Portable Jump-Start Packs

rameshspassion · 21st March 2006, 00:05

Please see the link below for portable jump start packs.

http://www.awdirect.com/awdirect/cat...tion&linkid=87

Are such things available in India? If not, what is the next best thing to go for?

bigman · 21st March 2006, 00:57

A bit expensive at that site. You can get these for about £15 to £20 in the UK when they are on offer/sale.

Steeroid · 21st March 2006, 09:19

Bought one for Dhs 200 in Dubai. It came with a power outlet (plugpoint) to connect small electrical appliances or laptops, a Light (CFL) attachment, a Fan attachment and Varta batteries.

Boom Shiva · 21st March 2006, 11:30

Hey this looks pretty useful! Extremely overpriced though. Is there any place in Mumbai where you can pick up one at a decent price?

nkg77 · 6th January 2014, 09:01

Happened read the below given article on a portable power pack to jump start your car. Overall the idea sounds good, but will have to wait and watch how effective it is.

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Cobra Electronics is a big player in the automotive world, largely thanks to its line of radar detectors. What a lot of people don't know, however, is that the company has also been dabbling with products that jump-start your car. At this year's CES, Cobra is introducing the JumPack, which it says is a game-changing device for jump-starting -- an odd-sounding statement, no doubt, but we have to agree. The 7,500mAh portable JumPack (CPP 7500) looks suspiciously like your run-of-the-mill external smartphone/tablet charger, and it's the smallest jump-start power pack we've come across. It features a 200A starting current and gets up to a peak current of 400A, which is enough to give your car's battery a few jumps -- given that it only takes three to four hours to recharge, it should be more than enough to manage those unfortunate situations in a lonely parking lot. It also comes with a built-in flashlight as well as USB output (2.1A) in case you want to give your smartphone a power boost. When it makes its way to stores in March or April, you'll be able to pick one up for $130.

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http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/05/cobra-jumpack/

Rehaan · 7th January 2014, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkg77

It features a 200A starting current and gets up to a peak current of 400A,

How does this work? At first i thought it might be something along the lines of using supercapacitors, but given the charge time - that seems unlikely.

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TorqueyTechie · 4th January 2015, 11:54

Bumping up an almost year old thread!

I was on the look out for a jump starter pack and found below mentioned ones to be good. Any insight from Tbhpians who have used similar ones could help me out.

http://www.amazon.com/PowerAll-PBJS1.../dp/B00D42AFS8

http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-CP...obra+jump+pack

21st March 2006, 00:05	#1
rameshspassion BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 30 Thanked: 0 Times	Portable Jump-Start Packs Please see the link below for portable jump start packs. http://www.awdirect.com/awdirect/cat...tion&linkid=87 Are such things available in India? If not, what is the next best thing to go for?
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21st March 2006, 00:57	#2
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	A bit expensive at that site. You can get these for about £15 to £20 in the UK when they are on offer/sale.
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21st March 2006, 09:19	#3
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Bought one for Dhs 200 in Dubai. It came with a power outlet (plugpoint) to connect small electrical appliances or laptops, a Light (CFL) attachment, a Fan attachment and Varta batteries.
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Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	Hey this looks pretty useful! Extremely overpriced though. Is there any place in Mumbai where you can pick up one at a decent price?
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4th January 2015, 11:54	#7
TorqueyTechie Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,104 Thanked: 2,322 Times	Re: Portable Jump-Start Packs Bumping up an almost year old thread! I was on the look out for a jump starter pack and found below mentioned ones to be good. Any insight from Tbhpians who have used similar ones could help me out. http://www.amazon.com/PowerAll-PBJS1.../dp/B00D42AFS8 http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-CP...obra+jump+pack
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