Those mini jump start thingies...
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Anyone got one? Any good?
I'm talking about those little power bank things with li-ion batteries that claim to be able to jump your car, as well as charging your devices. Like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FLOUREON%C2%AE-Car-Jump-St...
or this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-portable-function...
(The description is messed up, but you get the idea...)
I'm talking about those little power bank things with li-ion batteries that claim to be able to jump your car, as well as charging your devices. Like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FLOUREON%C2%AE-Car-Jump-St...
or this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-portable-function...
(The description is messed up, but you get the idea...)
I've got the second one. It was excellent at starting my S2000 until I could be bothered to get a new battery for it but it struggled with my Defender. It started it but but the wires used to get worryingly hot. In mitigation the LR hadn't been started for months, the battery was completely shot and it needed a fully dose of pre-heaters and quite a lot of cranking before it fired. The maximum cranking time for these devices is, if IRC 5 seconds and I worked it for longer than that.....
A mate of mine is a motor trader, and he swears by them as some of his cars don't get driven too often.
But as he uses his quite a lot it is a pretty heavy-duty model. I think they're like most things, you tend to get what you pay for!
The bonus with these is you can take them with you, so if you go somewhere you can still get home even if the battery hasn't charged enough to start the car.
But as he uses his quite a lot it is a pretty heavy-duty model. I think they're like most things, you tend to get what you pay for!
The bonus with these is you can take them with you, so if you go somewhere you can still get home even if the battery hasn't charged enough to start the car.
I've this one...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jumping-Jack-Supermax-Port...
Jump started a mates diesel VW people carrier with a flat battery no probs at all.
It'll sit on the palm of your hand and comes in a neat little case with all the accessories and will fit in your glovebox
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jumping-Jack-Supermax-Port...
Jump started a mates diesel VW people carrier with a flat battery no probs at all.
It'll sit on the palm of your hand and comes in a neat little case with all the accessories and will fit in your glovebox
I had an intermittent battery drain (now fixed was found to be water ingress into relays causing fans to run/drain battery). So looked at getting something from Halfords - forget it they were overpriced and absolutely massive/heavy. + max of a 2.2 litre jump start capability apparently ....
I've got an Audi S4 B7 (4.2 litre V8). So a big old lump to start - So did a bit of googling and ended up buying this AFTERPARTZ AllStart Car Jump Starter. Go as big on the amperage as you can.
Worked brilliantly - Comes in a snazzy nylon wallet with all the connectors/wall charger/cigarette charger you'll ever need. Was also approximately half the price of what Halfords had on offer.
I've got an Audi S4 B7 (4.2 litre V8). So a big old lump to start - So did a bit of googling and ended up buying this AFTERPARTZ AllStart Car Jump Starter. Go as big on the amperage as you can.
Worked brilliantly - Comes in a snazzy nylon wallet with all the connectors/wall charger/cigarette charger you'll ever need. Was also approximately half the price of what Halfords had on offer.
MajorMantra said:
Anyone got one? Any good?
I'm talking about those little power bank things with li-ion batteries that claim to be able to jump your car, as well as charging your devices. Like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FLOUREON%C2%AE-Car-Jump-St...
(The description is messed up, but you get the idea...)
I have this oneI'm talking about those little power bank things with li-ion batteries that claim to be able to jump your car, as well as charging your devices. Like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FLOUREON%C2%AE-Car-Jump-St...
(The description is messed up, but you get the idea...)
I have started the 3.5L v8 in my tvr with it (battery wasnt completely dead but no hope of it starting)
GOG440 said:
I have this one
I have started the 3.5L v8 in my tvr with it (battery wasnt completely dead but no hope of it starting)
Can you get an Anderson connector for these? My T350 seems to go flat if it's not driven for a few days (annoying as it's stored about 50 miles from me!) and it's a massive pain to push the car up a slope to get it somewhere I can jump it from my other car.I have started the 3.5L v8 in my tvr with it (battery wasnt completely dead but no hope of it starting)
sebhaque said:
GOG440 said:
I have this one
I have started the 3.5L v8 in my tvr with it (battery wasnt completely dead but no hope of it starting)
Can you get an Anderson connector for these? My T350 seems to go flat if it's not driven for a few days (annoying as it's stored about 50 miles from me!) and it's a massive pain to push the car up a slope to get it somewhere I can jump it from my other car.I have started the 3.5L v8 in my tvr with it (battery wasnt completely dead but no hope of it starting)
Gareth79 said:
I imagine it would be cheap to get an auto electrician to cut the wires and crimp in a plug/socket combo so you can use the croc clips or the Anderson.
Not a bad shout, but I'd be interested to see if there's room to do so on my car. I've had the TVR go flat on me while it's been on my driveway, it's a bit of a faff but a fairly straightforward job to get to the battery - jack it up, axle stands on, wheel off, cover panel off, hello battery. The Anderson connector is a good way of avoiding all of that just to jump start it, but as it turns out I can't connect a trickle charger to my Anderson-croc clip leads. I'll do some research.
I've had several of the "old-school" jump boxes, and they really do need to be kept charged to have any kind of sensible life. Remember, they're basically just a motorbike battery in a box with a low-tech charger and half a pair of jump leads, perhaps a torch and a compressor. With that in mind, a spare charged car battery, and half a pair of jump leads with some quick-release clamps on them...
The LiIon ones should be less fussy about that, but I'm sceptical about their ability to actually deliver enough oomph, fast enough, to get a car with a flat battery up'n'kicking. I'm happy to be convinced, though.
The LiIon ones should be less fussy about that, but I'm sceptical about their ability to actually deliver enough oomph, fast enough, to get a car with a flat battery up'n'kicking. I'm happy to be convinced, though.
Ive got one of these
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-UltraSafe-GB30-Starte...
It is a really great piece of kit. I used to always worry about getting my Crossflow fired up in the cold
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-UltraSafe-GB30-Starte...
It is a really great piece of kit. I used to always worry about getting my Crossflow fired up in the cold
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