Jump Pack / Jump Starter

[D45]

Need to buy a new jump pack, as mine is junk after 12 years

Looking for suggestions

I like the CAT 3 in 1 for around $125, that has a 1000amp and a small built in compressor

 

[kelpaso1]

I have a hard time believing those cheap battery packs can deliver said 1000 amps for ten seconds. Marketing ******** IMO. They seem to be nothing more than a small motorcycle battery. 3-400 amps max.

 

[eastbaysubaru]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016UG6PWE/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That's what I picked up about three years ago. Jump started everything I've thrown at it. Highly recommend. Use Camel Camel Camel to snag it when the price drops.

-Brian

 

[Showkey]

This is the battery in the typical larger jump pack with lead acid battery:



Easy to replace and available every where……..don’t over pay, shop around. $36.00 obviously quality might vary….but those new units do not have a $100 battery in them.



The CAT 3-1 is $99 at Costco.

While not 3-1 the lithium packs are less cost, easy to store and get the job done.

 

[409425hp]

I use these for jump starts and to power our rotary lasers at work.I have had 2 of the cats.They both died.One got wet,the other just stopped working.I had 2 dewalts one got wet then died,the other is still working.I have a JNC jump and carry.I’m my opinion it is best of the bunch.

 

[PoorUB]

I have a hard time believing those cheap battery packs can deliver said 1000 amps for ten seconds. Marketing ******** IMO. They seem to be nothing more than a small motorcycle battery. 3-400 amps max.

I felt the same until I saw a guy jump start a Dodge diesel with dead batteries with one. We were standing there trying to figure out the best way to get it running. One of the guys walk up and pulls this jump pack out of his jacket pocket and hooks it up. He hooked it to the one battery for a minute, them hooked it across the second and told the guy to try it. It started right up.

 

[Masheen365]

Robot or human?

This is what I have. Bought one off Amazon about two year ago and have used it a few time. Biggest thing so far is a 6.7 Cummins in the Home Depot parking lot.

 

[kelpaso1]

Robot or human?

This is what I have. Bought one off Amazon about two year ago and have used it a few time. Biggest thing so far is a 6.7 Cummins in the Home Depot parking lot.

LOL. 2000A jump battery. This should be in the "Dreamers" thread.

 

[Walkers]

I bought that Cat jump pack from Costco. Biggest piece of **** I have owned. Stay away from it.

 

[kelpaso1]

2000 amps is laughable in such a small package. There is no way those "small" jump packs are producing 2000 amps for 10-15 seconds to start a truck. They may have enough oomph for the first 2 seconds but that would be it. A simple carbon load tester will confirm this.

 

[kelpaso1]

Another thing. You are NOT sending 2000A through those ****** small cables and clamps. No free ride when it comes to power. People have no clue and believe the claims in the ads without analyzing said claims.

 

[kelpaso1]

I would have more faith in an advertised 400 amp booster than the wildly claimed 2000A. All these potable boosters have basically a lith-ion or a traditional small lead acid motorcycle battery.

 

[Showkey]

Does not matter how many amps they claim the lithium packs can deliver………..the decent lithium pack will start a vehicle and that has been proven and hashed rehashed here many times. If you don’t believe lithium works don’t buy one or buy 30# pack there plenty of those marginal packs in the market place.

The lithium packs need to treated with respect as they can go bad, melt down and start on fire. Just like any other lithium battery.

Any pack no matter the chemistry has to charged and maintained.

 

[Masheen365]

Look. I don’t care what they claim, it might not be close to it, but I own the thing and it works as intended.

 

[kelpaso1]

Does not matter how many amps they claim the lithium packs can deliver………..the decent lithium pack will start a vehicle and that has been proven and hashed rehashed here many times. If you don’t believe lithium works don’t buy one or buy 30# pack there plenty of those marginal packs in the market place.

Err yes that is the point of this discussion. You have no proof these things can deliver the claimed power. Show me the proof. Claiming 2000A is easy. Showing the proof is not.

 

[Showkey]

Err yes that is the point of this discussion. You have no proof these things can deliver the claimed power. Show me the proof. Claiming 2000A is easy. Showing the proof is not.

Do care how many amps………

I have 5 lithium packs in every car and motorcycle………used maybe 40 times over the years with out fail, 98% on other peoples stuff. (i would never use jumped cables from my perfectly good vehicle to some unknown POS as favor). I would guess 15 of the those dead battery jumps were at a ski hill or fat tire bike ride in less than 10*F.

Don’t know, don’t care how many AMPS were used on each….they just need to work !!!!! My guess actual 300-400 amps delivered is common. 1000-2000ampd is not believable.

There are multiple test reviews …the think project farm has done 2-3 comparisons.

 

[PoorUB]

Well, I agree about the 1,000+ amp claim, but they will start a vehicle, and maybe a few dead vehicles of one recharge.

 

[SALIV8]

My pocket sized jump pack handled cars and quads fine but couldn’t handle the 6.0 liter in my Chevy pickup.

 

[Monte406SS]

Got this 2 months ago. Have only used it once for a generator battery that was really low, but it worked great. Cool concept, I just charged it using a usb, took 10 mins and then it was fully charged. Could have just connected it to the gen battery to charge it as well.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086L29DL9/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[acmikee]

i used a noco genius 150 in my tow truck and it would start any diesel. i could also read voltage to determine if the alt was working
it was $$ but worth it was compact and light you could also recharge it using the usb port or a 110outlet

 

[Organized_Garage]

I got this to take along with our UTV's, but it also resides with us in our motorhome when heading down the highway. Has been a blessing out on the trails with our UTV's as well as at home with our V10 Motorhome that I drained the battery on one weekend. Hooked this up and away we went. Back in August we ran across a disabled Kenworth Semi Truck (dead batteries). Our little XP-1 got it fired up.

