Jump Starter Packs

[TPC]

I was given one of those for my birthday last year and thought there's no way it would work but have jumped my brothers commodore with ease. Have not had a flat battery in the Patrol to try it on that.

[the evil twin]

Here is the one I have been using for 18 months or so, I have one at home and two at work.
They are a bit big for a glove box but stow away quite well in a nook somewhere or under a seat

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12-Off-Ju...sAAOSwygJXhF~U

Vehicle preformance as a booster-
Easily starts my Chev 6.5 if cranker battery has enough to glow but cannot turnover. I tried it 3 times and uses about 10% each time and still wound it over as fast and started the 3rd attempt as the first.
Family member small 4 cyl petrol easily starts it from cold multiple times (after 3 starts over several days it had only dropped to 88%).
Work 4 and 5 cylinder Diesel Utes - starts 'em from dead cold even if it needs to glow them (struggles with my Chevy with Cranker disconnected so the LiFePo is the only source but then again it has 8 old school glow plugs before you can attempt to crank).

I use them for power for my test gear at remote sites (lugging in SLA's was a real piss off I can tell ya).
The advantage they have that makes them seem to punch out so much grunt is that the voltage doesn't sag anything like a Lead Acid as they load down or discharge.

Shelf life fully charged - the ones at work can sit around for 6 months or more and are still at 100% when turned on.

Current rating - vary wildly amongst different brands and I go by the size of the LiFePo4 battery rather than the claimed outputs. Any unit with a battery over 50 Watt/hours will do IMHO

Overall I cannot recommend the technology highly enough as an emergency back up to a Cranker... indeed the 4 cyl petty motor it spins faster than the onboard cranker

[MB]

I do remember you kindly posting that ripper one ET a while back. Shoulda acted back then and got one in the post. Typical me, leave it till the last minute and stuff the morning running around shops:-)

[the evil twin]

snip... Typical me, leave it till the last minute and stuff the morning running around shops:-)

ROFL... Typical me forgets about it till the last minute... age and alcohol, one you can't stop and the other just tastes too good

[mudnut]

My stuffed Uniden pack has gone flat and couldn't start the Falcon this morning.

I have manufactured a lead that allows me to connect the small battery top up solar panel to the pack. It was 11.86 volts and has now charged up to 11.90.

I did measure the voltage at 12.23 but the unit wasn't fully charged.

I don't want to over-charge the unit, so can someone please measure the voltage of a fully charged pack at the jump start socket and let me know what it is? Cheers.

[TPC]

My stuffed Uniden pack has gone flat and couldn't start the Falcon this morning.

I have manufactured a lead that allows me to connect the small battery top up solar panel to the pack. It was 11.86 volts and has now charged up to 11.90.

I did measure the voltage at 12.23 but the unit wasn't fully charged.

I don't want to over-charge the unit, so can someone please measure the voltage of a fully charged pack at the jump start socket and let me know what it is? Cheers.

Just measured mine after charging it and it was 12.52.

[MB]

Just measured mine too after charging with it registering 100% and only reads 12.28. Not sure if I have a dud but started the tractor last time at 80% no problems.


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[Hodge]

Just measured mine too after charging with it registering 100% and only reads 12.28. Not sure if I have a dud but started the tractor last time at 80% no problems.

Marko. Was that the same one you started that big dam pump motor with? That impressed the hell out of me. A running navara couldnt do it and that small thing zapped it to life.

[MB]

Nah mate that was Rustynails-Nickos one, was cool hey!


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[mudnut]

Very good, thanks chaps.