Jump starter

Tonybvi said:
Sounds just like my excellent Anti-Gravity XP10 power pack. Only about 7” x 3” x 1” complete with all leads in a neat little case. Jump starts, torch, usb charger, 12v output, 19v output, etc etc.
Wouldn’t be without it.
Tony
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Impressive. The price reflects it.

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They must be rubbish ....the hairy one said so ....

Frankly from personal experience, the days of lugging a jump start pack around with a big lead acid battery inside are long gone ....

Modern battery technology has moved on a great deal in a very short space of time, some of these emergency jump start packs will start some pretty big engines without breaking a sweat including my mates dirty big 4 x 4 tractor after being sat in a field since last January .
 
maja07 said:
Hi, so which one has Sue got ? I fancy one with all the outputs/leads as a handy portable backup power source for mobile/laptop etc....Maja
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She got it from either Lidl or Aldi not sure which but you can charge phones etc and it has a torch and it started her van from completely flat .
 
Up to now is started a few cars and several motor caravans I have only used for ipad and camera charging and powering a usb fan. But it's nearly 8 year old.

It looks similar to the one in the link and the same spec. Buy one and see you can always return to Amazon.

Alf


Fazerloz said:
If that does what it says in the specs Alf, its a good buy.
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Ideal

....think I'll get half a dozen instead of panels n batts LOL 😂 Maja
 
Alf said:
Up to now is started a few cars and several motor caravans I have only used for ipad and camera charging and powering a usb fan. But it's nearly 8 year old.

It looks similar to the one in the link and the same spec. Buy one and see you can always return to Amazon.

Alf
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Stop it. I spend enough of my own money without you spending it.
 
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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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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molly 2 said:
Flat batterys can be a problem for people that store their vehicles in compounds, especially in winter When solar panels do very little.
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Due to a load of unfortunate circumstances, today was the first time I've been able to start my x250 for (a few days short of) 4 months, batteries where a little low, but it started first time with no problems, solar might not be able to keep up with heavy demand at this time of year, but it should keep batteries from failing.
 
It all depends how flat your battery is! One guy did a demo on one the fool connected the positive of the pack to the positive of the battery and the negative to the disconnected negative lead so his Vw t5 battery wasn't connected to the van as soon has he turned the key to crank position the pack set on fire
 
Chris356 said:
It all depends how flat your battery is! One guy did a demo on one the fool connected the positive of the pack to the positive of the battery and the negative to the disconnected negative lead so his Vw t5 battery wasn't connected to the van as soon has he turned the key to crank position the pack set on fire
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Yes the lithium battery would see it as a short circuit and hence, bang.

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I've got one it works OK I am happy with it.
Several other members got one they are happy with them,

Some members aint got one so they rubbish them that have, well you cant win them all

Alf




Fazerloz said:
Stop it. I spend enough of my own money without you spending it.
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Alf said:
I've got one it works OK I am happy with it.
Several other members got one they are happy with them,

Some members aint got one so they rubbish them that have, well you cant win them all

Alf
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Nail hit firmly on the head there Alf.....
 
Very few wagons have a flat battery,they are about down 20% when you cannot start engine and just hear solinoid clic,hence the we power packs will give power to start.
But if the big starter battery is down 50% or less then its got no mission.
A gran picking up kids at our school left her lights on and returning to big jeep it was as dead as a doo doo,chap jumped out his car with one of these we jobies and said this will start it,no mission and i had to jump start her of my van after letting my wagon run for about 5 mins at 1500 rpm.
Truth is these will only work if you starting battery is just on the edge,other wise car makers would be fitting them in loo of big heavy batterys and saving weight,just look at the cranking amps required to start engines compared to what these we units give out,never mind the cable sizes,try getting 400cca down them.
 
Trev to quote this as an example we need the make of the wee Jobbiqe you saw you yourself are always complaining of people generalizing.
It could have been a rubbish Robbie or a flat as a card Jobbie for all we know.
Mine works OK. I know that i have used it.
However if the battery was faulty or knackerex then that's another matter.
Each time you use such a Jobbie it will be different it may not be the battery just the driver.

As I have said air have one it works I am happy with my wee jobbie the next time I use it I will as for a report or statement from the person and report back with photos.

If you don't have one you are in a difficult position to advise about them.

