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| 18000mAh Jumpstarter now on my wishlist [message #267759] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 07:50  |
rcjordan
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JimB came out to the mo-rally cookout showing off one similar to this:
18000mAh Jumpstarter & High Capacity Power Bank
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KBINF7G/
It's brick-size and li-on. I keep a lead-acid battery pack in the Honda Fit already (almost always used for someone else's vehicle). This is significantly smaller, more useful, and DEFINITELY on my going-to-get list.
Also, last year BatteryMinder Model 1500 went on sale at a deep discount (Northern Tool, I think). If anyone see's this on a door-buster, flag it for me.
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| Re: 18000mAh Jumpstarter now on my wishlist [message #267760 is a reply to message #267759] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 08:34  |
Carl S.
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rcjordan wrote on Thu, 18 December 2014 06:50JimB came out to the mo-rally cookout showing off one similar to this:
18000mAh Jumpstarter & High Capacity Power Bank
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KBINF7G/
It's brick-size and li-on. I keep a lead-acid battery pack in the Honda Fit already (almost always used for someone else's vehicle). This is significantly smaller, more useful, and DEFINITELY on my going-to-get list.
Also, last year BatteryMinder Model 1500 went on sale at a deep discount (Northern Tool, I think). If anyone see's this on a door-buster, flag it for me.
I have one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Antigravity-Batteries-Micro-Start-Multi-Function-Personal/dp/B00GT2FUB2/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1418913047&a mp;sr=1-3&keywords=micro+start
I can attest that it works very well. I gave one to each of my sons and my son in law as birthday or Christmas gifts. There is a very impressive video:
http://antigravitybatteries.com/videos/
Highly recommended.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: 18000mAh Jumpstarter now on my wishlist [message #267765 is a reply to message #267759] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 09:26 |
lqqkatjon
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I have not used one, but they are being talked about up here in the frozen north.
our crappy paper did a little blurb about them recently:
http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/12/01/jump-starters-revive-frozen-car-batteries-minnesota/19761295/
I have always had jump packs around for years, and have had great luck with them, my last one finally quit performing last winter after maybe 4-5 years and I have not replaced it yet. I am watching these smaller packs to see how their service life works.
But even with those jump packs, I still do not believe they will ever replace a good set of 4 gauge jumper cables for guaranteed ability to get an engine to crank. it might be more convenient, and smaller to carry, but I guarantee if you have one car that starts, you will be able to get power to the dead car with a good set of cables. Your jumper pack might not be charged when you need it, might not quite be enough for a big engine. When I had my jump pack, that was 1st method of attack and worked 4 out of 5 times, then if that could not do the job, out came the 4 gauge cables, and we would get it to crank every time.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: 18000mAh Jumpstarter now on my wishlist [message #267766 is a reply to message #267759] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 09:47 |
rcjordan
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>never replace a good set of 4 gauge jumper cables
Agreed. But you practically have to drop the engine to get to the terminals on a lot of cars now. If you're offering a jump, just hand them the pack and you don't care about access to the donor. Or getting near enough for the cables to reach.
Me, I keep a big deep-cycle battery and a long set of cables in the floorboard of the F150 beater. That has the handy "passenger blocking" feature, too.
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| Re: [GMCnet] 18000mAh Jumpstarter now on my wishlist [message #267773 is a reply to message #267759] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 10:30 |
James Hupy
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I used to carry one of those combination jumpstart/air compressor/ hair
curling devices so I was always prepared for???. Turns out that the only
time I used it was to rescue start someone who was only a victim of their
own lack of preparedness and ineptitude. Then it occurred to me that it
was impossible to fix "stupid". So, I leave the heavy thing home. Do your
homework, drive your good parts. Maintain your vehicle at home where it is
warm and dry. Not beside a busy highway in the rain.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Dec 18, 2014 5:50 AM, "RC Jordan" wrote:
> JimB came out to the mo-rally cookout showing off one similar to this:
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> 18000mAh Jumpstarter & High Capacity Power Bank
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> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KBINF7G/
>
> It's brick-size and li-on. I keep a lead-acid battery pack in the Honda
> Fit already (almost always used for someone else's vehicle). This is
> significantly smaller, more useful, and DEFINITELY on my going-to-get list.
>
>
> Also, last year BatteryMinder Model 1500 went on sale at a deep discount
> (Northern Tool, I think). If anyone see's this on a door-buster, flag it for
> me.
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> 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
> 76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
> Elizabeth City, NC
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| Re: [GMCnet] 18000mAh Jumpstarter now on my wishlist [message #267783 is a reply to message #267759] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 11:44 |
rcjordan
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Between the real estate office at a shopping strip and her ladies' church groups, my wife is apparently a magnet for those coming in with their own cables needing a jump. I buy the jumpbox for her cars mainly to keep the polarity-challenged OUT of my vehicles.
>stupid
Seein jumper cables burning their insulation off tends to reinforce that observation.
SOLD 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
76 Eleganza
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| Re: [GMCnet] rcjordan [message #267805 is a reply to message #267783] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 17:21 |
Rob
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The Subject/Title is still incorrect ("rcjordan" ) on many of your forum posts and it's then being propagated to the email list (which arrive with no context, since the Subject is not pertaining to the conversation).
I don't think it's an issue with either the forum or the mail list - since it's happening to both versions. I haven't noticed it happening to anyone else, but perhaps it is... I dunno...
If I was a betting man, I'd be blaming your browser settings/usage... FYI: the problem goes back to last April:
http://bit.ly/1GwBRFx
I initially thought the posts were a "callout" to rcjordan and didn't even pay any attention to them - but they are actually replies to existing threads.
Rob
Victoria, BC
76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
On 2014-12-18, at 9:44 AM, RC Jordan wrote:
> Between the real estate office at a shopping strip and her ladies' church groups, my wife is apparently a magnet for those coming in with their own
> cables needing a jump. I buy the jumpbox for her cars mainly to keep the polarity-challenged OUT of my vehicles.
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>> stupid
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> Seein jumper cables burning their insulation off tends to reinforce that observation.
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> 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
> 76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
> Elizabeth City, NC
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| [GMCnet] Using rcjordan as a subject line [message #267822 is a reply to message #267806] |
Thu, 18 December 2014 20:28 |
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Do you somehow have "rcjordan" automatically entered as the subject line on EVERY message leaving your computer as email?
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> I was thinking the browser useragent on a webkit-based browser. I'd selected Chrome in the past but this test post is (webkit) IE10/Win 8.
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