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Anyone got one of these things, and if so, any thoughts..?
They sound like a great idea - I'm wondering about getting one to power/charge various things on my motorbike while out riding (satnav, phone etc), laptop and just in case I ever need to rescue a distressed damsel..

Any wisdom gratefully received!
 
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I've got something similar to the Optimate (might even be one but can't see it from here!) to keep batteries conditioned when any of the bikes are laid up for a month or 2. The charger came with a pair of crocodile clips attached to a plug and I've snipped the clips off and added a power socket so I can plug it into any of the bikes if necessary. 1/2 tempted to fit USB ports to them so I can charge a phone or camera.
 
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I use this power pack it works OK. It charges up all number of things, either via the three pin plug or USB port. It also has the cigarette style power point. It has an inbuilt compressor for pumping up tyres , it also has a handy work light. Oh yes, it also jump starts vehicles with a flat battery. It is also a power inverter, it converts DC into AC power.
 
Looks a bit big to hide under the Bonnie's seat! VERY tempted to get one of THESE.
 
jonbeeza said:
I use this power pack it works OK. It charges up all number of things, either via the three pin plug or USB port. It also has the cigarette style power point. It has an inbuilt compressor for pumping up tyres , it also has a handy work light. Oh yes, it also jump starts vehicles with a flat battery. It is also a power inverter, it converts DC into AC power.
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Interesting that the specs say 'up to 1.6L Petrol'
I guess it's to cover themselves, but I wonder what the max safe output is.
 
Nod said:
Looks a bit big to hide under the Bonnie's seat! VERY tempted to get one of THESE.
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Those are the sort of thing I am thinking of - Amazon seems to have them on their 'daily deals' fairly often, and at £50-£60 they seem like a good idea.
Many of us will have had power packs for our mobiles over the years, and these are so much more useful.
A couple of links to the ones I've seen -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DBPOWER-12...8&qid=1496565091&sr=8-3&keywords=jump+starter

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guluman-Po...8&qid=1496565091&sr=8-7&keywords=jump+starter

I'm kind of hoping for someone who owns one to add a few thoughts - I guess they could charge a camera battery given the right adapter..
 
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Had one for couple of years, got it at the mcn show, used a few times but now fails to take a charge, did what it said when it worked though, Inc using the little compressor add on. Will get another but prob one of the cheaper eBay ones that look identical to mine. Even turned my 2.1 diesel over with it, iirc started bike around 3 or so times per charge on average if that helps, it was the 38000mah version I had which now seems to be available as 68800mah for under £40
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311432632573
 
Hard to believe something so small can turn over a car engine. But if it really can, I may be interested in getting one.
 
jonbeeza said:
Hard to believe something so small can turn over a car engine. But if it really can, I may be interested in getting one.
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there not really made for turning car engines over there more to do with putting a bit of charge back in to the battery
the idea is you leave them connected for ten minutes or so then start the car
 
cosmicma said:
there not really made for turning car engines over there more to do with putting a bit of charge back in to the battery
the idea is you leave them connected for ten minutes or so then start the car
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Oh I see, I had no idea how they worked. I may get one, at some point.
 
Those lightweight lithium battery packs pack a lot of punch. A lot of my racing friends use them to start single seater racing cars (2000cc high compression) as they don't have alternators and don't want to drain the small onboard battery needlessly starting them.

Another friend is an MoT tester and he told me a local coach company uses one occasionally to jump start a bus.

The older style ones are bulky and heavy. The lithium ones however are extremely light.
 
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