Hi all,
I was in hunt for a mini Powerbank to keep in my car and found this deal. It is showing up as a limited time deal and I'm not sure when it's going to be expired. $12.75 is too sweet for me.
Heymix is a familiar name to me as I have bought a couple of their products in the past and never had any issues. Have a great weekend!!
Heymix 10000mAh 22.5W Power Bank $12.75 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Heymix via Amazon AU
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He wants an insurance payout on the car
Bumping up an important comment of why you should avoid HeyMix
I have a good feeling this will die in like 2 months, but I need a real shit one to take camping so I'll pick up two and report back in a week…
Who's dying?
the powerbank mate @ddhar. A 12 dollar heymix powerbank surely won't last long, but who knows.
I've had one for about a year, still works fine.
I have a two year and a three year plug. All work fine too
People on OzBargain are like sorority groups. One fails therefore all fails
I've also been using their plugs for a while with no issues.
Well if you haven't had any problems then surely they must be a reliable brand. 🙄
@Aureus: Because reliable brands have never failed before amirite?
Protection racket for established brands.
@boomslung: Sure they have. But lots of heymix devices have failed. And people have opened them up and seen they are missing basic safety features you get on other chargers. You get what you pay for.
If people want to buy them, that is their call, but I wish people would stop posting this junk. heymix or another junk brands are always on special. You don't see me posting 50% off Scanpan specials every ducking day.
@Aureus: "If people want to buy them, that is their call, but I wish people would stop posting this junk"
Thanks for confirming your bias. Do you have personal experience of this failure or just parroting old posts?
Its cheap battery storage. Does what it says on the tin. Spend more if you want to preserve your precious electronics that you will discard in 3-4 years. Otherwise spend triple on the same so you can discard it in 5 years instead of 2.
@Aureus: It's those damn sorority groups I tell you.
Some reviews (including disassembling) mentioned the very low quality of components / schematics.
As long as only the power bank dies lol
Doubles as a firestarter
No deal, cheaper here
https://www.bunnings.com.au/samba-natural-firelighters-100-p…Should get a solar one for camping. No knowing how long you'll be there sometimes with no way to recharge the charger. Leave it out during the day, recharge phones and stuff during the night. Handiest thing to have when camping, solar powered tech recharger.
Perfect timing, winter is nearly here
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Nearly ?
Keep ya nice and toasty
Fire blankets on sale at bunnings too.
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My broke after 1 month and the company didn't even write back when contacted. Don't recommend.
My broke after 1 mont
Just get money back from Amazon.
The only explanation is that they bought it directly from Heymix.
$11.47 if you buy 2 or more.
Double Fire
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Honestly so happy to see emojis on Ozb thank you
Wut.
Punctuation and full sentences are triggering.
@Daabido: Spelling and grammar police have checked in
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Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
@MrGareth: What was Wegner doing!?
Soon we will have an AI assistant prompting us via a bluetooth in realtime so we can join in those conversations.
The brand name sums up my feelings towards this item
Cheap Grenades
Perfect for changing our lush and hush on camping trips.
naughty …
4.6/5 and 241 reviews. Probably not going to burn my house down.
Got one , thanks OPOne day you will learn how Amazon reviews work, but not today.
I wouldnt trust amazon reviews, especially on heymix products.
So many reviews are people reviewing it straight out of box or after trying it once…and that doesnt include the fake reviews & reviews the seller gets removed.
Want to know how heymix products are? Just search ozbargain for "heymix" and check the comments
all I've read on ozb about heymix are the same people saying 'read all the comments on ozb about heymix'
then you haven't read enough of ozb.
If you want to speed up your search, search for keywords like "Heymix" "pop" "fire" "sparked" "burn"
Or, check out this comment from 2022, there are more cases that have happened between 2022 and now, so the list should be much bigger.
Dead people cant leave reviews
Heymix products die so often, yet people keep buying them.
Amazon should consider selling them with subscribe & save
I don't really have first-hand experience, but either they don't die that often or people are lazy or too rich to request a refund, which would make Amazon/Heymix think twice by now.
