Portable Battery Jump Starter

Grip 3 in 1 Jumpstart w/Air Compressor Price

This is awesome! One drawback, the directions are a little confusing. There are two sets, one in the little pamphlet, another in the form of stickers on the actual product. One says charge 12 hours before using, the other says 48 hours. One says, for jump-starting, connect directly to the battery, the other says connect as you would to another car (red cable to red terminal, black cable to a non-moving metal part of the engine or “ground”). I did it connecting to a ground and that worked. It also said let sit for five minutes before starting your engine, but I tried it right away and that also worked fine.

BUT WAIT, this is the amazing part. I bought this for a relatively crappy car that may or may not have an electrical leak, but it’s mostly a secondary car that I don’t drive often enough anyway. Within a number of weeks, I have used this thing THREE TIMES without charging. Again, directions say charge immediately after each jump, but THREE TIMES. And the little guage on the side of it STILL says 100% ready charge, and the light still turns on bright and everything……. WOW

Also, you don’t have to lug it inside and plug it in to recharge. If you’re worried you can plug it in to the cigarette lighter and recharge it while you drive, so it’ll be ready next time you park. But again, I did not do this, 3 times WITHOUT charging and still at 100% (Course, I followed the 48 hour instructions, so I started at about 110-115% charge… probably should have mentioned that sooner :p )

Bottom line: works exactly as advertised. Is cheap compared to other brands. Definitely worth every penny.

They did charge me shipping for 25 lbs, even though it actually weighs 15 lbs, but still worth it.

Feature

• Use to jumpstart all types of vehicles, light trucks, boats, and more.

Overview

Use to jumpstart all types of vehicles, light trucks, boats, snowmobiles, and more. Can alos be used as an emergency 260 PSI air compressor for flat tires. Provides 400 amps of starting power, 900 amp peak power.

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Customer Reviews

Poor quality product – James Manry – Atlanta, GA USA
Great service on shipping time and replacement by vendor on defective or damaged unit, but neither unit functioned as advertised and vendor was not willing to send a third so they refunded the money and I bought another brand from another supplier. The one star is for service. The products I received were poor quality.

Watch out for live terminals – Ziggy Q. Bozo – Philadelphia, PA USA
Unlike every other jumpstarter I’ve seen, this one does not have a switch for the jump start cables. So, I’ve got exposed live electrical contacts sliding around my trunk, bumping into tool boxes, etc. That’s why I marked it down to 3 stars. I’ve jury-rigged some covers for the contacts from duct-tape (two layers so it’s not sticky on inside or outside).

The compressor works fine. I like the big warning label on the unit that says to turn it off after 10 minutes. All of my other jumper/compressors died after being run too long, and it doesn’t help that the fine print in the manual in the glove compartment gives a time limit.

It worked fine on warm days when my battery was low. But, I just tried it on a cold day when my battery was completely drained and the engine was cold. I recharged the unit fully, but it didn’t have anything near enough juice.

So, I downgraded my review to “1 star”.

Product Information and Prices Stored: Apr 14, 2010 14:04:05

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