Hompow 6000a jump starter $54.59 at Walmart

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Has the force start/boost mode to jump a totally flat battery
USB C and USB A and DC outputs
High ratings in Project Farm testing at $110 pricepoint

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It's right under the image.
Thanks, I had to use a different browser, sign in and found the discount as a check box under the price. They did charge me tax on the posted price, not the discounted price. But $61 in total for the thing seems fair.
 
Do these things work in -15F weather?

6000a 12liter diesel is pretty funny.
The ones I purchased at Costco will barely start a single cylinder ATV, they got recycled. I'm hoping this one is better.

As we know, lithium batteries do not perform well when very cold. I'd expect this one is no different. Might have to use body heat to warm it up in such cold weather.
 
Do these things work in -15F weather?

6000a 12liter diesel is pretty funny.
Yeah I'm not sure where they get these claims.
The $370 Noco claims 4250a PF tested 7032watts /12volts is 586a
$55 Hompow claims 6000a PF tested 5299 watts /12volts is 441a
The ones I purchased at Costco will barely start a single cylinder ATV, they got recycled. I'm hoping this one is better.

As we know, lithium batteries do not perform well when very cold. I'd expect this one is no different. Might have to use body heat to warm it up in such cold weather.
In the project Farm videos he tests them after leaving them in the freezer.
It's similar to a car battery is this regard. Bigger battery has more CCA. Which decreases when cold.
The Battery certainly has less capacity when cold so the larger it is to start with the better.
The noco gbx155 does have a bit more capacity but it's also six times more expensive.
This jumper was one of the largest capacity jumper that is a reasonable price.

If the jump starter was left untouched in a trunk for a year and then you tried to use it and it was -15f outside that might be a toss-up.
But if you brought it outside from your warm house and then tried to use it at -15 it would start no problem

In a few of the older project Farm videos, when he tested them and they were very cold... They got progressively stronger up until like the 4th or 5th attempt (must have warmed up the internals with each attempts)
 
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Found a guy at the gas station today with his hood up said he drove the car to gas station but now wouldn't start.
Connected the jumper and tried to crank for probably 8 seconds.
Cables got pretty warm to the touch but car wouldn't turn over.

Got a hammer and tapped on the starter and then second try with jumper it started right up...
 
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The only chance I’m going to get to use my jump pack (Schumacher) is if one of my batteries peters out or I start trolling the Walmart parking lot looking for stranded beaters. It’s impossible now days to leave something on in a new car that would run the battery down unlike the old days. Although the weather next week is supposed to reach a windchill of -30, so who knows.
 
im my experience none those compter battery packs start anything with totaaly dead battery
He had just driven it to the gas station 5 minutes earlier. It wasn't totally dead. His lights and radio were all working.
I think his starter was partially seized and we thought it was a dead battery initially.
 
The only chance I’m going to get to use my jump pack (Schumacher) is if one of my batteries peters out or I start trolling the Walmart parking lot looking for stranded beaters. It’s impossible now days to leave something on in a new car that would run the battery down unlike the old days. Although the weather next week is supposed to reach a windchill of -30, so who knows.
-30 is definitely going have people popping their hoods all over the place.
 
Hahaha
So I'm driving in my neighborhood -3F at the moment, and see a car with hood open and an emergency services truck next to it.
The emergency guy has a NOCO GB150 ($299 on Amazon right now)
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He has it connected to the dead car battery and it's showing 4.8 volts.
...but it can't turn it over.

I connect my Hompow and it fires up in literally one second.
Then the emergency services guy hands me HIS business card...?

My kids in the car couldn't believe it. I wonder if he still charged the guy who called him.
 
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