I am seriously considering a jump starter pack, the question is what do I go for... what do you have for your car as a back up? You may have seen my battery woes post just recently and I am looking at this from the stand point of cost effectiveness and I hope this temporary fix is going to help me limp through the cold spell but seeing as my battery is not been proven to be dead, I am opting to look at an emergency back up of a jump starter kit...
So I looked in to this and its not clear in terms of cost benefits vs size and length of service. I quite like the idea of small and compact power banks that deliver enough cranking amps and charge through your cigarette lighter socket. The only thing that concerns me is the number of times that a small pack can be used to turn over a vehicle in difficult starting conditions.
The larger lumps vary with differing features and include things like compressors, radios, kitchen sinks and a few other bells and whistles... The price varies wildly and the cheapest one that looks practical is the RAC 400 Amp jump starter pack and it is as cheap as £32 and as expensive as £45. A Lipo cell type is average £40 up to £132 but have seen on eBay ones as cheap as £26 and deliver up to 600 Amps.
So my question is, if you are in a battery jump start scenario, what would your preference be, something you can keep in your boot or something that fits in your glove box and what would you be willing to pay for it.
So I looked in to this and its not clear in terms of cost benefits vs size and length of service. I quite like the idea of small and compact power banks that deliver enough cranking amps and charge through your cigarette lighter socket. The only thing that concerns me is the number of times that a small pack can be used to turn over a vehicle in difficult starting conditions.
The larger lumps vary with differing features and include things like compressors, radios, kitchen sinks and a few other bells and whistles... The price varies wildly and the cheapest one that looks practical is the RAC 400 Amp jump starter pack and it is as cheap as £32 and as expensive as £45. A Lipo cell type is average £40 up to £132 but have seen on eBay ones as cheap as £26 and deliver up to 600 Amps.
So my question is, if you are in a battery jump start scenario, what would your preference be, something you can keep in your boot or something that fits in your glove box and what would you be willing to pay for it.
