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ThriftyIdea6692
03-14-2024 at 12:15 PM.
03-14-2024 at 12:15 PM.
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Agreed. I'm just saying I'd suggest everyone put their money toward good cables first. Then once you've got those, if you want a jump box too, consider that a supplemental/additional option.
I guess that depends on what sort of dead battery situations you expect to find yourself in - to me that's exactly backwards. Since I bought my first jump box I've never taken the jumper cables out of the trunk once. Jump box is first, easiest, fastest, best resort, jumper cables last resort. Rarely, if ever, is there anyone around to jump from when I have a dead battery (and with several vehicles >25 years old it's not infrequent)
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03-14-2024 at 12:19 PM.
03-14-2024 at 12:19 PM.
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How could I have been so careless? 1.21 gigawatts!
Fair enough - you never know when you may need to jump start your RTA96. Wink

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03-14-2024 at 12:46 PM.
03-14-2024 at 12:46 PM.
Ever single one of these (3) I've ever owned has had the battery swell or pop and stop working if left in the car during a summer day.
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03-14-2024 at 01:06 PM.
03-14-2024 at 01:06 PM.
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Ever single one of these (3) I've ever owned has had the battery swell or pop and stop working if left in the car during a summer day.
I had this experience with another lithium ion battery. I replaced it with a "traditional" lead acid battery jump starter.
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ThriftyIdea6692
03-14-2024 at 02:03 PM.
03-14-2024 at 02:03 PM.
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Ever single one of these (3) I've ever owned has had the battery swell or pop and stop working if left in the car during a summer day.
I've got 5, 4 of which are el cheapo nonames, always leave in the vehicle, have lived in NC and FL, neither known for chilly summers, and have never had that happen even once. Either you've got terrible luck, or I've got great luck, and I'm not known for having good luck.
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03-14-2024 at 04:59 PM.
03-14-2024 at 04:59 PM.
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Ever single one of these (3) I've ever owned has had the battery swell or pop and stop working if left in the car during a summer day.

Yeah I already went through 3 jumper packs that failed I was looking at the more but I doubt it would be any different. Summers here in Texas r hell
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03-14-2024 at 05:14 PM.
03-14-2024 at 05:14 PM.
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Agreed. I'm just saying I'd suggest everyone put their money toward good cables first. Then once you've got those, if you want a jump box too, consider that a supplemental/additional option.
Getting my Dunkin last week i see the typical jumper cable scenario in the crowded parking lot and I see it is not working well. Offer to jump with the $60 Gooloo jump starter. Get it from my truck and guys car started in less than minute. Was informed that they had been trying for 15 minutes with jumper cables...I have jumper cables in my truck as well but they are the secondary option.
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03-14-2024 at 05:55 PM.
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Any recommendation for a good brand battery? 4 cyl 2.4l. I plan to keep it inside the car for emergency.
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03-14-2024 at 05:57 PM.
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Yeah I already went through 3 jumper packs that failed I was looking at the more but I doubt it would be any different. Summers here in Texas r hell
I keep my regular power bank batteries in the car year round. No problems in nj.
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03-14-2024 at 06:06 PM.
03-14-2024 at 06:06 PM.
I should get another, peace of mine in 25yo cars and trucks over the winter and rarely used. I have the older NOCCO mini usb but it's gold when you need it. Also doubles as a power bank for power outages
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03-14-2024 at 06:46 PM.
03-14-2024 at 06:46 PM.
correct me if i'm wrong, in layman's comparison, this is just as much capacity as a small laptop or SteamDeck even, but in a much-much larger different cell type prolly cylindrical maybe, and though maybe same chemistry I really doubt the cell quality/reliability and lifetime cycles.
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inguanZOD
03-14-2024 at 07:22 PM.
03-14-2024 at 07:22 PM.
Halo Bolt is sold out 😢

I have had one in my truck and one in my wife's car for almost 5 years now. Have had to use each a couple times, and it has yet to fail us. I make sure to charge them back up to 100% after heavy use, and then leave them in the cars year round in Texas. Highly recommend them!
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03-14-2024 at 08:02 PM.
03-14-2024 at 08:02 PM.
Quote from ThriftyIdea6692 :
I guess that depends on what sort of dead battery situations you expect to find yourself in - to me that's exactly backwards. Since I bought my first jump box I've never taken the jumper cables out of the trunk once. Jump box is first, easiest, fastest, best resort, jumper cables last resort. Rarely, if ever, is there anyone around to jump from when I have a dead battery (and with several vehicles >25 years old it's not infrequent)

Yeah gotta agree with Thrifty here in my personal experience. I haven't used my cables since keeping a cheapo jump pack in each car 🤷 Great being able to do it yourself, and it's way more convenient to help a stranger or neighbor out as well.
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03-15-2024 at 05:54 AM.

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Fun fact. These also work on dead Tesla's to pop the hood & power the aux battery so you can open the doors/charge ports/boot the core systems so you can get it to start charging if it's completely dead.
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03-15-2024 at 06:01 AM.
Quote from ThriftyIdea6692 :
I guess that depends on what sort of dead battery situations you expect to find yourself in - to me that's exactly backwards. Since I bought my first jump box I've never taken the jumper cables out of the trunk once. Jump box is first, easiest, fastest, best resort, jumper cables last resort. Rarely, if ever, is there anyone around to jump from when I have a dead battery (and with several vehicles >25 years old it's not infrequent)
Agree. Even if another car is around, it's just easier. I had my battery die in a crowded parking lot. Meaning I would have needed someone to pull up behind me, block the lane, and have a ~20+ foot jumper cable. Jump pack made it much easier.

The heat issue is real though. If under 90 I keep it in trunk out of sunlight/passenger area. Generally stays cooler. If over 90 I've gotten in the habit of tossing it in a backpack and taking it with me. I realize this isn't realistic for everyone but better than an exploding car. I keep a tile on it that alerts me in the summer if I've walk away from the car without the battery.
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