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"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
I use one of the portable jumpstarter packs with a built-in sealed
lead acid battery and compressor. The trouble is finding a good one;
many of them are complete crap, and have fake batteries which are a
tiny fraction of the capacity which their size and markings claim,
and some of the compressors and tyre valve couplers are crap too.

I have one bought from Lidl many years ago - when Lidl stores were pretty
rare round here. It appeared exactly the same as the Halfords one - but
half the price. It still works just fine for tyres, but no longer can
deliver enough current to start a car. Excellent value at 20 quid. ;-)

The one I bought from CPC many years ago was good enough quality
that I decided to buy a new deep discharge SLA battery for it
when the original battery died. It was probably 6 years old at the
time, but I had also got rather behind in keeping it topped up.
The new battery cost more than a new jumpstarter, but new jumpstarters
are often poor quality now.

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Andrew Gabriel
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