the board closely when using higher boost voltages until you are sure that heat is manageable. Continued testing found that the board DOES NOT POWER DOWN when your cell's voltage runs low. The regulator loses regulation, emits an audible whine, and output voltage begins dropping. In my testing, the 12v 4w load had dropped to about 7v (still at 4w), and my cell had reached ONLY. TWO. VOLTS. (That is bad.) I very strongly recommend purchasing some "BMS/battery protection" boards to go along with these, or to use cells that are already equipped with protection. Fortunately, such protection boards are readily available here on Amazon and are very affordable. The on board charger is preconfigured for 1A. I haven't thrown a meter at it. They're going to vary give or take a few mA just due to the tolerance of the charge rate resistor. The charge indication lights are not very bright. I consider this good. No eye-searing brilliant blue lights here. Just a soft red light for charging, and similarly soft green light when fully charged. You can adjust the charging speed of the boards by replacing the "122" resistor near the edge of the charging side of the board. This will preserve the life of your cells, especially small ones, at the cost of requiring more patience from you during charging. Consider reducing charge current a little if you are using very large cells, for heat management and reliability. Some reviewers have had the charge systems on these boards blow out when trying to charge very large cells. This would protect you from that. Here's a table for replacement charge resistor values and what charge current they'll give you. When using small cells, find a value that closely matches but does not exceed the mAh rating of your cell. - I wouldn't use a converter this powerful on a cell below 250mAh. - 5kO - 250mA 4k - 300mA 3k - 400mA 2.2k - 500mA 2k - 600mA 1.6k - 700mA (good for 750mAh) 1.5k - 780mA (close enough to 800mA) 1.3k - 900mA 1.2k (Stock) - 1A Do not go below 1.2k. You can overheat and blow out the charging chip. The output adjustment dial is very tiny and very sensitive. I'm highly experienced in adjusting touchy little potentiometers like this, but I could see others struggling. The first board I sampled had no problems going from about 4v to about 29v open circuit. They are only designed for boost mode operation though, so should be considered unreliable below 4.5v minimum. I had no problems with voltage stability. Output rises a small amount when the board is heavily loaded, as the converter appears to be equipped with a wire loss compensation feature. I've had no signs of positive voltage excursions - a problem I had with another boost/buck converter that ended up blowing up a beloved electronic device and ruining my day as a result. Output falls off dramatically when your cell is depleted, however this regime of operation is hazardous to your cell and should be avoided. Use a BMS/protection circuit. Please.

I bought 12 modules, of which only 6 are working properly, the rest either don't work or are simply physically broken. I asked for a replacement, received another 12 modules, of which only 4 were working. And so: out of 24 modules, only 10 are working. Draw your own conclusions!!!

Works pretty well. Just watch out because twisting the dial just a little makes it jump high in voltage, so turn it little by little and don't power anything valuable until you have the voltage set right. I have a 12V fan and wanted to use a USB power bank since I can also use it to charge my phone, and generally they're cheap and readily available. This worked, and for $10 you get a pack of 6, so I can slap them onto several fans.

As the title says the ones that work are pretty good and handy. However out of 6 only 3 work. 1 doesn't even have the USB pins soldered to the board and gets super hot when plugged in. Another has a major short somewhere. At least it's cheap.

Well made unit. Easy to adjust. Just the type of board I was looking for

These work, but they don't have any built-in battery protection, and if your battery doesn't have its own protection, it can be drained too far and will not recharge. The adjustable output is a nice feature, though. Use a non-conductive screwdriver to adjust the pot.