Whats your opinion on this gadget?

arthur · Veteran Member

Whats your opinion on this gadget?

oldbobsbus · Guru

Honestly it is just another gadget to spend money on when we already have all the stuff to do the job it does..

arthur · Veteran Member

oldbobsbus wrote:
Honestly it is just another gadget to spend money on when we already have all the stuff to do the job it does..

Suppose, but my question was pertaining to its technical qualities and co$t. smile

Landfall · Guru

Looks the real deal, but how much cranking power would it have over what length of time?

What would be the expected life of the battery within, especially if you didn't keep it regularly charged?

Basically it is just a smaller version of the emergency battery packs already available at a much lower price.

REPCO had a similar item in there stores at a lower price, about half that.

I like gadgets, but that is not on my list.

Ken

arthur · Veteran Member

Landfall wrote:
Basically it is just a smaller version
Ken

I think that's what caught my interest. Thanks for your reply. cheers arthur smile

Jaahn · Guru

Hi Arthur, smile

It looks like a useful device for backup IF IT DOES WHAT IT SAYS. The NRMA should do a test and report on it. BUT they do say "satisfaction guaranteed" in their add !

It probably has a lithium battery of 12 ahr capacity. If so it probably will be good and work well without failing in a short time, if the quality is OK. The electronics for the various outputs is the usual question of quality.

The fact that the description is written by advertising people and leaves out important facts is not inspiring however. eg "Dimensions: 8 x 18 cm" x ??? You could individually buy some other devices to do those jobs, and probably better, but they would be a lot bigger !

Your money, your choice !

cheers john

-- Edited by Jaahn on Sunday 18th of May 2014 05:31:41 PM

Plendo · Guru

These devices have been around for a couple of years now, and they are typically built around a 14,000 or 15,000 mah lithium ion battery, which is very well suited to the job. They can normally deliver around 400a cranking, and have very low self discharge rates.

I believe it would be a good thing to have tucked away, preferably connected so the trickle charger can keep it charged until the day you need it.

I intend to have one in the kit, but not at NRMA prices, a bit of research and patience should see you with one for half the price delivered.

SnowT · Guru

Dumb Question..

HOW can a 12v Battery, charge up a 19v device.. it seems to go the wrong way there..

Juergen

native pepper · Senior Member

There's a number of these around and our laptop runs on 19v and is charged from the 12v house batteries. This one is the same as the schneider, cheaper and comes with the bits you may need.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Multi-Function-Emergency-Car-Battery-Jump-Starter-Powerbank-for-mobile-Laptop-/321253131645?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4acc2dc57d

-- Edited by native pepper on Tuesday 20th of May 2014 02:22:33 PM

mr glassies · Guru

i got 1 love it and have started a v6 comi with it

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