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    Thinking Dead Battery Options

    Have any of you guys ever purchased a standalone battery charger, like these:

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_...41120011&ajr=0

    Or a battery jump starter, like these:

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_...&rnid=15690151

    ?

    Are they worth a damn?



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    Too late. I bought one. It was on sale for a limited time and I didn't have a whole lot of time to wait around for opinions. Some guys at auto forums I lurked at seem to think it's pretty good. Here's what I got:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...f_rd_i=desktop

    On sale for $99.


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    I had one of the jump start ones for car racing not that make but nice bit of kit, just remember to make sure you keep it charged up

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    They work just fine, we have one at work.

    Like Red said, make sure to periodically charge it fully, they are easy to forget about just sitting in the trunk. I had one and when I went to use it...nada. Had been sitting too long and the battery would no longer take a charge. every few months pull it out and make sure it's fully charged and it should last for years.

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    We have a snap-on one at work, saves a lot of time and hassle

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    Yeah I looked at those. They're more expensive than what I bought.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    Yeah I looked at those. They're more expensive than what I bought.
    I never paid for it, fuck that

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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    Yeah I looked at those. They're more expensive than what I bought.
    The guts are probably the same but since it says "snap On" it's worth at least four times more.

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    You guys ever seen these things? They say they can charge your battery through your cigarette lighter?

    https://www.vat19.com/item/auto-jump...without-cables

    https://www.vat19.com/item/easy-quic...p-start-cables


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    i've seen them but never under stood them , i don't understand how the cable can be that thin compared to when you link 2 battery's together to start a car

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    It supposedly takes up to a half hour or more to get a charge comparable to the instantaneous jump from jumper cables.


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    I don't have one of those. However, they can work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    It supposedly takes up to a half hour or more to get a charge comparable to the instantaneous jump from jumper cables.
    That's because of the lower amps going through otherwise you would blow the fuses.
    I see them being useful to someone that sits in starbucks while waiting for AAA to come change their tire.

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    I don't drink coffee, and I'd rather not waste my AAA calls on something sitting in my driveway.


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    I could see it working if the battery was just a little too low to start but in the first vid they said he left his lights on while at work, I assume for 8 hours. That battery is stone dead and is not going to come back with enough juice to start with a 10 minute charge from that little thing.

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