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Old 04-09-2017, 05:48 PM
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I'm curious if any of you have tried or can recommend a portable battery jump pack.

I'm mostly interested in the small glove compartment types (as opposed to the large lunch-box looking setups)
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I have the small silver one from Costco. It works great. I use it to jump dead cars at work all the time.
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Originally Posted by tophatjimmy
I have the small silver one from Costco. It works great. I use it to jump dead cars at work all the time.
I saw that one. The price is right; but the reviews are very mixed online. I'm tempted to give it a try (with the return policy) but I'd also hate to be stranded!
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Originally Posted by tophatjimmy
I have the small silver one from Costco. It works great. I use it to jump dead cars at work all the time.

I have the same exact one from Costco and works perfect every time! Just have to remember to charge it before you need it.
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Would you guys say it's good for only one jump? Or could you get a few out of it?
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I've used it for multiple jump starts on my bobcat mower before having to charge it. On a car I would estimate 2-3 jumps depending on how dead the battery is you are trying to jump.
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can get it about half this price on ebay.

https://shop.antigravitybatteries.co...-starts/xp-10/
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I recently got a pack from EarthX, It will jump dead TPI corvettes all day. Has nice reinforced battery clamps that are large for the size. I cant stand crappy clamps. My walmart jump box positive clamp broke and it sucks to use now.



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