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#298211 - 01/30/21 01:02 AM Car jump battery videos
Bingley Offline
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Registered: 02/27/08
Posts: 1576
There is a lot of web sources out there comparing car jump batteries. But this one is entertaining, though probably not all that scientific. Since we talked about shopping for car jump batteries a while ago, I thought I'd share these videos of the screaming guy.

Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8A2nIMUWA

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixWPx79g3yk

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#298229 - 01/31/21 12:12 AM Re: Car jump battery videos [Re: Bingley]
KenK Offline
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Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2208
Loc: NE Wisconsin
I don't use YouTube anymore. Can you give a brief summary of what is in these videos that relates to ETS survival?

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#298235 - 01/31/21 04:01 AM Re: Car jump battery videos [Re: Bingley]
Bingley Offline
Veteran

Registered: 02/27/08
Posts: 1576
These videos are product reviews. The reviewer puts a number of batteries through tests that he devised himself. Hard for a layman like me to assess these tests, but they are fun to watch.

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#298258 - 02/01/21 05:57 PM Re: Car jump battery videos [Re: KenK]
Burncycle Offline
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Registered: 09/16/04
Posts: 577
He compares car jump starters (like NOCO versus no name ones) to see which ones work.

They're an excellent tool to have in a car kit, you don't need someone else to jumpstart if you need to and being lithium ion based they hold their charge for a long time compared to the bigger lead acid ones that will die if not maintained.

They also often also serve as an external battery bank, 12V outlet / etc but I've never needed to use those features.

I ended up going with a "Topvision" brand because it seems to punch above its weight with regards to starting bigger engines like V8, have definitely gotten use out of it.

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#298296 - 02/10/21 02:50 PM Re: Car jump battery videos [Re: Bingley]
Tyber Offline
Sheriff
Enthusiast

Registered: 04/27/09
Posts: 304
Loc: ST. Paul MN
This video was actually rather informational.
What I like is that if you were to buy what he tested, you would have an idea of what you have. There is a lot to be said for knowing the product will do what you expect rather than driving around with a false sense of safety or security.

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