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Has anyone used the car jump start packs, the type that is about the size of mobile phone ,some claim to start up to 4 litre diesel engines any recommendations .:camper:
 
hairydog said:
My recommendation is to sort out the problem rather than waste money on jump start packs. You should never need to jump start a vehicle, unless it has a fault. So spend the money on fixing the fault!
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not really the answer I was looking for .
 
How difficult is it to have a well-maintained vehicle where the battery is kept up to charge?

I've never needed such as gadget, but my jumper leads and tow rope get well-used to help others out.

Peter
 
trouble is, you may only know you have a fault when you find your battery's flat
at which point you may be glad you have a starter pack
 
Flat batterys can be a problem for people that store their vehicles in compounds, especially in winter When solar panels do very little.
 
n brown said:
trouble is, you may only know you have a fault when you find your battery's flat
at which point you may be glad you have a starter pack
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that is very true a battery can be fine today but dead tomorrow,
in winter flat batterys recovery call outs go through the roof in bad cold weather .
 
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They are also useful for charging Mobil phones and running other devices .
 
listerdiesel said:
How difficult is it to have a well-maintained vehicle where the battery is kept up to charge?

I've never needed such as gadget, but my jumper leads and tow rope get well-used to help others out.

Peter
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Twice with fiat ducatos , both less than a year old , I've had to call out the breakdown people because of a flat battery .
No fault found , problem never occurred again . So , in answer to your question Peter , quite difficult
 
I purchased an Anti-Gravity XP10 power pack 2 years ago as I have a small diesel tractor as well as a diesel 2 wheel tractor. Both of these are rarely used and whenever I went to start them up (eg to power the snowblower and plough) the batteries were flat. Rather than buy new batteries I thought it’d try the power pack.
What an excellent piece of kit. The pack will easily start either of these machines several times over without losing much charge. I also use it when away to charge iPad and mobile phones many many times over as well as the tyre inflator accessory which will easily inflate to 90psl.
Not cheap but highly recommended.
Tony
 
Lee said:
I'm with you Barry, I haven't any experience of these and it would be good to hear from anyone who has.
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Sue Daisymini has one and has used it on her van and her car recently she thinks they are great for the size
 
hairydog said:
A leisure battery that has run flat will need about 130Ah of charge to refill it. These devices can deliver less than 1Ah. So unless you have a score of them, you'll gain little benefit.

If you have a car or ride-on mower stuck with a flat battery, they can be useful. But starting a diesel engine of 2 litres or more? No chance!
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I think a little research on you part is needed.
 
hairydog said:
A leisure battery that has run flat will need about 130Ah of charge to refill it. These devices can deliver less than 1Ah. So unless you have a score of them, you'll gain little benefit.

If you have a car or ride-on mower stuck with a flat battery, they can be useful. But starting a diesel engine of 2 litres or more? No chance!
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I beg to differ Daisymini has a 2.8 Mercedes's engine in her MH and she has started it twice with one she bought from lidl or Aldi so they will start a big engine.
 
I have had one a few years now I have never needed it on our current van I did on the last van though, I have used it to start several vans and cars with no problems I have used for our Ipad whilst away. My unit has a couple of sub outlets and a 12v outlet plus a 19v laptop outlet. And a torch. The unit Lidl has on offer at present looks a decent item.

Alf

molly 2 said:
Has anyone used the car jump start packs, the type that is about the size of mobile phone ,some claim to start up to 4 litre diesel engines any recommendations .:camper:
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Tonybvi said:
I purchased an Anti-Gravity XP10 power pack 2 years ago as I have a small diesel tractor as well as a diesel 2 wheel tractor. Both of these are rarely used and whenever I went to start them up (eg to power the snowblower and plough) the batteries were flat. Rather than buy new batteries I thought it’d try the power pack.
What an excellent piece of kit. The pack will easily start either of these machines several times over without losing much charge. I also use it when away to charge iPad and mobile phones many many times over as well as the tyre inflator accessory which will easily inflate to 90psl.
Not cheap but highly recommended.
Tony
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Ditto,
Only used it twice in anger on other people’s vehicles but I use it every trip out to charge ecigs, iPads, iPhone, mifi etc, etc.
Wouldn’t venture out without it especially in the winter months.
 
hairydog said:
A leisure battery that has run flat will need about 130Ah of charge to refill it. These devices can deliver less than 1Ah. So unless you have a score of them, you'll gain little benefit.

If you have a car or ride-on mower stuck with a flat battery, they can be useful. But starting a diesel engine of 2 litres or more? No chance!
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I have also used the power pack to start my 2.5litre diesel estate car which had a flat battery after sitting for 3 months with the alarm connected while we were away in the motorhome. Not only did the pack easily start the car but the indicator lights showed no loss of charge on the power pack afterwards. Nevertheless I plugged it in and within 15 minutes it was up to full power again.

So yes a good power pack will start a Diesel engine of 2litres or more - easily.

Tony
 
Car jump start pack

I have one and find it great .I have two bad glow plugs that are seized into the cylinder head and will cost about £1000 to fix so this charger is ideal for cold and damp weather, never been stuck. It also great for any other 12volt device . This is a BRITPART XS PowerPack MULTI-FUNCTION JUMP STARTER.

Houli on Tour
 
hairydog said:
A leisure battery that has run flat will need about 130Ah of charge to refill it. These devices can deliver less than 1Ah. So unless you have a score of them, you'll gain little benefit.

If you have a car or ride-on mower stuck with a flat battery, they can be useful. But starting a diesel engine of 2 litres or more? No chance!
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Never uncertain , seldom correct
 
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