Jump Pac

[jim m]

Who makes the best boost pac for jump starting cars.


Jim

 

[AA/FC]

The Jump-N-Carry 660 is pretty much the industry standard. Go to any large auto auction and you'll see tons of these everywhere. These are the best I've ever used, personally. They make larger units too but the JNC 660 is pretty bad *** by itself.

http://www.cloreautomotive.com/sku.php?id=244

 

[efb16acrx]

What he said^. JNC660. The end.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

HF jump pack has done me well. After over 100 cars, the only time it failed to crank an engine was my co-workers 1992 6.5L diesel after he left the headlights on. I also use it to run flush machines, my power probe, whatever needs 12 volts. Even with a flat battery and a bad alt, the jump-pack can still run a car. Used it to drive our demo derby car onto the trailer last night. Built in light is actually decent for power-outages. Not great, but bright enough to eat/write by.


Extended Warranty is great, it's like $8. After a year or so, the charge light would stay on, even when it was plugged in all night. Still started cars, but it never told me if it was 100% charged. Traded it in, got another.

 

[joejeep92]

http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/MINIJUMP/VERSAPOWER-MICRO-POWER-SOURCE-AND-JUMP-START/
These things are bad ***. Small enough to go anywhere plus it can charge your phone, ipod, etc.

 

[AA/FC]

We had a very long and cold winter this past year up here in Minneapolis.... As I'm sure other areas had too. Anyway, I jump started a co-workers 1997 Dodge Cummins diesel after it sat dead for a few days in our lot at work. It was early morning, -28 degrees (notice the minus symbol) and the JNC 660 cranked that Cummins with no problem. It took a LONG time for the truck to start (lots of cranking) but the 660 never showed signs of going dead or even slowing down.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I have a Schumaker that someone gave me that I believe still needs a battery, and I have a Peak one that I got for complaining about a bottle of Peak washer fluid that sprang a hole and leaked all over the place. I merely asked for a coupon for a replacement bottle and they said that they were sending me a jump pack instead. LOL.

 

[Altmech]

http://www.tooltopia.com/schumacher-psj-4424.aspx

Schumacher makes the top of the line. They are expensive but if you want the best it will cost you. The model I listed above is for 12 and 24v. It's what I used at my last company but we worked in heavy equipment. Now I work on strictly forklifts and I have something I bought at autozone I paid 100 for ( which was their top model). It seriously *****. Rarely jumps anything unless it's barely dead. The shumacher would jump damn near anything. I'll be picking up my own personal Schumacher unit when the bank account allows me to.

 

[kball]

Antigravity batteries Micro start XP-1

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FDYYK4A/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[MN4x4]

I have the JNC 12/24. It's the only thing I've seen that will start a dead diesel in Minnesnowta winters.

 

[justme-]

Schumacher has zero customer support. their chargers are mediocre (but very prevalent) and their boosters are not as durable as other brands due to not only the composition of the housing (easier to break injection molded rather than roto or blow molded HDPE like HF and JnC). They also have more consumer gadgets (light, compressor...) and the ones we have are charged by a 15v wall wart feeding a charger board inside so when something breaks (like the input transformer when someone drops it and the housing cracks) there is no replacement available and no way to charge the booster except a normal battery charger through the clamps.

I have an old JnC 400, just put a battery in it (22ah SLA) after about 10 years... has started everything I have ever asked of it from a high compression 70's 360 to helping a diesel. I used it last winter in every snow storm to manually power the grid heaters in my Cummins until I could replace the relays. This spring it refused to hold a charge and would not boost, hence the new battery.

You want to look for housing composition and quality, cable and clamp construction, and battery size. I'm gutting the Schumacher mentioned above and installing a commercial 12 battery charger (like a battery tender) in the housing to make it functional again for the shop, until the next time it gets dropped.

 

[Jrsixx]

Another vote for the JNC660. That thing has started every vehicle I have ever put it on, even in -20 weather. That mini one is surprisingly good as well, my boss bought one when it came out and I laughed at him for buying a $190 phone charger. Next day, dead diesel Ford. The little ******* fired it right up, I was impressed. CalVan makes it and it can be found for about $125, of course that's without the Matco emblem.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

What's the advantage of the JNC660 vs one of these with a car battery inside?
http://store.minnkotamotors.com/products/418930/Trolling_Motor_Power_Center
I get that the jump pack is more portable, but it seems that a fullsize battery would have better chances at starting a bigger car or truck. I might be wrong, but these jump packs are really nothing more than a $60 wheelchair battery with a set of cables hooked to them. I have been looking at a power source to run a portable 12v fridge and serve as a jump pack, and I'm up in the air on which way to go. I'm leaning towards the trolling motor setup right now.

 

[Ruger_556]

I made my own at my last job Took 4 group 31 batteries and mounted them on a utility cart. Used 00 cables, shut off switch, wired in a charger, added a couple LED work lights. Couldn't be beat for working out in the yard at night and it would start anything. They're still using it to this day...