You sound very naive on this matter, clearly you haven't had first-hand experience. Many times the problem goes beyond what a refund would cover…..like the product exploding damaging things around it, or breaking the charge port on your device. Someone from first hand experience here…i got my refund, but you think that would cover any of the additional damages it causes?
Imagine a $12.75 charger damaging your $500+ phone, the $12.75 charger doesn't seem like a good deal all of a sudden now ey.
One of my early 65W 1x USB-C and USB-A Heymix chargers has been going strong for years. It seems the successors to that model were all explosive.
not sure what "so often" being defined
my personal experiences of owning 4 x 65w adapters, 1 x 22.5w adapter, 3 x travel adapters and 2 x 100w desktop charger (and more…)
none of them have issue so far (finger cross)
(Here is my amazon order history as a first hand user proof: https://ibb.co/R0KBkCH https://ibb.co/CHDTh24)Just to note that the desktop charger I am using it daily, charging ipad and a 3-in-1 magsafe charger
while the other adapters mainly use outside home for work / travelIn terms of QC of heymix
I just feel that heymix is simply a "rebrand" of OEM products from china instead of design and manufacturing themselves
so quality wise some of their products might have higher failure rate than others (depends on which OEM company they bought them from)
basically this is similar to most cheaper brands that can be found in Kmart or Bunnings, they are all just a rebrand products from chinaWell aren't you a little soldier coming back with proof.
basically this is similar to most cheaper brands that can be found in Kmart or Bunnings
I completely disagree with this, Kmart & bunnings (even their cheaper brands), all follow Australian electrical standards….These heymix products on the other hand do not. I wouldn't be surprised if they just stamp the CE logo on it without actually getting it tested or certified here.
Now it's great that you have had 10 with no issues, but that doesn't mean their safe, and it doesn't change the experience other Ozb are having, all you need is 1 of those to damage your smart phone or laptop for those "savings" to go down the drain, that's not including any damage to the property its used in….but i would question why you keep buying them if their not having trouble, subscribe & save might be a great option for you.
Now, would you like the Qualitative, Quantitative or personal professional experience for proof
Qualitative:
Check out this incredible writeup by ToobsAU on a heymix product, there is no chance this would follow australian safety or electrical standards if it were tested.
Writeup of teardown
Photos of teardownQuantitative:
This is a compilation of just SOME experiences from OZb's from 2022 by ihfree, this doesn't include others that fell through the cracks or anything after 2022.
Compilation of commentsPersonal professional experience
I'm electrical test & tag certified and can legally test, pass, and fail any single and 3 phase device. I had an IT guy at my workplace a couple of years ago order a box of 50 of heymix chargers (i can't remember the exact model, but they looked very similar to the 65w adapter you have shown). It was my job to certify them before letting the business use them….Now although they all passed the visual inspection (doesn't involve opening the device up), every, and i mean EVERY one of them didn't pass (immediate fail on the appliance tester) and accordingly failed the test & tag process. They all had to be dumped and our workplace wouldn't be allowed to plug them in, otherwise we risk damages that insurance wouldn't cover (because they failed test & tag). Should also note…..Just because a device looks like its fine, and works when it's plugged in, doesn't mean its electrically safe.
We now have a ban on all heymix devices in our workplace.Heymix does have models getting Australia certifications, https://ibb.co/nR6x2tJ
Searchable via https://www.erac.gov.au/equipment/certification-of-equipment…Following Australian electrical standards doesn't means they are bullet proof for safety, there are many factors causing risk of fires
https://au.news.yahoo.com/kmart-charger-almost-starts-fire-i…
https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/i-had-to-rush-my-baby-t…For the box of 50 of heymix chargers, if they are all the same model, what you can prove is just that model has a design failure in terms of safety, this doesn't means all models have the same issue
As said, Heymix is just rebranding OEM products from China, unless you are doing a tear down to every single model, you can't just say tearing down a powerboard means all Heymix models are risky.
At the end, consumer make their own choice in buying products. Your judgement of me buying multiple Heymix products because they fails is simply wrong, none of my chargers / adapters have issues, I just need them because they fit my different purposes (some in office, some at home, some in suitcase for travel)
I make a similar comment on a BYD post in OZB last week, there are BYD cars self burned every single month in china, but they are still selling EVs in Australia.
