It charges cell phones, but it also jump starts cars.

rfranzq · **It charges cell phones, but it also jump starts cars. -** 15-09-2014, 22:53

It charges cell phones, but it also jump starts cars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Pow...=STRK:MEAFB:IT

Has anyone seen one of these? Does it really jump start cars?

GadgetKen · 26-10-2014, 05:18

The big (and very heavy) ones really will start a car or a tractor. They have a sealed lead acid gel cell inside. Issue can be when the gel cell can't be recharged anymore...you need to get a replacement that fits or buy a complete new unit. In the US, MCM Electronics and some other vendors carry compatible gel cells.

rfranzq · 26-10-2014, 05:39

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Originally Posted by GadgetKen

The big (and very heavy) ones really will start a car or a tractor. They have a sealed lead acid gel cell inside. Issue can be when the gel cell can't be recharged anymore...you need to get a replacement that fits or buy a complete new unit. In the US, MCM Electronics and some other vendors carry compatible gel cells.

The ones I am talking about are a little bigger than smart phones and use Lithium-Ion batteries.

DRNewcomb · 30-10-2014, 22:56

Define "jump start". The way I use the term it means that you can clamp it on the terminals of a dead battery and start a car. Something "a little bigger than a smart phone" can't even hold cables big enough to carry the current for that.

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rfranzq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 774 Join Date: 21 Apr 2009 Country:	It charges cell phones, but it also jump starts cars. - 15-09-2014, 22:53 It charges cell phones, but it also jump starts cars. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Pow...=STRK:MEAFB:IT Has anyone seen one of these? Does it really jump start cars?

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	26-10-2014, 05:18 The big (and very heavy) ones really will start a car or a tractor. They have a sealed lead acid gel cell inside. Issue can be when the gel cell can't be recharged anymore...you need to get a replacement that fits or buy a complete new unit. In the US, MCM Electronics and some other vendors carry compatible gel cells. Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	30-10-2014, 22:56 Define "jump start". The way I use the term it means that you can clamp it on the terminals of a dead battery and start a car. Something "a little bigger than a smart phone" can't even hold cables big enough to carry the current for that.