Quickjack 12v Power Source

[Tommie38]

I’ve got a 5000 rated Quickjack. Fantastic piece of kit but the batteries that I have don’t particularly like working with it.

What are people using? Garage is enclosed so keeping the engine running isn’t really an option.

I am looking at the Clarke JS4000 jump start pack, which is basically a lead acid battery and some heavy duty leads. Fine but not falling over myself to spend another £200.

Any experience?

[T697JVS]

Use a 12 volt car battery with mine. Works fine.

[Tommie38]

A dedicated battery or the one in the car?

Car has a lightweight battery so can’t really use that. I have an old 12v that I’ve tried to recover with my Noco battery conditioner but no joy.

So options appear to be to buy a stand alone 12v battery for £100 or so, or use a Clarke type jump box. Converting to 240v looks expensive.

[Belle427]

You can buy a half decent battery for less than £100, why is it a nightmare to run it off 240 v mains?
Not familiar with the setup sorry.

[Tommie38]

Belle427 said:

You can buy a half decent battery for less than £100, why is it a nightmare to run it off 240 v mains?
Not familiar with the setup sorry.

Quickjacks come in 12v or 240v options. Looks like they only sell the 12v version in the UK. 12v is what I have.

Yep spare battery is probably the way to go, and can get for less than £100. Was just wondering if there is a neater solution. The portable li-ion jump packs for example but they aren’t suited to sustained high current.

Awesome piece of kit for a home mechanic for the record!

[Dave.]

I use an old car battery, mounted next to the pump on a cheap moving dolly, hardwired together, with a ctek connector to top it up every now and again.