XP-1 MICRO-START Jump-Starter

The multi-award winning Micro-Start XP-1 is the first & original mini jump-starter that started it all. Start V8 trucks and more. Charge 19V, 12V, USB devices.

antigravitybatteries.com

 

[Worsedog]

Err yes that is the point of this discussion. You have no proof these things can deliver the claimed power. Show me the proof. Claiming 2000A is easy. Showing the proof is not.

The point is he was looking for recommendations. As we all agree the claims are BS, however the fact remains that they are effective and members have given real world experiences, not my buddy's cousin's aunt's boyfriend had one and I heard it performed some miracle.

 

[jhelrey]

Nico... but regardless of what you buy, make sure it has an override feature. If it won't sense voltage, some won't let you jump anything. Well, that can be a ***** when something is stone cold dead. Returned the one I had and got a Nico.

 

[mikedodge]

I had one years ago. Started my neighbors Honda but it couldn't start our V8's. I think it was still the older style.

 

[loganb]

Have multiple Nico GB40s, have some of the larger units on the farm for tractors and semis. I too was doubtful of their abilities but they do work

 

[Drunkonunleaded]

If space is a concern, then lithium is your best bet obviously. I have a small no-name one that I keep in my kit for ATV trips.

I've had a Jump-N-Carry JNC660 for many years. They're pretty popular in the commercial truck service industry, at least per the people I know who do road service. Replacement batteries are a standard gel cell and cheap/easy to come by compared to throwing out a Noco or similar.

I've used this thing to do everything from starting a 7.3 PSD in the dead of winter, to starting a race car with a dead battery all weekend and running the trailer's winch to get it home. Yeah it's heavy and bulky, but it is likely the last I will need to purchase for a very long time.

 

[SkyMaster]

The small lithium jump starter boxes can really output large amount of current. But when you read the small print you discover that the 1000 A or 2000 A that they claim is at about 0 volt. In real life application these small lithium jump starter box will never reach these 1000 A or 2000 A at 12 volt. But they do work and being so small make them very convenient.

I have two NICO GB40.

 

[PoorUB]

The Project Farm dude did some tests and ran them out to max amps. I dropped him a message and mentioned the 500 amps at 2 volts is pretty worthless. I asked him to consider a retest for max amps at ten volts. Ten volts is pretty much the bottom end of what vehicles will start.

 

[viviki]

Lokithor JA301,
This is one of the best all in one must have in vehicle tool. It has Jump Starter, Air Pump, USB charger and very bright Light / flash light. I bought this to start my car which had a dead battery. I could start the car with first try, used the air pump to fill car tires. I love all in one products like this, I used so far multiple times no issues. I would totally recommend this for anyone who is looking for extra safety when traveling, camping or just regular day today driving.
Very compact, rugged and feels premium.

 

[Daniel Dudley]

My pocket sized jump pack handled cars and quads fine but couldn’t handle the 6.0 liter in my Chevy pickup.

If a battery is well and truly discharged, it will **** the power into itself. Jump packs typically work on cars that have already been driven and have some kind of residual charge in the battery.

 

[CTyankee]

I know this is an older thread, but as others have mentioned, regardless of claimed amps, there is plenty of first hand proof these things work. IIRCI bought 2 about 5 years ago that was posted here for about $35. Don't think it's still available but it was this one.

Robot or human?

Over that time they've started numerous cars(including a few 8 cyl) and tractors and did so with only having been charged a couple of times. They both reside in my vehicles 365 days a year. I guess which one and how much to pay is a valid discussion, but certainly not whether they can preform as intended.

 

[gmcgeo]

project farm

 

[DeeDubz]

I have a Stanley jumpstarte. I just replaced the battery last yr. IT was super easy. I took the cover off and found what type of battery I needed and bought it on amazon. I didnt really wanna buy another one.

 

[D45]

I bought this Schumacher months ago:​

Schumacher SJ1332 Rechargeable AGM Jump Starter for Gas Diesel Vehicles - 1200 Amps with Air Compressor and AC, 12V DC, USB Power Station​

 

[gmcgeo]

I bought this Schumacher months ago:​

Schumacher SJ1332 Rechargeable AGM Jump Starter for Gas Diesel Vehicles - 1200 Amps with Air Compressor and AC, 12V DC, USB Power Station​

and how has it been for you. any info on how it works? or if you dislike it?

 

[kelpaso1]

LOL, as I said before these wild claims of that high amps is just marketing BS, Might get that many amps for a split second but not for 10 seconds turning over a dead car. Hell most full size car batteries are in the 400-800 CCA range.

 

[D45]

So far, so good.............for $105 shipped I am happy with the unit

Started a 5.9L Cummins (dual battery) without any issues

I like the USB port, brought it camping a few times and was able to charge my phone and my daughters tablet

 

[gmcgeo]

LOL, as I said before these wild claims of that high amps is just marketing BS, Might get that many amps for a split second but not for 10 seconds turning over a dead car. Hell most full size car batteries are in the 400-800 CCA range.

wild claims? Its proven that there are brands that deliver what they say. I do love project farms videos on these, shows the frauds and then shows the actual ones that do put out the amps they claim.

even if they claim it puts out 1200 amps and it ACTUALY puts out 1000.... still thats not bad.

 

[Jsf721]

I have had a very positive experience with the Anitgravity battery units XP10-HD. I own 4 units and one XP-10 (none HD unit) that was my first and its still in use today after almost 3 years. I use them to charge phone when off the grid and jump cars a few times a year.

 

[Cougar]

I have the Jump-N-Carry JNC660, works great.