05-15-2019, 12:18 AM
|
#1
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Markham, Ontario
Posts: 201
Real Name: Bernard Chan
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Markham, Ontario
Posts: 201
Real Name: Bernard Chan
|
Portable Jump Starters?
Any recommendations on portable jump starters. i have a 4th gen v8, and was looking at the Noco Genius boost GB40, which supports up to 6.0L but was wondering if i should get the GB70 instead or if anyone has any other portable Jump starter recommendations.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 02:49 AM
|
#2
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 372
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 372
|
I have a GB40.
It's awesome and nice to have for "just in case" moments.
I've used it a few times on a large 4 cylinder (2.4L) but have not had the need to use it on my 5th gen yet. I've also started a Hyundai Santa Fe.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 03:05 AM
|
#3
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Socal
Posts: 560
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Socal
Posts: 560
|
I also have the GB40 for emergencies. Never had to use on the runner but I have used it on my Z since it sits in the garage most of the time
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 07:02 AM
|
#4
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Markham, Ontario
Posts: 201
Real Name: Bernard Chan
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Markham, Ontario
Posts: 201
Real Name: Bernard Chan
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by blksubykid
I also have the GB40 for emergencies. Never had to use on the runner but I have used it on my Z since it sits in the garage most of the time
|
Yeah i have the 4.7L which should be fine with the GB40, but was wondering if i should get the gb70 incase, but its almost double the price.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 11:49 AM
|
#5
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Seattle
Posts: 193
Real Name: Greg
|
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Seattle
Posts: 193
Real Name: Greg
|
Tacklife t8
I have a different one that seems to have all the bells and whistles. Just another option. Haven't needed it yet, but it goes with me on trips. Says it will handle up to 6.5L gas, less in Diesel.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 04:40 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 2,891
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 2,891
|
I've had a Gooloo 1000A for a year or so and have been very impressed. It's started my 4.0lt 8 times on a single charge and then run other campsite accessories with no problem.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 07:28 PM
|
#7
|
|
Elite Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 7,712
|
|
Elite Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 7,712
|
I also have the GB40. Actually just used it. Was impressed because not only did it work perfectly, but it has been sitting in my car for over a year with no charging. It was also perfect because the person I helped out was in a parking lot where getting to the battery with jumper cables would have been a pain, if it was even possible.
__________________
2001 4Runner 4WD Sport Package, Millennium silver, 110,000 miles, 2nd gen TRD Supercharger, Toytec BOSS coilovers, 890 OME rear springs, Bilstein 5125 rear shocks, custom Baldlands front bumper, PIAA 520 driving lights and fogs, 4x Innovation Sliders (welded on!), 18" Magnaflow muffler, JDM corners, 65" Thule bars, 20% tint, 16x8 FJ80 wheels on 265/75-16 Duratracs, Husky mats w/ cargo, rear diff breather mod, 3M clear bra, remote start, Pioneer AVIC-8200NEX
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-15-2019, 10:50 PM
|
#8
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Markham, Ontario
Posts: 201
Real Name: Bernard Chan
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Markham, Ontario
Posts: 201
Real Name: Bernard Chan
|
Yeah im just hoping the GB40 will have enough power for the 4.7 when needed, i know it says 6.0L but sometimes you can just never trust that
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-17-2019, 12:05 AM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,799
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,799
|
__________________
Ghost towns, mines, and more: www.raydunakin.com
2016 silver Trail Edition w/KDSS; BudBuilt sliders w/full tread plate; upgraded rear hatch lift struts;
BFG KO2 265/70/17; Gobi "no-rise" Stealth rack w/ladder; MetalTech front bumper;
King coil overs, upgraded springs, ~1.5" lift; RCI skid plates.
Megaweapon's build/adventure thread
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-17-2019, 04:08 AM
|
#10
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
|
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
|
man, I've been looking for months at these things. I finally just went with the NOCO GB40, got it from amazon for about $80 and $15 more for the hard case and it actually came yesterday. I figured out of the 4000 people that rated it, 75% gave it a 5 star rating, so why not.. the one thing I don't like about it is it doesn't come with a wall charger. you can buy a usb wall plug in. I have an extra iphone one so i'm using that right now, it is getting a little warm (the iphone usb wall plug, not the jumper). I had 2 sears diehard ones in the past. bought one, it went bad, returned it, they gave me a new one and it went bad in a few months too. but both were junk and sears closed up around here so I have nowhere to return it too, that's why I went for the NOCO
Last edited by mr.walleye; 05-17-2019 at 04:11 AM.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-17-2019, 05:04 AM
|
#11
|
Junior Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Gibsonia, PA 15044
Posts: 6
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Gibsonia, PA 15044
Posts: 6
|
Best Budget: DBPOWER Ultra-Compact Portable Jump Starter
I bought this because my car battery died as the light was left on one night. I'm not a car expert of any sort and didn't want to call my insurance to have someone come jump start it, so I bought this battery. It arrived and I think it was 75% charged so I needed to charge the battery before I headed out to jump start my car.
Instructions were easy to follow and my car was up and running. 2 days later I had to jump start the car again as I guess the car battery wasn't fully charged, and since I left the DBPower battery in the glove box I used it again without any issues. With 2 jump starts, the DBPower battery is still around 100%.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-19-2019, 10:28 AM
|
#12
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Houston area
Posts: 293
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Houston area
Posts: 293
|
I have both, one stays in the car & one for the ATV & motorcycle trips (smaller GB40). Used the big one several times without issues.
The problem with NOCO is the power button protrudes & I've found the smaller one ON twice while bumping around on my ATV. Other than that, they both work fine & are high quality. I do remove it from my trunk bag in the summer in Houston because of the ridiculous heat down here due to batteries overheating or catching fire.
I think they're all made in China now, so it's probably just good marketing that makes NOCO more popular.
__________________
2015 Trail
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-21-2019, 03:13 AM
|
#13
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 372
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 372
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by dawudih
I have both, one stays in the car & one for the ATV & motorcycle trips (smaller GB40). Used the big one several times without issues.
The problem with NOCO is the power button protrudes & I've found the smaller one ON twice while bumping around on my ATV. Other than that, they both work fine & are high quality. I do remove it from my trunk bag in the summer in Houston because of the ridiculous heat down here due to batteries overheating or catching fire.
I think they're all made in China now, so it's probably just good marketing that makes NOCO more popular.
|
I believe it will automatically turn off after 7 hours.
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-24-2019, 10:34 AM
|
#14
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 609
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 609
|
I have the Antigravity XP-10 and have been very happy with it. Not only has it jumped many cars but also ran my fridge while at a park and runs my dad’s CPAP machine all night.
I picked Antigravity over other brands as it came with high ratings from a few different places when I was researching them. Here’s one of them:
Jump starter Ratings
__________________
2000 Limited. Lifted....finally!
www.OverlandNV.com
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
05-24-2019, 08:34 PM
|
#15
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: TENNESSEE
Posts: 42
Real Name: Lynn Hobbs
|
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: TENNESSEE
Posts: 42
Real Name: Lynn Hobbs
|
Owners with the Antigravity XP-10, How long have you owned them and are they holding up well?
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|