Jumpstarting from a USB device?

di1in · 2nd April 2010, 21:40

The hell! This device seems to be capable of jumpstarting any car. Kudos to the engineers behind this product. It can be bought from proporta from their online store here USB TurboCharger Auto Edition – USB TurboCharger – Car Charger – Portable Charger

harjeev · 3rd April 2010, 00:09

This is amazing. Great find!!!
I just remember the age old saying (I think I am remembering it correctly)

Good things come in small packages!!

Does anyone have a first hand experience on this as if this works this is a must have!!!
Members from UK can give their opinion

sureshkishore · 3rd April 2010, 00:15

Thats really amazing(If it does what the ad says). Its a must have for long hauls. And at 62$ is quite reasonable. Best part is its size.

di1in, nice find!

vivekiny2k · 3rd April 2010, 00:43

very good device to fry your USB port.

why not charge from the cigarette lighter plug? who keeps a USB port in their car all the time?

Rehaan · 6th April 2010, 17:10

I'm very interested to know what kind of batteries are inside the device and in what configuration. Any ideas?

@vivekiny2k - true point! A cigarette lighter re-charge would have made so much more sense.

cya
R

santhosh_lv · 6th April 2010, 17:27

great product !! saves us lots of effort.

I think one needs to own this when you see the battery getting old :-)

dashoin · 6th April 2010, 18:48

I am sceptical about this whole thing.
Even with the latest battery technology (Li-Ion etc), the charge density has not increased so drastically to reduce the size of the batteries.

GTO · 7th April 2010, 13:04

Aw shucks, I just hope it isn't another (and highly annoying) April fools joke.

1. Seems to have been released on 01/04

2. No "buy" button for this product

3. Other links on this particular page don't work.

2nd April 2010, 21:40	#1
di1in BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Thrissur Posts: 511 Thanked: 285 Times View My Garage	Jumpstarting from a USB device? The hell! This device seems to be capable of jumpstarting any car. Kudos to the engineers behind this product. It can be bought from proporta from their online store here USB TurboCharger Auto Edition – USB TurboCharger – Car Charger – Portable Charger
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3rd April 2010, 00:09	#2
harjeev Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,899 Thanked: 292 Times View My Garage	This is amazing. Great find!!! I just remember the age old saying (I think I am remembering it correctly) Good things come in small packages!! Does anyone have a first hand experience on this as if this works this is a must have!!! Members from UK can give their opinion
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3rd April 2010, 00:15	#3
sureshkishore BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: trivandrum Posts: 478 Thanked: 290 Times	Wow! Thats really amazing(If it does what the ad says). Its a must have for long hauls. And at 62$ is quite reasonable. Best part is its size. di1in, nice find!
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3rd April 2010, 00:43	#4
vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 209 Times View My Garage	very good device to fry your USB port. why not charge from the cigarette lighter plug? who keeps a USB port in their car all the time?
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6th April 2010, 17:10	#5
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,076 Times	I'm very interested to know what kind of batteries are inside the device and in what configuration. Any ideas? @vivekiny2k - true point! A cigarette lighter re-charge would have made so much more sense. cya R
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6th April 2010, 17:27	#6
santhosh_lv BANNED Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 117 Thanked: 64 Times	great product !! saves us lots of effort. I think one needs to own this when you see the battery getting old :-)
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6th April 2010, 18:48	#7
dashoin BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MH12 Posts: 85 Thanked: 17 Times	Too good to be true!! I am sceptical about this whole thing. Even with the latest battery technology (Li-Ion etc), the charge density has not increased so drastically to reduce the size of the batteries. Last edited by dashoin : 6th April 2010 at 18:50.
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7th April 2010, 13:04	#8
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,738 Times View My Garage	Aw shucks, I just hope it isn't another (and highly annoying) April fools joke. 1. Seems to have been released on 01/04 2. No "buy" button for this product 3. Other links on this particular page don't work.
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