When you look at the Jump Starter Pack, its hard to believe that this small plastic cased unit will be enough to start a car, especially as the one i’m reviewing is designed to start both Petrol and Diesel engines in cars and vans upto 3 litres in size. The advantage of this type of battery is that it is powerful and lightweight, and also will hold its charge for around 12 months, only losing 20% – 25% of its charge during the period, meaning that it will start an average car two or three times, despite being stored and not charged for a year. This technology is called Lithium Polymer or ‘Lipo’ for short, this is the same Lithium technology as is used in the Batteries used in Electric Cars, such as the BMW i8 and Tesla. Using a sealed lead acid battery, means that they lose charge when just sitting around in the car, waiting to be used, this means that you need to periodically charge them up every 3 months or so, otherwise the one time you need it, then it will be as flat as the car battery you are trying to start.īut now there is a different Car Battery Jump Starter on the market, and one which replaces the conventional lead acid battery used in the earlier, traditional jump starter packs. Often these Starter Packs, consist of a tyre compressor and various warning lights which tend to make them bulky, taking up valuable room inside the vehicle or its boot (Trunk) space.
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Wouldn’t it be far easier to jump start the car in less than one minute by using another battery, but without the hassle of jumper cables and having to connect to the battery of another vehicle?Īn increasing number of Motorists have started carrying Car Battery Jump Starters around with them, these are portable devices which consist of a pair of jump leads connected to a 12v lead acid battery. Then you would probably find the Battery flat again, when you left your destination, and that would be a call to your motor breakdown company. Yes, you could charge the car battery up, but that would mean running an extension cable from the house / garage, searching for the Battery Charger, and then waiting for two or three hours for the battery to gain enough charge to crank over the engine.
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