Battery Booster/Jump Start Kits

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Can anybody recommend a jump starter kit. ideally it needs to be as light /compact as possible but with enough oomph to get a Landcruiser 4.2TD turning over?

Thanks

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Cheers all - links to online stuff would be good.

I borrowed my brother's last time - it was called a DBS9000 but I've googled and can't seem to find it. The battery was stone-cold dead and it took 3 attempts before it fired up. The pack went from 100% to 68% which, given the size of the engine (3L diesel) I thought was pretty good. The only annoying thing was the crocodile clips were quite small and a bit of a PITA to get onto the terminals.

Anyway I'll keep searching....

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Krikkit said:

Some of them are US-specific models, but there's quite a few which are available over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8A2nIMUWA

Thanks, that was really useful (it included the dbpower unit my brother had).

Off to google Audew Jump starters

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Olivergt said:

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Can anybody recommend a jump starter kit. ideally it needs to be as light /compact as possible but with enough oomph to get a Landcruiser 4.2TD turning over?

Thanks

OP, Apologies if you already know this but the older Landcruisers (< 98) were 24v starting and you could only connect to one of the batteries under the bonnet. I seem to remember mine had a huge big sign with instructions on one of the batteries.

Thanks for the info - i wasn't aware! To be honest it's never needed jump-starting, I only mentioned it as I am thinking I might as well get a unit that covers all the cars in the house.

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hi all - a bit of a bump for additional comments/suggestions.

I've not brought a jump starter as Im only taking the car out once every 4/5 weeks and I simply borrow my brother's charger when i need it. It seems pointless forking out £100 for another one.

However I'm a little worried that the battery continually discharging and then being kickstarted and then recharged via a long run every 4/5 weeks isn't going to do the battery life any good and risks damaging the electronics. (Audi A6 3.0TDi fwiw)

Is there anything I can get which I can plug into the battery which maintains the charge. The garage is detached from the house and doesn't have its own power supply so it would need to be somethings elf contained.

Thanks