Keeping the portable jumper’s battery fully charged is key. It is generally recommended to recharge your portable jumper pack every three months.
There are few thing to keep in mind when considering which portable booster you should buy. • Proper strength (amps) • Weight • Accessories To properly size your starter pack consider the amp ratings. Here is a page that outlines the significance of amp ratings and how to size the right jumper for your application. Most portable jumpers range from 8 pounds to 40 pounds. Weight generally goes up with the strength (amps) of the unit because a bigger battery is required. Pick one that is the strongest in amps for your application, that you can still comfortably lift to about shoulder height. Also, consider the need you might have for emergency lighting, tire inflation, and recharging cell phones and laptops.
Imagine the worst case scenario. Your car battery is completely dead, it is dark and your cell phone is also dead. Well, good thing you have a portable power pack in the trunk right?
Portable Jump Starter Reviews When you have narrowed down the basic type of portable jumper you want by strength, weight, and accessories, a good thing to do is check out a few portable jump starter reviews. A good review will give you technical information, features, as well as customer ratings. Most review sites endeavor to be honest and factual, even though they have affiliation with the particular product. Which means, when you make a purchase through the review site, the site owner will receive a commission.
Some folks will see this as a conflict of interest, and others will not. The way I see it is like this. If the review site is serving up good, useful, quality information, the site owner should be compensated for his efforts. That said, there are plenty of “thin” sites that are not really useful. You may want to stay way from those sites.
Here is an article by that has merit, although “thin” and limited in it’s scope. I still believe it is useful because it is from a trusted source.
Portable jump-starters We Put Them To The Test. Larger portable jump-starting devices that clamp to a car’s battery have become common in the past few years. But even smaller devices, which plug into a car’s power outlet, are now on the market. These devices, which cost between $20 and $50, do not instantly start your car.