battery booster pack
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I have a Halfords Portable Power Pack 100.
Great 'cos it has a good light on it too and with a 12v outlet can run a small heater off it in the back of my van when having a snooze on night runs.
Compressor not as good as my Ring, but still does the job.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
Great 'cos it has a good light on it too and with a 12v outlet can run a small heater off it in the back of my van when having a snooze on night runs.
Compressor not as good as my Ring, but still does the job.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
Edited by Six Fiend on Monday 7th February 19:15
I have the Halfords one, too. They are very well regarded.
Unfortunately, their prices have leapt up since I bought mine.
It is a Ring product, though;
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_...
Unfortunately, their prices have leapt up since I bought mine.
It is a Ring product, though;
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_...
Six Fiend said:
I have a Halfords Portable Power Pack 100.
Great 'cos it has a good light on it too and with a 12v outlet can run a small heater off it in the back of my van when having a snooze on night runs.
Compressor not as good as my Ring, but still does the job.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
+1 Great 'cos it has a good light on it too and with a 12v outlet can run a small heater off it in the back of my van when having a snooze on night runs.
Compressor not as good as my Ring, but still does the job.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
Edited by Six Fiend on Monday 7th February 19:15
we have the same one....have not used it on our cars but have used it to help friends out, we have used the compressor though (for tyres and airbeds)...works well and holds charge for ages
Big problem I had with the Halfords one was that it had a numpty sensor to check that it was clipped on the right way round before the clips would go live.
Maybe a good idea in theory but my Skyline had an alarm that would drain the battery then shut off all the electronics so with no voltage to detect if I let the battery drain then the damn thing simply wouldn't work. It helped a few mates out and worked very well but if you have an aggressive immobiliser or the battery is completely flat it was bloody useless.
Maybe a good idea in theory but my Skyline had an alarm that would drain the battery then shut off all the electronics so with no voltage to detect if I let the battery drain then the damn thing simply wouldn't work. It helped a few mates out and worked very well but if you have an aggressive immobiliser or the battery is completely flat it was bloody useless.
I have two boosters one about 8 years old one about four. The four year old has virtually ceased to hold a` charge the older one is a good as new gives 300 amps happily when needed.
Both cheapie chargers the older one is a Blackwood cost about £25 other is a Clarke with compressor cost about £29.
I think the big difference is that I regularly charge the older one and always have. My advice is keep charging I think lead acid batteries deteriorate if left uncharged.
Both cheapie chargers the older one is a Blackwood cost about £25 other is a Clarke with compressor cost about £29.
I think the big difference is that I regularly charge the older one and always have. My advice is keep charging I think lead acid batteries deteriorate if left uncharged.
Steffan said:
I have two boosters one about 8 years old one about four. The four year old has virtually ceased to hold a` charge the older one is a good as new gives 300 amps happily when needed.
Both cheapie chargers the older one is a Blackwood cost about £25 other is a Clarke with compressor cost about £29.
I think the big difference is that I regularly charge the older one and always have. My advice is keep charging I think lead acid batteries deteriorate if left uncharged.
that sounds about rightBoth cheapie chargers the older one is a Blackwood cost about £25 other is a Clarke with compressor cost about £29.
I think the big difference is that I regularly charge the older one and always have. My advice is keep charging I think lead acid batteries deteriorate if left uncharged.
it says on the halfords one to charge it every 3 months to keep it "happy"
The only one worth having is the Clarke 4000. However you could also invest in an Accumate charger to keep the battery topped up.
http://is.gd/cw1EY3
http://is.gd/cw1EY3
Miniman is suggesting an excellent charger if you keep it charged should last years. Well equipped decent 1 metre leads good buy highly recommended.
One note of caution: some of these chargers are now computer controlled as an earlier poster pointed out. As part of the safety program these chargers will not allow cross polarity connection. Unfortunately in order to achieve this a dead flat battery presents a problem.
The snag with computer controls can be that with a dead flat battery the computer cannot recognise the polarity and will not switch the charger on. So you can connect it but it will not actually start the car.
HOWEVER the advantage is that it is virtually impossible to miss connect the device when one of these controls is fitted.
The danger of reverse polarity with modern electrics is severe.
It is quite possible to blow the CPU on the engine management system by reversing the polarity on the battery and reverse the polarity on the alternator or at the very best severely damage all the settings on these. C
Connect a decent charger to a dead flat battery with reverse polarity and there is a real chance of a very expensive repair bill.
A partially charged battery will probably retain sufficient power to prevent this damage but reverse polarity connection on modern cars has FAR MORE consequences than it used to. I have seen instances of CPU write off doing just this and you could easily be looking ay £600 to £1000 for a new one.
Unless you are really positive in your knowledge I would recommend exactly as Miniman for that reason. But be aware a dead flat battery (rare) is a` challenge.
One note of caution: some of these chargers are now computer controlled as an earlier poster pointed out. As part of the safety program these chargers will not allow cross polarity connection. Unfortunately in order to achieve this a dead flat battery presents a problem.
The snag with computer controls can be that with a dead flat battery the computer cannot recognise the polarity and will not switch the charger on. So you can connect it but it will not actually start the car.
HOWEVER the advantage is that it is virtually impossible to miss connect the device when one of these controls is fitted.
The danger of reverse polarity with modern electrics is severe.
It is quite possible to blow the CPU on the engine management system by reversing the polarity on the battery and reverse the polarity on the alternator or at the very best severely damage all the settings on these. C
Connect a decent charger to a dead flat battery with reverse polarity and there is a real chance of a very expensive repair bill.
A partially charged battery will probably retain sufficient power to prevent this damage but reverse polarity connection on modern cars has FAR MORE consequences than it used to. I have seen instances of CPU write off doing just this and you could easily be looking ay £600 to £1000 for a new one.
Unless you are really positive in your knowledge I would recommend exactly as Miniman for that reason. But be aware a dead flat battery (rare) is a` challenge.
none of the above.
i would highly recommend a c-tek charger unit this can be hard wired into your car or can just be added when required, trickle charges so can be left for weeks at a time without damaging the batter and can bring back to life even the deadest of batteries.
check out fergusons of stirling on e bay and tell them craig fowler sent you. the guys there will look after you
i would highly recommend a c-tek charger unit this can be hard wired into your car or can just be added when required, trickle charges so can be left for weeks at a time without damaging the batter and can bring back to life even the deadest of batteries.
check out fergusons of stirling on e bay and tell them craig fowler sent you. the guys there will look after you
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...
I know it's reviving an ancient thread but, i've got one of these, and for some reason i can't re-charge it from it's mains power supply. Strange thing is, while the mains charger is connected i can get the volts reading and the light works. I've taken the panel off the back and connected my 12v car charger directly to the battery which charges ok in that way but there is no output from it ie the volt meter shows nothing and the light doesnt work. Very confused.
I know it's reviving an ancient thread but, i've got one of these, and for some reason i can't re-charge it from it's mains power supply. Strange thing is, while the mains charger is connected i can get the volts reading and the light works. I've taken the panel off the back and connected my 12v car charger directly to the battery which charges ok in that way but there is no output from it ie the volt meter shows nothing and the light doesnt work. Very confused.
miniman said:
The only one worth having is the Clarke 4000. However you could also invest in an Accumate charger to keep the battery topped up.
http://is.gd/cw1EY3
http://is.gd/cw1EY3
Edited by Alpid on Tuesday 23 July 21:18
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