Feature

• 450 instant starting Amps with 900 peak power Amps
• 120 Volt AC and 12 Volt DC power supply outlets
• USB power outlet
• 260 PSI tire inflator

Overview

If your dead battery has any life left in it, this unit will start it – wherever you are.It has 450 instant start Amps, with 900 Amps of cold cranking peak power.Additionally, the Peak’s portable power includes 120 Volt AC and 12 Volt DC outlets to power laptops, cell phones, and many other types of small appliances.The Peak also comes equipped with a 260 PSI tire inflator, a USB power outlet, and Peak’s exclusive Low Charge Alert Technology that automatically sounds when it needs recharging.

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Product Information and Prices Stored: Sep 04, 2010 23:00:07

Feature

• 450 instant starting Amps with 900 peak power Amps
• 120 Volt AC and 12 Volt DC power supply outlets
• USB power outlet
• 260 PSI tire inflator

Overview

If your dead battery has any life left in it, this unit will start it – wherever you are.It has 450 instant start Amps, with 900 Amps of cold cranking peak power.Additionally, the Peak’s portable power includes 120 Volt AC and 12 Volt DC outlets to power laptops, cell phones, and many other types of small appliances.The Peak also comes equipped with a 260 PSI tire inflator, a USB power outlet, and Peak’s exclusive Low Charge Alert Technology that automatically sounds when it needs recharging.

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Customer Reviews

Product Information and Prices Stored: Jul 17, 2010 19:00:04

So far this unit has performed well. I used it to jump-start a raggedy old farm tractor, and the little box seems to have an impressive amount of cranking power (for short bursts, anyway).

I’ve used the inflator twice to inflate a car and a truck tire. Takes awhile to get a tire up to pressure, but’s that’s normal with these little compressors. For it’s size, it’s quite adequate as an emergency air source. Took me about 8 minutes to bring the car tire up from 25 PSI to 45 PSI (under the weight of the vehicle). Really not that bad.

The truck tire took a bit longer, as I had to stop the unit to let it cool down. B&D recommends running the inflator for no more than 10 minutes continuously. Total time to bring this nearly-flat tire up to pressure: Just under a half-hour. Again, not too shabby considering how small this thing is.

I like the layout of the controls and indicators. Clear, easy to read, easy to access. Storage for the jumper cables is OK. I’d prefer to see them stowed in a sealed compartment, but they seem pretty secure. Keep the clamps clean, and there shouldn’t be any issues storing this in a car.

Storage for the inflator hose is cheesy. It’s stuffed into a tiny compartment, and you have to really bend the hose in order to get it inside. The maximum length of the air hose is about 2 feet. You must set the unit very close to the tire for the hose to reach the valve. Not a problem for me so far, but keep this in mind if you need a unit with a long reach. B&D could have done better here.

A major gripe I have is that the inflator has no provision for a backup power source. Depending on how long the internal battery will remain charged in storage, you might find it lacks the juice to power the unit in an emergency. Why couldn’t B&D include a 12V cigarette adaptor for this situation? For a unit that’s supposed to be a piece of emergency gear, this seems like a glaring oversight. You’d better hope that the internal battery is extremely reliable – without it, the unit is useless. Could have been a five-star rating if not for that issue.

Overall, I’m pleased with this purchase. Reliability will be the ultimate test, and it’s still too early to pass judgement. If it holds up season after season, and delivers the goods when really needed, I may change my rating to 5 stars. For under 100 bucks, I’d say give it a try.

UPDATE: 12 Jan 2010
The inflator died on me, with less than 4 hours total runtime. The motor was cranking away, but there was no air pressure at all. Brought it to a B&D service center, and paid to have a new one shipped to my home. No hassle at all returning the unit, and the replacement is working as advertised – so far. Maybe I just got a lemon, so I’m not going to downgrade the rating at this time. Will check back at a later date.

Feature

• 500 Instant starting amps for maximum performance
• 120 PSI inflator for vehicle tires, sports equipment and more
• Low-profile design for easy storage within vehicle or garage
• Visual and audible reverse polarity alarms warn against improper connections to battery terminals
• Ultra bright area light for increased visibility in dark areas

Overview

Black & Decker 500 Amp Jump Starter with Inflator is designed for instant starting to offer maximum performance and jumpstarting the vehicle in a quicker way. It features an innovative low-profile design for easy storage within vehicle or garage. This starter has a visual and audible reverse polarity alarms to warn against improper connections to battery terminals. It has a built-in air conditioning charger that recharges the unit with most standard household extension cords and a keyless on/off safety switch for greater user protection. This starter consists of ultra bright area light for increased visibility in dark areas and cables as well as clamps that store easily on unit. It has an integrated 120 PSI inflator for vehicles tires, sports equipment and is highly durable.

