Car battery booster/starter, tyre inflator
Discussion
Good morning all. I wasn’t sure whether to post this in here or in General Gassing, so I’ve stuck it in here for the time being. I’m sure the Mods will move it to somewhere more appropriate if necessary.
I’m after a “jump start” battery pack and a tyre inflator for my car and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? Price for either isn’t so much an issue, but the cheaper, the better, as long as they’re of decent enough quality and ideally, the smaller the better.
I’ve recently seen online a few quite small boosters/jump starters, with some you can even plug into the cigarette lighter socket, so you don’t even have to lift the bonnet. If it makes any difference, my car’s a 2008 SAAB 1.9 TiD estate - I don’t know whether or not diesels need more “oomph” for a jump start. Ideally I’d like something I can charge up in the house and then forget about.
The tyre inflator again just needs to be something I can plug in to the cigarette lighter socket in the car, but if there is a battery and/or mains powered option, even better.
So over to the collective wisdom of PH. I’m sorry it’s a rather dull “what to buy” thread, compared to the torches or frivolous purchases ones, but I’ve already got “enough” torches to be getting in with (that’s what I’m trying to tell myself, at any rate!) and I’ve recentky bitten the bullet and upgraded from an iPhone SE to an iPhone XR (and yes, I know, sticking with Apple products isn’t necessarily an “upgrade” to some people).
I’m after a “jump start” battery pack and a tyre inflator for my car and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? Price for either isn’t so much an issue, but the cheaper, the better, as long as they’re of decent enough quality and ideally, the smaller the better.
I’ve recently seen online a few quite small boosters/jump starters, with some you can even plug into the cigarette lighter socket, so you don’t even have to lift the bonnet. If it makes any difference, my car’s a 2008 SAAB 1.9 TiD estate - I don’t know whether or not diesels need more “oomph” for a jump start. Ideally I’d like something I can charge up in the house and then forget about.
The tyre inflator again just needs to be something I can plug in to the cigarette lighter socket in the car, but if there is a battery and/or mains powered option, even better.
So over to the collective wisdom of PH. I’m sorry it’s a rather dull “what to buy” thread, compared to the torches or frivolous purchases ones, but I’ve already got “enough” torches to be getting in with (that’s what I’m trying to tell myself, at any rate!) and I’ve recentky bitten the bullet and upgraded from an iPhone SE to an iPhone XR (and yes, I know, sticking with Apple products isn’t necessarily an “upgrade” to some people).
I bought one of these portable jump-starters at Race Retro last year, and have used it a few times while trying to start my Vauxhall (2.3 OHC petrol engine, newly rebuilt so perhaps a bit tight, but a slow turner anyway), without issue: https://www.enigmabatteries.net/category-19/EB-MS6...
It was a bit cheaper than that when I bought it, perhaps a show special. As for whether it's up to turning a diesel, which does have a higher power requirement, you could ask them. When I was talking to them at the show, I recall them being quite conservative on what spec was required, in that they'd "round down" rather than "round up", presumably so as to minimise problems.
As for the tyre inflator, last time I was in "Home Bargain" nearby, they had a pile of them for £4.99 each.
It was a bit cheaper than that when I bought it, perhaps a show special. As for whether it's up to turning a diesel, which does have a higher power requirement, you could ask them. When I was talking to them at the show, I recall them being quite conservative on what spec was required, in that they'd "round down" rather than "round up", presumably so as to minimise problems.
As for the tyre inflator, last time I was in "Home Bargain" nearby, they had a pile of them for £4.99 each.
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