Portable Car Jump Starter?

[limey1]

Guys,

Has anyone used one of these type of devices on a Vantage V8?

Looks like you can also connect the device to the cigarette lighter to charge/top-up the battery as well.
Not had any experience with jump starting the Vantage so I'm not sure how this would work in reality with the battery being inside the car and jump points under the bonnet?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KZFUW98/ref...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B015TKUPIC/ref...

Cheers

[leerandle]

I haven't used that particular model, but I have used a portable car jump starter on my 2006 Vantage (£30 off the internet)

I just connected it up to the battery behind the drivers seat and car started fine.

It was in the days when I didn't have a proper trickle charger and no power to the garage.

[HBradley]

leerandle said:

I haven't used that particular model, but I have used a portable car jump starter on my 2006 Vantage (£30 off the internet)

I just connected it up to the battery behind the drivers seat and car started fine.

It was in the days when I didn't have a proper trickle charger and no power to the garage.

Lee, just to confirm you used the jump starter as a trickle charger? I've got a similar problem, large communal underground car park with no power.

[Manx V8V]

I haven't used these new generation boosters, but certainly with the old sealed lead-acid units you got what you paid for, the £29.99 ones died very quickly whereas the more expensive ones did the job for a few years if looked after.

I'd personally go for the Lithium- ion unit rather than the Lithium-Polymer, as the latter battery type has a bit of a reputation for self combusting in certain circumstances, and that is the last thing you want in the boot of your car or even in the garage.

[Rick F.]

limey1,

My Vantage still has its original battery—making it 10 years old—so I always carry one of these jump-start units with me, just in case. Needless to say, since I have one available, I haven't had to use it…

Rick F.

[leerandle]

HBradley said:

leerandle said:

I haven't used that particular model, but I have used a portable car jump starter on my 2006 Vantage (£30 off the internet)

I just connected it up to the battery behind the drivers seat and car started fine.

It was in the days when I didn't have a proper trickle charger and no power to the garage.

Lee, just to confirm you used the jump starter as a trickle charger? I've got a similar problem, large communal underground car park with no power.

I only used it to start the car when battery was low enough for the car not to start.

Since then I've invested In a CTEK trickle charger and it's plugged in when stored in the garage.

The jump starter was £30, but it did the trick and has been used on my friends cars without any problems.

[Guycord]

I have a DBPower 600A/16500mAh. Fired up a 5.4L V8 without hesitation when I let the radio drain by mistake.

Well worth the price of admission

[bogie]

I have lithium jump pack, says its good enough for up to 5L V8, it was an xmas pressie. It has USB ports, torch, selection of charge cables etc. Generic brand, cant remember to be honest, not a big name. Sourced of Amazon I think.

Not had to try it on the Vantage, but its started one of my bikes and 4.2 V8 Range Rover no issue, with 90% charge left afterwards. Really amazing bit of kit for something the size of a small book.

[Graze01]

bought one for my old triumphs

havent used it in the Vantage, used it on my RS4

brilliant bit of kit

Graeme

[DB9VolanteDriver]

HBradley said:

leerandle said:

I haven't used that particular model, but I have used a portable car jump starter on my 2006 Vantage (£30 off the internet)

I just connected it up to the battery behind the drivers seat and car started fine.

It was in the days when I didn't have a proper trickle charger and no power to the garage.

Lee, just to confirm you used the jump starter as a trickle charger? I've got a similar problem, large communal underground car park with no power.

If you can't use a trickle charger, you can connect a portable batt pack to the connection point in the boot instead. This'll have the effect of prolonging the time before the batt can no longer provide the necessary voltage. The devices linked to here are only good for starting a car with a dead/subpar batt and have very little capacity to keep your batt voltage up during extended stints of no usage.

[HBradley]

DB9VolanteDriver said:

If you can't use a trickle charger, you can connect a portable batt pack to the connection point in the boot instead. This'll have the effect of prolonging the time before the batt can no longer provide the necessary voltage. The devices linked to here are only good for starting a car with a dead/subpar batt and have very little capacity to keep your batt voltage up during extended stints of no usage.

Thanks.

[limey1]

Thanks for the replies.... I've opted for the 800A model and claims it should be sufficient for 6.0L engine.