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Customer Reviews

A useful and effective portable jump starter – Conrad Alan – San Francisco, CA
This review is for the Black & Decker JUS500IB 500 Amp Jump Starter with Inflator

I received this last week, plugged it in to charge the battery, and planned to leave it in the garage. I wasn’t planning on writing a review until I used it, until this morning when I needed jump-start my car because “someone” left the lights on overnight. Sure enough, I put this baby to work immediately and the engine started (no surprise there).

What I was surprised about was that I needed to connect both the positive and negative to their respective terminals. At first, I connected the negative clamp to the chasis (like how I would normally jump a car), but my car would not start. I tried several places along the non-painted metal frame part and even the engine block of the dead car to no avail. As a last resort, I connected it to the bolt of the negative post (while wearing eye protection), and the car started. I know this is a no-no, but nothing else worked, and I needed to go to work. I’ll troubleshoot at a later time (or most likely never). (Minus half-star)

Now, I keep it in the trunk, just in case. It has a nice compact body, so it does not take up much space. I like the light on the unit, but it is also a bit awkward to use (it points UP, rather than down), so I had to hold the unit upside down to see what I was doing. I have yet to use the inflator, so I have nothing to contribute about it. I did try it, and it seems to work. The compartment for the hose is awkward (behind a small plastic door underneath), but at least the hose is stored and not dangling around.

It does not come with an extension cord, which is required for charging. Luckily, I had one available, but it would have been nice to have come with one (even a six-footer would be nice). (Minus half star)

Overall, a very nice portable jump starter. I have a project car that constantly needs a jump, so this will come in handy. For those who do not anticipate to use it a lot, this unit may be a bit overkill, and there are other smaller and cheaper alternatives. Highly recommended. Will update in a few months.

Note to Amazon: This product comes with an “AC charger,” and not an “air conditioning charger.” Please make the appropriate change in the product description section.

Air Conditioning charger? – T. Cupp – Hillsboro, OH United States
For those of you who need an air conditioning charger, I hate to disappoint you, but despite the description on the Amazon page, such a feature is not really present. What it does have is an AC (alternating current) charger which plugs into a 120V outlet. That shortcoming aside, this is a decent unit. It is particularly compact and has been quite reliable.

Product Information and Prices Stored: May 01, 2010 08:04:10

A digital tyre inflator should be absolutely top of every motorists shopping list for addition to their motoring toolbox. Let’s face it, I am sure that everyone who has ever had a flat tyre, has gone to look at their spare, only to find that it was flat as well, at some stage in their motoring career.

If you had a lightweight device that would fit into a tiny cubby hole, like a glove box, and was powered by your onboard cigarette lighter, you would be laughing, especially in the face of a dead tyre. Well that is exactly what a digital tyre inflator is and does. It is a potential life saver.

A good tyre inflator is a doddle to use. You can inflate your tyre to the correct pressure in minutes. It is simply a case of setting the correct psi on the gauge, and then letting it rip. You need to know the correct tyre pressure of course, but that is usually a case of digging out your repair manual which will have the information you want in it.

Failing that, just use the Internet. It is ideal for discovering facts like this. Even if you cannot find the answer, just set up the question at somewhere like Yahoo answers and someone out there is bound to know and be able to tell you.

If you have ever had to pump up tyres using a conventional pump, you will find a digital tyre inflator an absolute Godsend. There is so little effort involved on your part, you would hardly believe it. Some units are said to be a little noisy, but for a five minute job to get you out of a hole, I don’t think that you can go wrong. I have also heard that some units do vibrate quite a bit as well. If your unit does this, you might need to hold it whilst it works, but again, for a quick and easy result to a potentially disastrous problem, you cannot go wrong with this little gadget.

Feature

• Provides 450 instant amps (900 peak amps) vehicle starting power
• 250 Psi air compressor/inflator
• 12 volt power outlet for 12 volt DC powered appliances
• Krypton bulb work light

Overview

Peak 450 Amp Jump Starter with inflator provides 450 amp vehicle starting power. It has two 12 volt power outlets, for 12 volt DC powered appliances.

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I’t does an adequate job but… – Gary P – Geneva, Illinois USA
I purchased this as a replacement for a similar product that I bought on home shopping of all places 5 years ago. It had worked flawlessly for 5 years sitting in an unheated garage and charging it only after an occasional use. But the air pump broke so I needed a new one and I couldn’t find the old brand any more. I purchased this jump starter with inflator and have had it for about 7 months now.
Pros:
It is a heavy duty unit
It has a lot of features on it.
It is easy to throw in the trunk on trips
It has a test system to tell you how charged the unit is.

