Battery Booster

[Mr Onion]

A couple of weeks ago I (well, Bessie the blue Jazz) had a flat(ish) battery and didn't have enough oomph to turn over. It was my own fault, so not complaints just an annoyance.

Mr AA man came out and did a boost start after checking the battery was OK. All well and good. But how to cope if I do another ID 10 T mistake and flatten the battery again?



Its not a bad bit of kit. 18AH battery and all the odds and sods including an air compressor for £70. Works as described (well, I haven't needed to boost start the battery yet) and the case is neat enough to slide under one of the front seats. Its a 'just fits' fit. so it won't slide out and rattle around.

Its a handy bit of insurance I say.

LINKY

[longlegpete]

Looks an interesting bit of kit, one of my mates has a larger draper version that he keeps in the boot of his Civic, not sure how long the battery holds charge in your Suaoki but his one is 2 - 3 months! , he's only needed it once when he left his lights on, I guess the cheaper alternative if its manual is too park on a hill 

[mikebore]

Having twice needed jump leads to another car in past year, I am very interested in this...Thanks! I didn't know such devices existed. (both incidents caused by putting hazards on while unloading on double lines.....reparking car and leaving hazards on...daft)

Since I already have a compressor and USB charging equipment I am more interested alternatives which are just the battery pack and jump leads like

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014R5MPJM?psc=1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B011U6Q0K6?psc=1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016K2LZQY?psc=1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019GS5APG?psc=1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N1WOQOU?psc=1

Too much choice! That all seem to be well reviewed.

[John Ratsey]

The reviews for this are quite good and it's even less expensive http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013UBRZKS. It's surprising to read that such a small batter is capable of turning over a car engine.

If my Jazz hasn't been doing long journeys during the winter months then I give it a monthly top-up with an external charger.

[Mr Onion]

The reviews for this are quite good and it's even less expensive http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013UBRZKS. It's surprising to read that such a small batter is capable of turning over a car engine.

If my Jazz hasn't been doing long journeys during the winter months then I give it a monthly top-up with an external charger.

@ 8AH it is around half the capacity though