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...)

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That sounds like a yes the, thanks all!

This thread was inspired by my Eunos which didn't want to go yesterday after not being used for several weeks. Luckily I'd parked it facing into the shed so I could bring my other car up to jump it, but a power pack would have been less faff...

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PhillipM said:

I'll take a lithium ion one over one of those any day of the week. Lithium jump packs make far more sense than a lead iron one.

Pretty much what I thought...

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This?: https://www.aldi.co.uk/jump-start-with-compressor/...

Looks like a pretty boggo lead acid job. Nothing special for £50.

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Sorry to bump my old thread, but I thought I should report back. I ended up buying the second power pack in my OP, this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B012CSYE5Y/ref...

I charged it up and stuck it in the boot of my Eunos and have been carrying it around for months. Tried to use it yesterday and... nothing. The pack wouldn't turn on at all. Stuck it on charge overnight and it's still as dead as a dead thing. So yeah, maybe don't bother with that one?

Sigh.

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Bumping my old thread. I have yet to get around to buying a replacement for the one that turned out to useless (this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-portable-functio... ) and I still want one of these.

One thing I have noticed browsing Amazon is that a huge proportion of the reviews of these jump starters carry a disclaimer to the effect they were written in exchange for a positive review, and are therefore pretty worthless.

Can someone point me to a currently-available sub-£50 unit that won't turn out to be worthless crap?

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I've gone for a mid-spec DBPower. Wish me luck!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DBPOWER-12000mAh-Portable...

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Thread update! (I'm nothing if not diligent...)

Bought one of these at the start of the month:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YDZR40W/ref...



I charged it when I got it and stuck it in the family car. Yesterday after a little bit of cranking it started my Eunos which has been sitting for a month with a flat battery. Nothing melted or caught fire so I'm calling that a win.

Of course, I don't know how long it'll last...