Alf
P.S. batteries are getting smaller all the time.


trevskoda said:
Very few wagons have a flat battery,they are about down 20% when you cannot start engine and just hear solinoid clic,hence the we power packs will give power to start.
But if the big starter battery is down 50% or less then its got no mission.
A gran picking up kids at our school left her lights on and returning to big jeep it was as dead as a doo doo,chap jumped out his car with one of these we jobies and said this will start it,no mission and i had to jump start her of my van after letting my wagon run for about 5 mins at 1500 rpm.
Truth is these will only work if you starting battery is just on the edge,other wise car makers would be fitting them in loo of big heavy batterys and saving weight,just look at the cranking amps required to start engines compared to what these we units give out,never mind the cable sizes,try getting 400cca down them.
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Have a look

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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Hi Baz I was that impressed with Carols I looked them up. I did put it on another thread somewhere not long ago. The one I was most impressed with is the one that Minisorella (Jenny) posted earlier. I bought it and I am sure it was £49.99 but next time I looked it was £59.99 tonight I have looked and its £69.99 so it looks like it jumps £10 every other week. It is still cheaper than Amazon sell them which Jenny's link goes to. This one is on eBay. I can only go on what they wright up about it and it says it will start a 5L diesel 22 times. Weather that's true or not who knows. I must say it might be small but it sure is heavy. You also get the usb ports, lap top port, a torch, and a little bonus of a tyre pump. It all comes in a little compact case. I have still not had cause to use it to start any engines but a mate came round the other week with his van with a leak he wanted me to look at. He also said his leisure battery would not operate anything. So I got my new gizmo out put it on his LB and all his lights came on in the habitation area and lit it up like a Xmas tree. I took it off after about 10 minutes and his battery stayed charged up and everything was working as normal.
Here is the latest link.

12V 600A POWER PACK CAR ENGINE STARTER JUMP START BATTERY BOOSTER+AIR COMPRESSOR | eBay

.... Tom ....
 
stonedaddy said:
Hi Baz I was that impressed with Carols I looked them up. I did put it on another thread somewhere not long ago. The one I was most impressed with is the one that Minisorella (Jenny) posted earlier. I bought it and I am sure it was £49.99 but next time I looked it was £59.99 tonight I have looked and its £69.99 so it looks like it jumps £10 every other week. It is still cheaper than Amazon sell them which Jenny's link goes to. This one is on eBay. I can only go on what they wright up about it and it says it will start a 5L diesel 22 times. Weather that's true or not who knows. I must say it might be small but it sure is heavy. You also get the usb ports, lap top port, a torch, and a little bonus of a tyre pump. It all comes in a little compact case. I have still not had cause to use it to start any engines but a mate came round the other week with his van with a leak he wanted me to look at. He also said his leisure battery would not operate anything. So I got my new gizmo out put it on his LB and all his lights came on in the habitation area and lit it up like a Xmas tree. I took it off after about 10 minutes and his battery stayed charged up and everything was working as normal.
Here is the latest link.

12V 600A POWER PACK CAR ENGINE STARTER JUMP START BATTERY BOOSTER+AIR COMPRESSOR | eBay

.... Tom ....
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If you read further down the ad in the specs,it states 3.5L diesel,not 5L as suggested in the headline.
 
Asterix said:
If you read further down the ad in the specs,it states 3.5L diesel,not 5L as suggested in the headline.
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There seem to be 2 different models of more or less the same thing... I agree the blurb for both is often completely mixed up.

One has peak of 600Amp with 18000 mAh capacity which will start a diesel up to 3.5L. This is the one Tom and I linked to that seems to always come in the kit with the compressor.

The other one I've seen has a peak of 800A with 20000 mAh capacity and that's the one for a 5L diesel... it's the same price as the other one but without the compressor...
Suaoki 800A Car Battery Power Booster Jump Starter Start Rescue Pack 20000mAh UK | eBay
 
As stated

You can only read the write ups and like I said who knows. But if it gets you out of an unexpected battery failure it should be well worth it. I must say I did not realize there was two models.
.... Tom ....
 
Thanks to all

Particularly
Tonybvi
Jennie
and Stonedaddy

The more expensive on (Tonybvi) is no doubt better
The other 2 look to do the job

I prefer
The stonedaddy item with the compressor as it will start my under 3500kg vehicle....
And it comes with a compressor
Maybe good enough to pump the tyre up enough either to get to a tyre repairer

OR simply to get you to a better place to await rescue

I have a big Maplin Yellow box which is similar and has done the job (x2) but it is heavy and cumbersome and takes up unnecessary room in the locker.
It also does not have direct usb power (although 12V sockets)

As I presume all (except maybe 1) members realise...no good keeping it in MH whilst in storage ,,,,,regular mains charging once a month at home will mean it is always "ready to go"

The usb function is particularly useful to charge items at night without impacting the LB
Indeed the flashlight also good if sitting outside
 
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