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13th March 2012, 06:01 PM
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Patrol God
Jump Starter Packs
Just wondering peoples thoughts on those jumpstarter packs.
-how many starts can you get out of them?
-how long do they last from a full charge up (if unused)
-Ive heard they can stuff up if theyre run completely flat.
-Are they all fairly much the same quality or is there a big difference between the cheaper and more expensive?
Ill go the dual battery option one day but considering a jumperpack for now.
cheers for any thoughts
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13th March 2012 06:01 PM
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13th March 2012, 06:17 PM
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I got the Aldi one a while ago, because it was cheaper than just buying a bare 18ah gel battery.
I have never used it for jump starting, but do use it to run LED lights around the camp. I have also used the tyre compressor - which is slow but puffs 'em up eventually!
I no longer use the little charger pack that came with it - instead I clip my smart charger leads onto the jumper leads, which are directly connected to the battery. I'm thinking that the smart charger will look after the battery better.
I also took mine apart, and added a Merrit socket and will add an Anderson plug if the need arises.
Last edited by Silver; 13th March 2012 at 10:58 PM.
Reason: corrected battery rating from 80 ah to 18 ah
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13th March 2012, 06:22 PM
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Hmmm, something for me to look into also me thinks!!
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13th March 2012, 06:27 PM
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Patrol God
A mate has one and he's started 2 or 3 4wds in one day and said it seemed to have a bit of go left in it but thats about all the experience he has had.
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13th March 2012, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by
taslucas
A mate has one and he's started 2 or 3 4wds in one day and said it seemed to have a bit of go left in it but thats about all the experience he has had.
Can't be a bad thing I guess ... I'd be more inclined to use it for lights etc as per Silver's comments, so having something a bit more mobile as it were would be ideal ... be good to,run the fridge off too I suppose in the event of the deep cycle on the trailer not being charged (over a few days of camping)
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13th March 2012, 06:51 PM
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Is BIG Is GOOD! I have a 1200amp from Super Cheap and it works a treat. If it can turn over a TD42 then it is a good thing in my books.
I have used mine a fair bit with very flat batteries and it has never let me down. Would be good for quite a few cranks i reckon, i certainly have done a Dozen without a drama. Even using it when it is showing 75% and she cranks the TD42 with ease. And the TD42 is a Big engine to crank over.
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13th March 2012, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by
MudRunnerTD
Is BIG Is GOOD! I have a 1200amp from Super Cheap and it works a treat. If it can turn over a TD42 then it is a good thing in my books.
I have used mine a fair bit with very flat batteries and it has never let me down. Would be good for quite a few cranks i reckon, i certainly have done a Dozen without a drama. Even using it when it is showing 75% and she cranks the TD42 with ease. And the TD42 is a Big engine to crank over.
Sweet as, i think im looking at the same one you got. Sounds good. How long have you had it?
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13th March 2012, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by
MudRunnerTD
Is BIG Is GOOD! I have a 1200amp from Super Cheap and it works a treat. If it can turn over a TD42 then it is a good thing in my books.
I have used mine a fair bit with very flat batteries and it has never let me down. Would be good for quite a few cranks i reckon, i certainly have done a Dozen without a drama. Even using it when it is showing 75% and she cranks the TD42 with ease. And the TD42 is a Big engine to crank over.
You've won me over old mate!!! It's on the list.
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13th March 2012, 10:52 PM
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If you want it for lighting and fridges, you want the 20 hour (or some other stated) capacity, eg 18 amp hours = 18 amps delivered over 20 hrs.
If you want it for cranking you want CCAs. I think. Maybe.
I'd be interested to know what the 1200 number relates to. Can't be amp hours, or if it is I'm going to buy a few :-) Presumably not milliamps, as that's only 1.2 amps.
Can't find the supercheap product with a quick search on line.
Last edited by Silver; 13th March 2012 at 11:00 PM.
Reason: corrected typo on battery rating
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14th March 2012, 07:49 AM
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My mate who's also my mechanic got a 900amp one ages ago and swears by it,he uses it all the time(as he is a mobile mechanic in a rural area), it has the light and compressor built in as well.
I bought a cheaper one to use for jump starting the wifes CRV or the LPG Falcon in an emergency, because it always the case the car that needs a jump start is always parked in an awkward spot to get jumper leads to.
I haven't used the jump start feature yet, but the compressor has been handy, I have an old Greenfield ride on mower that lives in the back garden shed and more often than not when I want to use it the tyres are a bit low, and it's a pain to hook up the two 30metre air hoses to the compressor from the main garage just to pump them up.
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