@littlesoldier: ok, so if my previous comment, with all the evidence i provided, with actual test & tag test results, as well as 1st hand experience from people on here, as well as a tear down wright up with images doesn't convince you….then i'm afraid nothing is going to convince you.
for your safety, I hope you prove me wrong and your discounted heymix products never cause a fire. all the best.
@whitepuma: Thanks for your advice
I never said Heymix product are safe, just saying they have shown Australia certifications, and I have no issues in using them so farAs you mention your expertise is to do electrical test & tag certifying products
Do you mind if I send you some heymix items that you can do electrical test
create a proper test report and share to the OZB community?I dont mind if you tear them down and create videos on them
A proper test report is way better than just showing reviews from amazon or a teardown video of a powerboard
as people also mentions that amazon reviews can be fake (both positive and negative reviews)
I believe this will benefit and convince everyone not to buy the unsafe product
And for those who bought it, we can supply a refund request from amazon due to safety issue@littlesoldier: i can't, and if i'm being completely honest i don't want to. The amount of evidence i have provided so far is MORE than enough to keep myself and many others away from this brand. Also, the test and tag equipment is located at, owned by, and only for use by my workplace, not allowed for personal use and like i said, ban on heymix products. If you want to do it yourself, buy the test and tag equipment, it will cost over $1000 for a good one, with a course to become test and tag certified costing about $500.
Otherwise, If you want an example of what a "test report" from one of these devices would look like for free, please see the link to the photos from earlier, ToobsAU is also using a test and tagging device. Usually it's as simple as "pass/fail". Also, although i am test and tag qualified, i am not a licensed electrician and me doing a teardown will not be helpful.
Please keep in mind though that the only thing these devices test are:
Earth continuity test
Insulation test
Polarity test (ext leads + IEC leads)
Current leakage
RCD test (Time, Current, Ramp 10mA, 30mA) - fixed RCD CATII from GPO only
Meter mode
Mains Power Voltage and correct wiringIt DOESN'T test the quality of the build inside, if fuses are in the right spots, if the inside adheres to australian standards, if solder joints are good, etc.
If you really want it tested properly with a valid report out, you might want to approach an electrical engineer to see what tests they can perform (And what they can tell you from a teardown), however i can't imagine that wouldnt be free or cheap.
@littlesoldier: Hi Whitepuma and Littlesoldier, I've created a poll and forum discussion based on your interesting debate. Feel free to discuss there if you want.
""Powerbank to keep in my car"" OP why u want to keep in car? just charge from car power outlet?
D'oh. So that they can charge the powerbank from the car power outlet.
Maybe going camping and don't want to have the car on to charge things?
simple. he/she doesnt like his/her car and want to claim fire accident from insurance company.
mystery solved.
Mine was bought about 6 months was working okay , it’s started playing up now , for eg it will show the battery percentage to 46% and once you plug in your device within 5 minutes all the juice is gone and battery percentage goes to 0%
Edit: Just jumped on Amazon and got a refund now for the power bank
lol wtf
you need to drain them to 0 and back to 100 to help them re calibrate
$25.49/2 = $12.75, but was charged $12.24. Extra 2% off.
Username checks out
I haven't purchased a power bank in years so I'm out of the loop. These comments made me investigate further and I found these comments on Ozbargain. There's a very interesting YouTube link I'm watching right now.
You should live up to your username 😉
waiting for under 10 bucks
Great winter accessory
Omg yall the comments takin the funniest piss this is good content
I have this product and it's been working fine for six months.
Ditto; six months, no issue.
I read this "I have this product and it's been working fine for sex"
Dead under 6 months. Lucky it didnt explode!
10,000 mAh
…. When the marketing team doesn’t understand primary school level metric and Latin
Just had a look at my Amazon account and I have been using it since August 2023 and it's still going strong. Just purchased another one will come in handy.
Good price, pity it's so heavy at 270g.
My many years old romoss of same capacity is 250g. Expected tech to have reduced to below 200g as standard.
I'll wait for a good deal on a nitecore at 150g.Read those reviews on Amazon as they are real buyers but not joker comments here. I'm buying one so hopefully it will die then I can open it for free.
