Battery Jumper

[walhondingMF]

Not sure where else to put this...
I am in the market for a good ($100-125 price range) rechargeable autojumper? Looking for good advice and experience. Thanks

 

[CH4Ohio]

Get the NOCO Boost Plus. Watch for discounts / deals on Amazon. Excellent idiot-proof jumper.

It has a flashlight (that I'll probably never use) but also has the convenience of USB charger port that is really handy for charging any device when you're away from standard plug-in power.

I bought the GB-40 model (which is 1000A 12V and listed for use with 6.0L gas engines or 3.0L Diesels) for $77 during Prime Days. Looks like it's on sale for $100 now.

 

[ArlyA]

There is a good thread about jumperpacks here but I'm not smart enough to locate it now.

 

[4570Man]

I have a Noco 2000 amp one. One complaint I have is it has to detect some voltage to work. Jumping a lawnmower with no battery is a no go. Besides that I’ve been very impressed. I’ve started a 4bt Cummins with the battery completely dead. The 2000 amp model exceeds the $100 price range but they make smaller ones that you can get for $100.

 

[CH4Ohio]

I have a Noco 2000 amp one. One complaint I have is it has to detect some voltage to work. Jumping a lawnmower with no battery is a no go. Besides that I’ve been very impressed. I’ve started a 4bt Cummins with the battery completely dead. The 2000 amp model exceeds the $100 price range but they make smaller ones that you can get for $100.

On my NOCO GB-40 there is a manual override so you can charge a battery that is completely dead or under 2 volts. I thought they all had this feature. Might want to check yours . . .

 

[4570Man]

On my NOCO GB-40 there is a manual override so you can charge a battery that is completely dead or under 2 volts. I thought they all had this feature. Might want to check yours . . .

If you hook a dead load to mine it flashes the fault light and nothing happens. Pushing the red button that sorta looks like an override doesn’t change anything.

 

[LittleBill21]

the noco's are a good deal and currently on sale

Amazon.com

 

[LittleBill21]

If you hook a dead load to mine it flashes the fault light and nothing happens. Pushing the red button that sorta looks like an override doesn’t change anything. View attachment 1944862

you have to hold the button for a while.

 

[CH4Ohio]

Right. Hold the button (red exclamation point) for 3 seconds and it puts it into manual override mode. You only need to do this when the battery is so low that the charger won't detect it. Note that this disables the "smart" safeties that are built-in.

 

[mrmikey]

I've got the same one as 4570 has, the GB70 and it's a beast. My boss got it for me as a retirement present as I was always saying how good the one we had at work performed. It would start Cummins diesels with a stone dead battery in the dead of winter no problem and it wouldn't even drop down the indicator lights. As was said, push and hold the override button for a dead battery. They're more than $100, least in Canada Amazon.
Mines 4 years old now and still holds a charge.

 

[4570Man]

you have to hold the button for a while.

Maybe if I had of read the instructions I would have realized that a year ago but pushing the button down for a while did the trick.

 

[RayIN]

Two years ago I bought a Yaber(Chinese) 3000A, 23800mAH charger. It works great, it will jump-start an 8L gas or diesel engine, plus has other abilities. Cost= $79.
It has jump-started my MF 135, my Silverado 5.7L V8, my MF 451 perkins diesel, and other vehicles.
The only thing it doesn't do is work as a battery for my 15G sprayer.

This the equivalent now and it's $59

 

[bigtiller]

Two years ago I bought a Yaber(Chinese) 3000A, 23800mAH charger. It works great, it will jump-start an 8L gas or diesel engine, plus has other abilities. Cost= $79.
It has jump-started my MF 135, my Silverado 5.7L V8, my MF 451 perkins diesel, and other vehicles.
The only thing it doesn't do is work as a battery for my 15G sprayer.

This the equivalent now and it's $59

That's the only reason why I have this one from Schumacher.

Schumacher 950A Peak Amps 18 Ah Portable Jump Starter

Get your Schumacher 950A Peak Amps 18 Ah Portable Jump Starter at Theisen's Home Farm Auto today! Shop online or in a store near you.

www.theisens.com

 

[Runner]

Chicanic recommends this one:

Amazon.com

I currently carry a full size jump pack but am in the market for something smaller and that can be charged from the 12v in the car/truck if desired.

Still trying to decide what to get. Probably not much difference between the compact units like Noco and Goo Loo.

 

[LittleBill21]

Chicanic recommends this one:

Amazon.com

I currently carry a full size jump pack but am in the market for something smaller and that can be charged from the 12v in the car/truck if desired.

Still trying to decide what to get. Probably not much difference between the compact units like Noco and Goo Loo.

I'd buy the noco long befor goo loo, at least they will be in business next year

 

[dougtrr2]

I carry jumper cables. I am very skeptical of these jump packs, especially the wildly exaggerated amperage claims.

If they are really are all they are cracked up to be, why haven't auto manufacturers switched over to them instead of lead acid batteries? The weight and space savings would make it worth while.

Doug in SW IA

 

[LittleBill21]

I carry jumper cables. I am very skeptical of these jump packs, especially the wildly exaggerated amperage claims.

If they are really are all they are cracked up to be, why haven't auto manufacturers switched over to them instead of lead acid batteries? The weight and space savings would make it worth while.

Doug in SW IA

the batteries don't like the heat. have you tested them since you "know" they are wildly exaggerated?

stick with your jumper cables then, I'll keep using the jump packs that weigh less then 2 pounds, yes i was shocked the first time i saw one used, after owning one for 5 years, it sure makes my life easy.

considering the sheer number ordered (think i saw 20k this month on one) and the average review rating, not entirely sure what your skeptical about, you think 10k reviews are all fake? I assure you they aren't.

 

[woody]

This thread is starting to read like an advertisement for NOCO, so I'll throw my plug in. A little over five years ago I saw a guy in home depot parking lot jumping off his truck I told him I have a big jump box if that little one you have will not work and he said this noco has jumped my truck six times today and I have not charged it yet. I asked him when he was going to get a battery he laughed and said it was the alternator and he had one in the truck. We discussed the fact that the truck is not going to run long without a charge on the battery and he said he had left it connected while he was in the store to hopefully charge it enough to make it home. I offered to follow him home but he said no. I done my research after I got home and ordered the one I have now.

 

[LittleBill21]

the only downside to these jump packs, is the limited duration between jump. on the one i own (not Noco) you only get about 4 seconds before the pack needs to rest. So if you have a truck that needs 20 + seconds to start, this may be slightly frustrating to have to wait a couple seconds in between. these packs do get warm after 20+ seconds.

 

[RjCorazza]

I think they also perform very poorly in cold weather - worse than lead acid batteries.
I have a lithium pack from Costco that works very well, and doubles as a power pack with connections for anything.