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I have the http://www.thepowerall.com/product.html powerall deluxe and love it. We use a similar but not as powerful one at work and have jumped cars and trucks with it. Even ran a car off just the jump pack to the cables to get it from the front of the shop to the back, And they're super portable.

 

[KingCobra98]

For the same price as the JNC660 the Schumacher psj-2212 has an AGM battery... I been looking for a jump pack and been debating between the 2 my self or just save the money and buy HF

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Snap On EEJP500. It jumps things as it should. It's heavy. You can charge it with a cig plug or reg house cord. 12v/110....in hindsight I should have got the one with the inverter and the 110 plug, but I didn't want camo or the light hanging off the top. Anyways this one is great.

 

[SQ is the SQUAD]

cant go worng with the Jump n Carry (JNC) brand. i have the 660 for work and home. randme around $135. def the best money spend on a jump pack

 

[CJM8515]

Jump n carry 660 everywhere I have worked we use these. They don't often fail and they will jump many cars. My own personal one is 5 years old and I hardly use it, still charged after sitting for months

 

[CobraRed]

Best deal on the smaller jump starter variety is the 7775, same peak amps or more than the similar sized models out there. Better electronics attachments as well:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KD5VU6U/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[CJM8515]

Best deal on the smaller jump starter variety is the 7775, same peak amps or more than the similar sized models out there. Better electronics attachments as well:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KD5VU6U/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Those things will not jumpstart anything besides a smaller car, 400 peak amps is not enough in alot of cases for a v8 truck/car. 1700 peak amps is a jump n carry.

Longevity for a jnc cant be beat.

 

[Rogue1987]

I was given this as a thank you gift and its been awesome:
http://www.cloreautomotive.com/sku.php?id=270

But those are spendy. I've also got two of the yellow HF units about a year ago and they've done great as well, even more so when you consider the price.

I keep a set like the astro pneumatic one in my backpack and it too has saved my *** a number of times, both with starting engines and to charge my phone and laptop. The flashlight is really useful too. Love the little mini jump pack.

I have a lot of equipment around that doesn't like to start.

Those things will not jumpstart anything besides a smaller car, 400 peak amps is not enough in alot of cases for a v8 truck/car. 1700 peak amps is a jump n carry.

Longevity for a jnc cant be beat.

I'm going to just put my experience here - a buddy of mine has a Ford vac truck with a 370 in it and we've used his mini jumppack to start it before. Granted, I don't think the jump pack was too happy about it but it did start it.

 

[CobraRed]

Those things will not jumpstart anything besides a smaller car, 400 peak amps is not enough in alot of cases for a v8 truck/car. 1700 peak amps is a jump n carry.

Longevity for a jnc cant be beat.

Are you speaking from experience, or just estimating?

Because I actually have one, and not only has it turned over a V8 with 1.9L TVS supercharger on top, it will do so when you take the car battery completely out of the vehicle and just hook up the leads to the little jumper.

 

[CJM8515]

Maybe those are better, but my buddy had a similar snap on one that wouldnt do **** to a V8 truck.

Having used a jnc 660 for years and years day in and day out Id trust it more for pro use.

 

[CobraRed]

Maybe those are better, but my buddy had a similar snap on one that wouldnt do **** to a V8 truck.

Having used a jnc 660 for years and years day in and day out Id trust it more for pro use.

For pro use, I would agree.

 

[Astro_Pneumatic_Tools]

I was given this as a thank you gift and its been awesome:
http://www.cloreautomotive.com/sku.php?id=270

But those are spendy. I've also got two of the yellow HF units about a year ago and they've done great as well, even more so when you consider the price.

I keep a set like the astro pneumatic one in my backpack and it too has saved my *** a number of times, both with starting engines and to charge my phone and laptop. The flashlight is really useful too. Love the little mini jump pack.

I have a lot of equipment around that doesn't like to start.



I'm going to just put my experience here - a buddy of mine has a Ford vac truck with a 370 in it and we've used his mini jumppack to start it before. Granted, I don't think the jump pack was too happy about it but it did start it.

 

[greasemonkey44]

I have a jnc660; it's a beast
I've run it down a few times; but not easily. With a charge it turns the starter on anything I have tried.
I want one of those cute 400a jumpers. It think it would be good for that kinda dead battery(I seem to have too many call outs for that sorta ****) or keeping juice to a
Car while flashing the computer.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

We are thinking about picking up one of these mini jump boxes to keep in our offraod race car. There have been a lot of times that we have lost an alteernator and our battery is too far drained to start the car. We keep a spare alternator on board, so this would really help to have. In the past, we have either had to rely on other racers to stop and jump us or figure out a way to relay a traditional jump box from the pits to the car.

 

[Danglerb]

Schumacher makes something with dual batteries, ADSR something like that, but regardless of the brand you are buying a small battery with a jump cable and charger, its not rocket science, its 99% about the battery used, and only a couple factories that make that type.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

We are thinking about picking up one of these mini jump boxes to keep in our offraod race car. There have been a lot of times that we have lost an alteernator and our battery is too far drained to start the car. We keep a spare alternator on board, so this would really help to have. In the past, we have either had to rely on other racers to stop and jump us or figure out a way to relay a traditional jump box from the pits to the car.

