MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Andy on November 28, 2015, 12:42:12 pm

Title: battery jump packs
Post by: Andy on November 28, 2015, 12:42:12 pm
after 10 years my snap on booster pack has given in..Now when I bought mine its a big bulky thing but the one I have just ordered is bloody tiny

Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: TAPPY on November 28, 2015, 12:55:00 pm
That looks pretty good. How much is 1 of  those?
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Andy on November 28, 2015, 01:01:34 pm
I payed £80 which you can get cheaper ones but this is also for work
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Post by: Newbieintown on November 28, 2015, 01:08:42 pm
That looks awesome, just wonder how long the charge lasts in the pack. Have to go on the Santa list  :drinking:
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Andy on November 28, 2015, 01:10:59 pm
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That looks awesome, just wonder how long the charge lasts in the pack. Have to go on the Santa list  :drinking:
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Read some where the charge lasts for months
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Newbieintown on November 28, 2015, 01:28:13 pm
Andy where did you order it from?
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: TAPPY on November 28, 2015, 01:47:22 pm
I payed £80 which you can get cheaper ones but this is also for work

That's not bad if your using it for work as we'll. might have to get 1 have you got a link where you got it from mate?
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: garrardrj on November 28, 2015, 06:56:19 pm
^ +1  :smiley:
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Post by: rich83 on November 28, 2015, 07:35:46 pm
That is amazing  :smiley:
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Post by: Scottymon on November 28, 2015, 07:40:10 pm
Very impressive, especially for those that do a lot of winter driving off the beaten path.
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Chris92 on December 03, 2015, 09:39:47 pm
My pal bought a few of these for his friends (not the actual one in the vid) and I've used them and can recommend them, from memory he paid £30 each for them from china. Best part was I seen one 100%  the same but only different was this was a 'branded' one and was around the £100 mark. What a mark up they must make selling them!
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: SiofChester on December 04, 2015, 09:49:12 am
What are these like if left connected to the battery as an extra backup? I've got a BMW that has a battery drain somewhere and the garage think it's a module that will cost around a grand to fix. But we were looking to upgrade soon so could I connect one of these as a backup battery and run it for a month whilst we find a new car?
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Post by: gti4eva on December 25, 2015, 06:54:21 pm
I've got one the size of a suitcase I'm going to look into getting one of these :happy2:
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Andy on December 26, 2015, 01:42:12 am
Just to up date,tried it on a totally flat battery and it was crap
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: garrardrj on December 26, 2015, 01:50:17 pm
Just to up date,tried it on a totally flat battery and it was crap

Much what i expected tbh , thanks for the update . Another thing i won't buy with my Xmas money  :happy2:
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: TAPPY on December 26, 2015, 02:08:55 pm
^^^^ +1
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Andy on December 26, 2015, 02:46:37 pm
Yeah In the end it didn't cost me  any thing to try it
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Chris92 on December 27, 2015, 12:58:05 pm
The proplem sounds like you've bought a crap one, I've got one on these tiny boost packs (not the same as in vid) and it great it's brought battery's back from the dead a few times.
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Andy on December 27, 2015, 04:21:10 pm
The proplem sounds like you've bought a crap one, I've got one on these tiny boost packs (not the same as in vid) and it great it's brought battery's back from the dead a few times.
Possibly so Chris,going to buy a jump pack next so hopefully should be better
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: garrardrj on December 27, 2015, 04:41:55 pm
The proplem sounds like you've bought a crap one, I've got one on these tiny boost packs (not the same as in vid) and it great it's brought battery's back from the dead a few times.

What one ?
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: dazza on December 27, 2015, 04:57:00 pm
I was going to get one of these as the beater has problems starting now and then. Don't think the small booster will cut it last time i jumped it off the golf and turned it over for a good 5mins before it started. This was due to air in the fuel lines which i should have sorted now.
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: Chris92 on December 27, 2015, 06:44:23 pm
The proplem sounds like you've bought a crap one, I've got one on these tiny boost packs (not the same as in vid) and it great it's brought battery's back from the dead a few times.

What one ?

Not a clue my pal bought me it from ebay somewhere
Title: Re: battery jump packs
Post by: garrardrj on January 01, 2016, 04:10:26 pm
Somebody else suggested this one , anyone with experience of it ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jumping-Jack-Supermax-Portable-Charger/dp/B00UJ9Q6B4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451579733&sr=8-1&keywords=jumping+jack