Fil

Seems they start at about £40 and go up to £400?

Anyone know what would be suitable to jump a 5.0 V8 Merc lump, occasionaly?

Looking into it for someone whose storing a car away from a power source in a rented lockup over the winter, and feel this is a easier solution than taking a spare battery and jumpleads with them each time.

gcfcos

. I've got one of these and it's awesome

RichieST

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If you let the battery go flat then jump start it all the time it will just knacker the battery, so a trickle charge is whats needed.


Get a solar trickle charger that either plugs into the fag lighter if it stays permanently powered up or wires directly to the battery.


Mate had a car he would use once every 2 or 3 months and it was always killing batteries, with one of these on there it stopped his problems. It had a really long lead on it so he run it up the wall and put the panel just above the garage door.

cfoster

I have the same Snap On one in the pic above, as said its superb! Barely needs charging etc...

I also have a CTek trickle charger which I used to keep my SL55 connected to.

R4N SS

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I would be interested in one with an tyre pump as my cars are in a lock up garage with no power so it would be handy to pump the tyres up

Fil

the cars normally in a garage connected to a ctek.

but going to be moved for several months into a lockup with no power source. and solar probably ain't an option, tho Will suggest it.

natehall

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why not simply disconnect the battery removing all drain?

Glenn_

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This is what i do with my saff when its in the garage.

Fil

Tracker and alarm

robp-tt

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I've got a bluepoint one. It's really small and comes in its own case.it has a USB point on it so you can charge a phone ect and can start a diesel land-rover with no issues

EBay link so you can see what they look like and you can get them loads cheaper off the snap on van
272038313737

gcfcos

We've got one on a trial at work that's about the size of a Samsung mobile phone and in a case. Put it on a Volvo last Friday that had a little charge in the battery but not enough to start, made sod all difference lol :-( total scam junk

deanflowers

I have one the small ones at it does say on them starts a 2.0 petrol up to 10 times. Ive used mine twice no probs. However the ones about twice the size of a phone will do upto a 7.0 petrol or 3.5 diesel.

I guess it depends what you need to start and how flat it is.

i think mine was made by Jumps but will need to check. Was £50 at the NEC classic car show.

gcfcos

Reckon we may have a duff one then, I'll say to the boss tomorrow to trial
Another one perhaps