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Weapon_R
01-05-2005, 08:48 PM
You've all seen them around; they sit in your trunk until you need a boost, and you don't need any one else to help you out.

Anyways, there's one at XS cargo for $30 bucks :D It seems really small, so i'm wondering whether or not these are any good.

Any thoughts?
brandon
01-05-2005, 08:53 PM
I have one my dad bought, I cant rember the name but it work's like a charm! never failed! the one I have also has a built in air compressor and that comes in handy alot as well.
markymark
01-05-2005, 09:05 PM
XS cargo has battery packs? What brand?
Weapon_R
01-05-2005, 09:13 PM
no clue, but they're cheap.
QuasarCav
01-06-2005, 10:01 AM
Originally posted by Weapon_R
no clue, but they're cheap.


I bought one and it works fine, crappy tire had the same one for 25 during boxing day.

you can get maybe 3-4 boosts on a single charge, nice to have in the trunk in case you get stuck. You can also help others without popping your hood.

EDIT: 2500HD? you might need something bigger, they only crank out about 300amps.
Weapon_R
01-06-2005, 01:14 PM
Yeah...2500HD

The sucker has 2 batteries, so maybe i'll check something with more than 300amps.
Zero102
01-06-2005, 05:45 PM
Hahaha, 2 battery packs???

Sorry, couldn't resist. If it has 2 batteries, I would say that the little battery pack won't quite cope with it.

Although, after my last trip, I wish I had one of them. I needed to get 2 boosts on the return part of the trip =(
Weapon_R
01-06-2005, 05:47 PM
On a note, however, when I parked it for 2 weeks and needed a boost, it started up again with power to just one battery.

Does anyone know how much power is transferred from one car to another during a boost? That might help answer whether this pack is good enough or not.
superbeast
01-06-2005, 06:31 PM
I used one of those Canadian Tire $25 ones on New Years Day to start my car after I left the interior light on. Left it for a minute to put a bit of charge in the battery and then tried to fire the car up. It defintly didn't have a lot of power, but it did get my car started, barely.
However, I have a Honda CRX... so I'm guessing a 2500HD is gonna something a little beefier. hahaha.