OzB is becoming Reddit lol
Amazon reviews are as useful as a chocolate teapot
In this case, the unreverent fire comments above are even less useful. Any better reliable reviews and sources?
The guy in the video says he couldn't find his 1-star review while there's a 1-star review left by others on that product lol. Has he been trying to contact Amazon to know why the cause? He does make plenty of personal opinions based on assumptions but not much of the in-death research and testing in a wide range of products. The question is do you trust a youtuber when some of them are just making videos for money?
When you leave a review on Amazon and you see your review there, is that real or fake?
The question is do you trust a youtuber when some of them are just making videos for money?
To answer that question,
Short answer: i trust louis rossmanLong answer:
i trust louis rossman. Hes been a strong advocate for RTR,he started the repair preservation group, he has testified in multiple repair hearings and publicly shows any documentation and evidence he has…..hes not just a youtuber.Yes he is vocal, yes his language can be very blunt, and sometimes offensive, but he isnt just some youtuber in it for the money. Often his videos get demonitized for the language and targets of his videos, he doesnt need the money he has a very successful computer repair shop.
@whitepuma: Sorry I don't know him enough. All I described was based on my quick view through the link you offered.
I agree there are fake products on Amazon and more on Amazon US. Everyone can sell on Amazon so. For the fake comments, it's possible but I think no one is confident proving that. Why? Because they don't have the data.
However, I can confirm I left a review before and it's real. If you say my review is not useful then well I'd say bot comments are everywhere here and there these days.
@bcYield: No worries, refer to my other comments on this deal with links as to why this product (and other heymix products) should be avoided
@whitepuma: May I ask what measure you use for the testing and which parameters fail the test? It could help when I open it up.
Heymix does mention the safety certificate. If they fake the certificate, are there any laws behind this?
I might avoid it if I am a vulnerable user, however, I am ok for the price.
May I ask what measure you use for the testing and which parameters fail the test?
There are many things, not simple enough for me to explain here. You can test & tag it using an appliance tester, such as earth continuity test, insulation test, polarity test, current leakage test and more. Then if taking it apart you could check other thing like solder joint, fuses in the right places, appropriate surge protection, following usb standards, and much more (there is a whole industry in testing electrical equipment and safety, you're not going to learn it all from a comment on ozbargain).
If they fake the certificate, are there any laws behind this?
Speak to a lawyer about that. And good luck trying to get a small Chinese company to adhere to any Aussie legal requests.
I might avoid it if I am a vulnerable user, however, I am ok for the price.
Read the issues linked in my other comments…the price isn't the problem, they could be giving these away for free, i still wouldn't use it out of fear of the damage it would cause to me, the devices it connects to, or the building it's in.
@whitepuma: They won't give for free. Amazon still promotes and sells Heymix despite fire comment trend on OzB.
@bcYield: …i don't think your understanding me….their not worth $12, their not worth $0
@whitepuma: Amazon wouldn't hear it. They still do their business. Heymix is still one of the popular products on Amazon.
And good luck trying to get a small Chinese company to adhere to any Aussie legal requests.
The importer (who has to be an Australian registered company or individual) is the one liable for ensuring it meets Australian standards.
Amazon doesn't give company details but there is a Heymix company registered in Australia.
Of course they may be a Chinese company selling from a custom bonded warehouse on Australia soil, which makes the buyer the importer, and they are therefore liable for ensuring the product they imported meets Australian standards. Blame our terrible customs laws for making that possible…
@Prong: Like…i did also say speak to a lawyer.
Im not a legal expert, and i dont need to do all the work for you lot.
@whitepuma: I'm not sure I follow what you mean sorry.
I'm saying the situation is worse than just potentially having to fruitlessly chase a company based in China.
Many items you can buy that are physically in Australia and delivered as soon as next day are actually in custom bonded warehouses. This means it's the same as buying products internationally - the purchaser is the importer and is responsible for ensuring the goods meet Australia standards.
So if equipment is damaged or people are injured, then the purchaser is the one liable.
If you buy from a brand with an Australian company as the importer, then that company is the one liable.
I don't know if this or other Heymix products are sold by an international company or a local importer.
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