KUALA LUMPUR: The voltage capacity in a power bank is too low to cause death, but a surge caused by a short circuit can cause a person’s heart to stop. This, he said, was due to the limited power supply in power banks as opposed to the continuous electricity flow from wall sockets. “For example, an average value of 2.1 ampere output current is normal for power banks, but a short circuit current in power banks can exceed 100 amperes. “It takes only 0.5 amperes of electrical direct current to the heart to cause death. He had burn injuries on his left shoulder near where the power bank was placed.

Source: New Strait Times May 30, 2017 03:22 UTC