Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it
possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ |
#2
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On 12/14/10 12:12 pm, JawBone wrote:
A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ I have my doubts about this thing. Yes, a 30-volt battery should be able to put some charge back into your standard 12v batter. But it's being connected to the cigarette-lighter socket, so the 30 volts is getting applied to much of the vehicle's other electrical equipment as well; how well will those other devices survive that excessive voltage? Perce |
#3
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On Dec 14, 11:12*am, "JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote:
A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ I don't know if it would work or not, but I'll bet your money would be better spent on a conventional booster pack. Those have gotten expensive when I wasn't looking though, I think I gave around $20 for the last one I bought. http://www.amazon.com/Booster-ES5000.../dp/B000JFHNQA |
#4
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
In article ,
"JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote: A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ An excerpt from their own FAQ: Q. If my car battery is completely dead, or at a low level, will the PJ work? A. No. |
#5
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On Dec 14, 11:12*am, "JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote:
A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ Out on the left coast where it comes from, it may work the once or twice you need it, but in the rest of the country where winter weather is brutal on batteries, it is likely a hopeless toy. As always, the laws of physics are unrelenting. Joe |
#6
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
JawBone wrote:
A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ I'd rather opt for a set of good jumper cables and a charged up cell phone to call a buddy with if no one else is nearby and willing to help. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10e12 furlongs per fortnight. |
#7
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:45:13 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote: In article , "JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote: A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ An excerpt from their own FAQ: Q. If my car battery is completely dead, or at a low level, will the PJ work? A. No. I guess people don't wiggle the battery cable anymore. |
#8
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On Dec 14, 11:12*am, "JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote:
A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ They say it wont work in real cold like a car battery- lead acid. Its Alkaline, I did not know alkalines were rechargable, ive always read to not recharge alkalines and that they cant get back to 100%. I believe you cant get more that 60% back into it. 30v, might have a bad effect on your electronics. I would not waste money on it. |
#9
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On Dec 14, 12:59*pm, Eric in North TX wrote:
On Dec 14, 11:12*am, "JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote: A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ I don't know if it would work or not, but I'll bet your money would be better spent on a conventional booster pack. Those have gotten expensive when I wasn't looking though, I think I gave around $20 for the last one I bought.http://www.amazon.com/Booster-ES5000.../dp/B000JFHNQA From $49.99 to $99.99 depending on the features: http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ply-38391.html http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ssor-8884.html http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ack-96157.html |
#10
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
That's a fair price. I got one similar design, and similar price about
two years ago. Mine has been very successful. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Eric in North TX" wrote in message ... I don't know if it would work or not, but I'll bet your money would be better spent on a conventional booster pack. Those have gotten expensive when I wasn't looking though, I think I gave around $20 for the last one I bought. http://www.amazon.com/Booster-ES5000.../dp/B000JFHNQA |
#11
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
The Homeowners Hub site is not a help forum.
It's an *advertising* forum that invades real forums (like "alt.home.repair", part of "usenet") parasitically in order to generate free advertising for itself, which continually advances its search engine placement, thereby increasing its own revenue through its click- through advertising commissions. So the first thing you should do is write them an email and tell them to quit spamming. Then try to find your way here through proper channels. Please do a google search on "Usenet" and post the regular way. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Sammy Slipsheet" wrote in message oups.com... |
#12
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
Looks a bit too small. I've got three jumper packs, of which two
actually do any good. The smaller one is 17 amp hour. Reminds me, I've got to bring that in for charging. I'm guessing the item sold here isn't all that great. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "JawBone" Chewintherag.com wrote in message ... A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ |
#13
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On 12/14/2010 1:45 PM, Smitty Two wrote:
In , "JawBone"Chewintherag.com wrote: A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ An excerpt from their own FAQ: Q. If my car battery is completely dead, or at a low level, will the PJ work? A. No. I have a larger portable battery jumper and it too will not work if the battery is completely dead. And I mean DEAD! It's due to it's safety feature of not working if hooked up backwards. It needs enough juice to power a relay/solenoid (with a diode inline) that will then complete the circuit from one battery to the other. I think mine has 7 cells instead of 6 so it can attempt to charge the dead battery. I'm surprised at how well it has worked over the past 5 years. Only once did I have a completely dead battery that it couldn't jump. |
#14
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
OT - Porta-Jump
On Dec 17, 7:21*pm, Tony Miklos wrote:
On 12/14/2010 1:45 PM, Smitty Two wrote: In , * "JawBone"Chewintherag.com *wrote: A 'booster-jumper' battery. Anybody know anything about this thing? Can it possibly work as advertised? http://www.porta-jump.com/ An excerpt from their own FAQ: Q. If my car battery is completely dead, or at a low level, will the PJ work? A. No. I have a larger portable battery jumper and it too will not work if the battery is completely dead. *And I mean DEAD! *It's due to it's safety feature of not working if hooked up backwards. *It needs enough juice to power a relay/solenoid (with a diode inline) that will then complete the circuit from one battery to the other. *I think mine has 7 cells instead of 6 so it can attempt to charge the dead battery. *I'm surprised at how well it has worked over the past 5 years. *Only once did I have a completely dead battery that it couldn't jump. your far better off to buy a large battery charger with 200 amp boost. I must of bought mine over 30 years ago family thought I was nuts. over the years its gotten tons of use...... one of my all time most useful purchases |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Porta-shop | Woodworking | |||
FA: Rockwell 4692 Porta Plane | Woodworking | |||
Porta-band stand in Dropbox | Metalworking | |||
FA: Porta-Naler Model 402 | Home Repair |