I agree with keeping a jump pack in a classic car or off road race vehicle....not so much a track car for obvious weight reasons. Mine ives in my 71. I have been using it weekly to fire up my tractor. I always forget the battery tender....come to think of it I keep forgetting to just get a new battery for the tractor.

 

[baldy347]

Every Schumaker I've ever had was JUNK and that seems to be the only brand sold locally; will probably order one on-line next time but it will not be Schumaker!

 

[413dan]

i've got a booster pak es5000. 1500 peak amp 12v. my mechanic had one, nd then the small engine guy next door to him got one. I was going on a good 2000+ mile trip and picked one up for just about 120. I've never needed it personally, but there's a few people out there glad I carry it. I came across a guy in an older corvette one day, trying every which way to pull another car up close enough to his to be able to reach his battery under the seat. I was like a water oasis in the desert when I walked right up with this! I know people that use them to start cars, lawnmowers, tractors ect. and they all give great reviews, even been told it'd start something as big as a semi no problem. buddy of mine quit replacing his lawnmower battery and just hooks this up while he cuts haha!

http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/9208720/00463/?isPayInStoreOnlyStore=false

 

[jethro29]

i've got a booster pak es5000. 1500 peak amp 12v. my mechanic had one, nd then the small engine guy next door to him got one. I was going on a good 2000+ mile trip and picked one up for just about 120. I've never needed it personally, but there's a few people out there glad I carry it. I came across a guy in an older corvette one day, trying every which way to pull another car up close enough to his to be able to reach his battery under the seat. I was like a water oasis in the desert when I walked right up with this! I know people that use them to start cars, lawnmowers, tractors ect. and they all give great reviews, even been told it'd start something as big as a semi no problem. buddy of mine quit replacing his lawnmower battery and just hooks this up while he cuts haha!

http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/9208720/00463/?isPayInStoreOnlyStore=false

agreed +1 these things are awesome,we have two at work,i carry one in each personal car and one in the rollback.i will never buy anything else.i would recommend these to anyone.

 

[The Wizard]

I'm surprised there are so many recommendations for the JNC brand.

I was excited about it at first when I spotted it on Amazon, but when I read all the 1 star, 2 star, and 3 star reviews, I was really turned off.

I also think these jump packs with 400 to 500 cranking amps are kind of weak compared to today's cars that require anywhere from 500 to 700 cranking amps to start properly. Plus, I want to have the ability to start a car with a totally dead battery, not just a weak one.

JNC has a big boy with like 800 ca, but it's like $300. Overpriced IMO.

 

[MRunabout]

I have a JNC 300XL that I've had for seven years now and it's still going strong and holds a charge for several months. There was a time when my alternator kicked rocks 20 minutes away from home and completely killed the battery. I hooked up the jumper and drove it home that way. It was on 75% charge and barely got me home but it did it. Thank goodness my battery was in the trunk or I would have had to tow it.

We have a PowerStation PSX-2 as well and that has held up for four years now. I believe it was around $80 at Costco.

 

[Ridge Runner]

I'm surprised there are so many recommendations for the JNC brand.

I was excited about it at first when I spotted it on Amazon, but when I read all the 1 star, 2 star, and 3 star reviews, I was really turned off.

I work at a salvage yard and the JNC660 is what we use. They hardly ever get charged, are abused hard, and still start everything we ask them to. So, yes, I wouldn't think twice to recommend one. It's what I went with when I bought one for personal use.

 

[justme-]

I'm surprised there are so many recommendations for the JNC brand.

I was excited about it at first when I spotted it on Amazon, but when I read all the 1 star, 2 star, and 3 star reviews, I was really turned off.

I also think these jump packs with 400 to 500 cranking amps are kind of weak compared to today's cars that require anywhere from 500 to 700 cranking amps to start properly. Plus, I want to have the ability to start a car with a totally dead battery, not just a weak one.

JNC has a big boy with like 800 ca, but it's like $300. Overpriced IMO.

Where do you get the "today's cars require 500-700" vs older cars... 60's and 70's cars had higher compression larger displacement engines than anything short of a 10 wheeler of today. 1.9L is tiny for a V8 - V8's in the 80's were 302ci (5.0l) and up. For reference, 5.9L is about 360ci.
Check under the hood of today's cars and you'll find 500 CCA batteries as compared to the 1000 CCA batteries of previous decades. I wouldn't spend money on anything that would fit in my pocket, or half the booster packs sold in box stores since they can't possibly have a large enough battery to do much, but a 22AH that can push 400amps is more than enough for just about any car.

 

[bob_the_builder]

Bringing up an older thread, I have been reading a bunch of threads on the JNC660 and that seems to be the unit that gets the best reviews on this site. I was just wondering how it compared to the newer Snap-on EEJP600. I saw a video on the Snap-on unit and it looks pretty nice with its features but I was wondering if anyone has real life experience with it.

Bob

 

[motofool33]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GQDBNWS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Newer version of the JNC660

 

[bob_the_builder]

Cool. I did not know they came out with a newer model.