I picked this little gem up in November. After looking at all sorts of mostly bogus reviews I finally saw a guy on you tube testing it, his reviews seemed the most legit.
It is made by Clore Automotive the same company that makes the Solar brand chargers, I have a few products from them all of them good so that helped make my decision.
It is heavier and bigger than most of the others I looked at and seems very robust, it seems the weight is not from excess over molding either, larger physical battery? the other thing I notice is some of the physically smaller units claim outrageous power but in reality the 12ga cable could never handle that amperage without going up in smoke.
It has a couple of things that I really like. The most important is the pre heat, if you live in cold areas of the country and leave this in the vehicle you need this. It warms its own battery before use for full power.
The other thing is the 10A outlet for inflators and most importantly for me the Power Probe. take this and the proble to a junk yard and use it to power all sorts of things before removing them and opening trunk lids as most cars do not have batteries or keys.
The case is good quality and it comes in a sold iphone grade box not some flimsy corrugated box.
This is what it comes with, the cables could be a little longer and I would like 10ga better but the clamps are well done and full size. the cables are very flexible even at -15f I found that out the hard way, it did jump my brothers 4.6 Tundra with no problem.
The pre heat worked exactly as they advertise.
The pre heat switch and main cable connection, just wait till the light turns green and its ready, takes about 2 min. It has a rubber cover.
The charging port 2 USB and 12V accessory port. This is one thing I dont like the USB are 2.1 Amp and a little much for a cell phone, yes they charge it but the phone battery gets very warm, the solution is use a car charger in the 12V port. They are fine foe ipad and larger USB powered items. Not a deal breaker but one with 1A and one with 2A would have been better.
Illuminated info screen, just the info that's important and not too busy. 94% with no charge since nov, jumped a car and powered the probe numerous times, not bad at all.
The twin LED flashlight is decent, flash and SOS modes also.
Weight 727 grams about 2lb with nothing hanging off it. It feels substantial.
8" (20cm) long
3.5" (8.9cm) wide
1.5" (3.8cm) tall
This is a great use for this unit, powering the Power Probe. Using the 12V accessory port does not activate the display or jump circuits.
Overall I am very satisfied with this small unit, it does everything I need and demand from it. Like all battery operated toys its lifespan is finite but if I get three years out of it I will buy another.
The company does provide an $89 service label for repair after warranty but its not worth it when the thing cost $95 new.
So far it has jumped one V8, powered the probe to test a BMW, MB and VW electric mirror with heat, a blower motor, VW secondary air pump and a few other parts in the yard before I took them out and opened quite a few trunks. All these things would have been bought otherwise untested, the three mirrors and air motor alone would have been over 2K new. For me the pack has paid for itself times over.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07212VPNG?ref=emc_b_5_t
The guy took his video down of this, I guess he problems from one when he cold tested them and the other performed poorly.
After reading how that company demanded positive even fraudulent reviews for provided product or else, they were never on my list.
I bought this one from Amazon and don't post reviews other than here.
It is made by Clore Automotive the same company that makes the Solar brand chargers, I have a few products from them all of them good so that helped make my decision.
It is heavier and bigger than most of the others I looked at and seems very robust, it seems the weight is not from excess over molding either, larger physical battery? the other thing I notice is some of the physically smaller units claim outrageous power but in reality the 12ga cable could never handle that amperage without going up in smoke.
It has a couple of things that I really like. The most important is the pre heat, if you live in cold areas of the country and leave this in the vehicle you need this. It warms its own battery before use for full power.
The other thing is the 10A outlet for inflators and most importantly for me the Power Probe. take this and the proble to a junk yard and use it to power all sorts of things before removing them and opening trunk lids as most cars do not have batteries or keys.
The case is good quality and it comes in a sold iphone grade box not some flimsy corrugated box.
This is what it comes with, the cables could be a little longer and I would like 10ga better but the clamps are well done and full size. the cables are very flexible even at -15f I found that out the hard way, it did jump my brothers 4.6 Tundra with no problem.
The pre heat worked exactly as they advertise.
The pre heat switch and main cable connection, just wait till the light turns green and its ready, takes about 2 min. It has a rubber cover.
The charging port 2 USB and 12V accessory port. This is one thing I dont like the USB are 2.1 Amp and a little much for a cell phone, yes they charge it but the phone battery gets very warm, the solution is use a car charger in the 12V port. They are fine foe ipad and larger USB powered items. Not a deal breaker but one with 1A and one with 2A would have been better.
Illuminated info screen, just the info that's important and not too busy. 94% with no charge since nov, jumped a car and powered the probe numerous times, not bad at all.
The twin LED flashlight is decent, flash and SOS modes also.
Weight 727 grams about 2lb with nothing hanging off it. It feels substantial.
8" (20cm) long
3.5" (8.9cm) wide
1.5" (3.8cm) tall
This is a great use for this unit, powering the Power Probe. Using the 12V accessory port does not activate the display or jump circuits.
Overall I am very satisfied with this small unit, it does everything I need and demand from it. Like all battery operated toys its lifespan is finite but if I get three years out of it I will buy another.
The company does provide an $89 service label for repair after warranty but its not worth it when the thing cost $95 new.
So far it has jumped one V8, powered the probe to test a BMW, MB and VW electric mirror with heat, a blower motor, VW secondary air pump and a few other parts in the yard before I took them out and opened quite a few trunks. All these things would have been bought otherwise untested, the three mirrors and air motor alone would have been over 2K new. For me the pack has paid for itself times over.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07212VPNG?ref=emc_b_5_t
The guy took his video down of this, I guess he problems from one when he cold tested them and the other performed poorly.
After reading how that company demanded positive even fraudulent reviews for provided product or else, they were never on my list.
I bought this one from Amazon and don't post reviews other than here.