Cons.
I left my car for vacation and returned to find a totally dead battery. I hooked up the starter and the car came to life but it didn’t have quite enough power to start the car. I ended up buying a charger and recharging the battery for 24 hours. The car has worked fine since.
My wife picked up a nail in one of the tires producing a slow leak taking about 4 days to go flat. I used the pump on the car tire every other day for 3 weeks, that’s another repair story, and it worked fine but.
The guage was small and inacurate.
The air hose was too short and in some cases I had to find something to put the starter on to be able to reach the tire valve.
The air hose wraps around the inside behind the jumper clamps so they must be removed first to remove the hose.
They recommend charging the battery every 4 months. The other product held the charge over a year.
They also say that constant charging can ruin the battery so you have to charge it for a day and a half and then unplug it. The
older one was plugged in for months without a problem.

Are these things serious? No just annoying. It will do the job but next time I will do a little more looking.

Product Information and Prices Stored: Mar 26, 2010 20:04:05

Feature

• 450 instant starting Amps with 900 peak power Amps
• 120 Volt AC and 12 Volt DC power supply outlets
• USB power outlet
• 260 PSI tire inflator

Overview

If your dead battery has any life left in it, this unit will start it – wherever you are.It has 450 instant start Amps, with 900 Amps of cold cranking peak power.Additionally, the Peak’s portable power includes 120 Volt AC and 12 Volt DC outlets to power laptops, cell phones, and many other types of small appliances.The Peak also comes equipped with a 260 PSI tire inflator, a USB power outlet, and Peak’s exclusive Low Charge Alert Technology that automatically sounds when it needs recharging.

Available at Amazon Check Price Now!

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Customer Reviews

Product Information and Prices Stored: Mar 03, 2010 20:04:06

So far this unit has performed pretty well. I used it to jump-start a raggedy old farm tractor, and the little box seems to have an impressive amount of cranking power (for short bursts, anyway).

I’ve used the inflator twice to inflate a car and a truck tire. It does the job with little effort. Takes awhile to get a tire up to pressure, but’s that’s normal with these little compressors. For it’s size, it’s quite adequate as an emergency air source. Took me about 8 minutes to bring the car tire up from 25 PSI to 45 PSI (under the weight of the vehicle). Really not that bad.

The truck tire took a bit longer, as I had to stop the unit prematurely to let it cool down. B&D recommends running the inflator for no more than 10 minutes continuously. Total time to bring this nearly-flat tire up to pressure: Just under a half-hour. Again, not too shabby considering how small this thing is.

I’m happy with the layout of the controls and indicators. Clear, easy to read, easy to access. Storage for the jumper cables is OK. I’d prefer to see them stowed in their own sealed compartment, but they seem pretty secure nonetheless. As long as you keep the clamps clean, there shouldn’t be any issues storing this unit in a car.

Storage for the inflator hose is cheesy. It’s stuffed into a very small compartment, and I don’t like all the bends you have to make in order to get it all inside. The small compartment also limits the maximum length of the air hose to about 2 feet. You must set the unit very close to the tire for the hose to reach the tire valve. Not a problem for me so far, but keep this in mind if you need a unit with a long reach. B&D could have definitely done better here.

A major gripe I have is that the inflator has no provision for a backup power source should the internal battery fail. Depending on how long this battery will remain charged in storage, you might find that it lacks the juice to power the inflator in an emergency. Why couldn’t B&D include a 12V cigarette adaptor for just this situation? For a unit that’s supposed to be a piece of emergency gear, this seems like a glaring oversight. You’d better hope that the internal battery is extremely reliable – without it, the unit is useless. Could have been a five-star rating if not for that issue.

Overall, I’m pleased with this purchase. Reliability will be the ultimate test, and I haven’t had it long enough to pass judgement yet. If it holds up season after season, and delivers the goods when really needed, I may change my rating to 5 stars. For under 100 bucks, I’d say give it a try.

Feature

• 500 Instant starting amps for maximum performance
• 120 PSI inflator for vehicle tires, sports equipment and more
• Low-profile design for easy storage within vehicle or garage
• Visual and audible reverse polarity alarms warn against improper connections to battery terminals
• Ultra bright area light for increased visibility in dark areas

Overview

Low-Profile Jump Starter w/Inflator Type: Jump Starter W/ Inflator Amperage Rating: 500 Starter Amperage: 350/500 Voltage: 120

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Customer Reviews

Air Conditioning charger? – T. Cupp – Hillsboro, OH United States
For those of you who need an air conditioning charger, I hate to disappoint you, but despite the description on the Amazon page, such a feature is not really present. What it does have is an AC (alternating current) charger which plugs into a 120V outlet. That shortcoming aside, this is a decent unit. It is particularly compact and has been quite reliable.

Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 26, 2009 00:04:06