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Tim+ wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Adam Aglionby wrote:
Again mate in commercial garage has li-on starter pack , size of a
paperback , just shy of 200 quid, on his second unit and third set of
leads on warranty...

What I'd guessed.

The majority will be bought as a 'just in case' and perhaps even as
presents. So they might well be able to replace the few that are actually
used more than a couple of times under warranty.

Like most things, if it sounds too good to be true, it likely is.

I'd say a pair of jump leads are better value as a 'just in case'.


But you're ignoring the fact that these are sold as power banks for
charging any number of whatnots. You might struggle to cover all their
functions with just a pair of jump leads.

The OP only asked about their use for jump starting.

As regards other uses, I find a lead acid jump start pack with built in
tyre compressor very useful. And does double up for the very rare occasion
I need a portable power supply.

Can't really think of where a much smaller one would be a killer reason to
pay out that much more money for. Except for specialised stuff like model
aircraft and so on.

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