Which Jump Starter?
Discussion
Looking, just as backup, for a not too expensive jump starter.
Any recommendations? Amazon has umpteen, but which to choose?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-GENIUS5UK-Fully-Auto...
Any recommendations? Amazon has umpteen, but which to choose?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-GENIUS5UK-Fully-Auto...
Old school.
Clark Jump Start 4000.
Not cheap not light and won't fit in the glove box, but charge it now and again and like mine it will still be doing its job 10/12 years from now, and you can buy a replacement battery for the pack if and when the time comes.
If you have decent jump leads you could shop around for a bargain high capacity battery and keep that charged as you would the jump pack.
When seaching for new batteries for my Prado sized Landcruiser the physically bigger higher capacity twin batteries for the Amazon were cheaper, 100ah jobbies IIRC, for comparison purposes one of the smaller twin batteries on my Prado will start my 3 litre Diesel without struggling.
I bet there's other fairly unpopular sizes which can be bought cheaply too, a truck battery would probably last 2 decades for emergency power if kept topped up on a smart charger, the heavier batteries almost always have carrying handles.
Clark Jump Start 4000.
Not cheap not light and won't fit in the glove box, but charge it now and again and like mine it will still be doing its job 10/12 years from now, and you can buy a replacement battery for the pack if and when the time comes.
If you have decent jump leads you could shop around for a bargain high capacity battery and keep that charged as you would the jump pack.
When seaching for new batteries for my Prado sized Landcruiser the physically bigger higher capacity twin batteries for the Amazon were cheaper, 100ah jobbies IIRC, for comparison purposes one of the smaller twin batteries on my Prado will start my 3 litre Diesel without struggling.
I bet there's other fairly unpopular sizes which can be bought cheaply too, a truck battery would probably last 2 decades for emergency power if kept topped up on a smart charger, the heavier batteries almost always have carrying handles.
normalbloke said:
Noco. They’ve been around long enough so the least likely to burn your house down when you charge it up. The others, not so much.I’ve got a GB150 which(whilst probably overkill) has never failed to start anything I’ve used it on.
Yeahbut, that's 300 quid!I was hoping for something in the £30 - £60 range. Am I being unrealistic?
The Mad Monk said:
normalbloke said:
Noco. They’ve been around long enough so the least likely to burn your house down when you charge it up. The others, not so much.I’ve got a GB150 which(whilst probably overkill) has never failed to start anything I’ve used it on.
Yeahbut, that's 300 quid!I was hoping for something in the £30 - £60 range. Am I being unrealistic?
Noco - mines been faultless and had it years now.
This is as close to mine as I can find:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-GB50-UltraSafe-Lithi...
It's started E39 530i M54s and an M62 4.4 V8, E65 730D without fault...
That's about as good as you'll get; it's worth paying for.
This is as close to mine as I can find:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-GB50-UltraSafe-Lithi...
It's started E39 530i M54s and an M62 4.4 V8, E65 730D without fault...
That's about as good as you'll get; it's worth paying for.
ChocolateFrog said:
I've got a GOOLOO. Great bit of kit.
I think Project Farm have just done another jump start review video. Probably worth checking that out, there's always a few cheap ones that perform well against more expensive competition.
God! That was hard work!I think Project Farm have just done another jump start review video. Probably worth checking that out, there's always a few cheap ones that perform well against more expensive competition.
Edited by ChocolateFrog on Monday 11th November 14:56
He could gabble for America.
I think he said the Gooloo and BPom? both will start a car with a completely dead battery and also have a tyre inflator.
I suppose Amazon is the UK supplier for all of these?
I have a Quickstart one. I think it was about £80 ish.
Works a treat. In a previous life when I had to deal with a lot of cars that had been standing I had a Snap On one, which cost a few hundred even in the nineties. It was brilliant at the time but I think the more compact modern ones would outperform it nowadays.
Works a treat. In a previous life when I had to deal with a lot of cars that had been standing I had a Snap On one, which cost a few hundred even in the nineties. It was brilliant at the time but I think the more compact modern ones would outperform it nowadays.
The Mad Monk said:
Looking, just as backup, for a not too expensive jump starter.
Any recommendations? Amazon has umpteen, but which to choose?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-GENIUS5UK-Fully-Auto...
That's a nice piece of kit (I have one, and the ctek equiv) but it's a 5A maintenance charger, not a jump pack!Any recommendations? Amazon has umpteen, but which to choose?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOCO-GENIUS5UK-Fully-Auto...
Cheapest and lowest maintenance jump option is a set of leads and flag down a passing car....
I also have a Noco GB50. I don't trust cheap stuff as it's full of batteries and cheap lithium ion batteries are a fire hazard. I've had it a few years and it's come to my rescue multiple times as I like to push it when it comes to not replacing car batteries when I should. It wasn't cheap but I got it on sale. Never regretted it once!
We've got a Ring RPPL300 for our fleet, it's never failed to start anything up to and including this.
https://www.ringautomotive.com/en/product/RPPL300
https://www.ringautomotive.com/en/product/RPPL300
Alickadoo said:
ChocolateFrog said:
I've got a GOOLOO. Great bit of kit.
I think Project Farm have just done another jump start review video. Probably worth checking that out, there's always a few cheap ones that perform well against more expensive competition.
God! That was hard work!I think Project Farm have just done another jump start review video. Probably worth checking that out, there's always a few cheap ones that perform well against more expensive competition.
Edited by ChocolateFrog on Monday 11th November 14:56
He could gabble for America.
I think he said the Gooloo and BPom? both will start a car with a completely dead battery and also have a tyre inflator.
I suppose Amazon is the UK supplier for all of these?
Yep Amazon is where I got mine. The packaging made me laugh on mine. Petrol cars upto 12 litres and diesels up to 10 litres.
Whilst my Clark 4000 has been brilliant its hardly something you'd stick in the glove box or with the jacking kit.
Looking at some of these lithium jobbies, notice the Topdon 3000 is getting recommends from some of the recovery and workshop trades, its not one featuring on the quick talking bloke's video that i could see, am going to look when the black Friday deals get going see whats on offer, Topdon is currently £140 odd at Amazon, £122 Ebay.
Looking at some of these lithium jobbies, notice the Topdon 3000 is getting recommends from some of the recovery and workshop trades, its not one featuring on the quick talking bloke's video that i could see, am going to look when the black Friday deals get going see whats on offer, Topdon is currently £140 odd at Amazon, £122 Ebay.
I bought a 'Britpart XS' back in 2016. My decision was based on the quality of the plastic used for the casing (seriously).
I use it professionally, so it's had far more use than the average one, I take it with me on trips and holidays (I was very popular on the 'Snow Train' down to the Alps one year when kids sat near us were running out of juice), slipped it in my jacket pocket when motorcycling, and I've used it as a power source when camping (ie for lighting and phone charging).
It is still going strong, 8 years later ...it started a dead-flat 3.0 diesel only this past week.
I think I may have paid too much for it though, as the price back in 2016 was the same £100 odd that it still costs now!
When this one eventually dies, which surely it must soon, I won't hesitate to buy another.
I use it professionally, so it's had far more use than the average one, I take it with me on trips and holidays (I was very popular on the 'Snow Train' down to the Alps one year when kids sat near us were running out of juice), slipped it in my jacket pocket when motorcycling, and I've used it as a power source when camping (ie for lighting and phone charging).
It is still going strong, 8 years later ...it started a dead-flat 3.0 diesel only this past week.
I think I may have paid too much for it though, as the price back in 2016 was the same £100 odd that it still costs now!
When this one eventually dies, which surely it must soon, I won't hesitate to buy another.
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