I think mine is a Schumacher from the local auto store (O’Reilly or Autozobe or something) and it’s been great. Capable of giving my little civic multiple starts between charges.
I have a few NOCOs, but my experience has been the opposite. They just work for me. I keep one in all of my vehicles, plus a bigger one for tractors in my primary vehicle.
I’ve had a few of the Schumacher battery-powered jump starters, and they all worked fine until something happened to release the magic smoke (usually jump starting a tractor), then they were done. My dad had an ancient Schumacher corded jump starter that would jump start the Big Mo, but I’m not sure where it went.
Here is mine https://www.amazon.com/SOLVTIN-S6-P...keywords=solvtin+6&qid=1737578450&sr=8-3&th=1 looks like out of stock or discontinued.
got a Black & Decker one from Sams for $90 -- has a emergency compressor too
I leave it in my truck and have one of the handheld ones in the console -- mostly gets used to quick charge cell phones , but have used it to bump over my small 3 cyl diesel tractor -- and loaned it to a buddy to jump start his daughters car - a little Nissan Z car - that was dead as a doornail - worked fine
I leave it in my truck and have one of the handheld ones in the console -- mostly gets used to quick charge cell phones , but have used it to bump over my small 3 cyl diesel tractor -- and loaned it to a buddy to jump start his daughters car - a little Nissan Z car - that was dead as a doornail - worked fine
I have something similar to this but mine doesnt air up a tire. I like it better for that reason alone, plus I paid $100 and this is less with a feature I would like.
Mine worked great too until it didn’t.
The local dealer was absolutely no help except to try to sell me another unit….nope not happening.
I would offer only this, that you make sure whichever battery jumper you land on that it be able to jump a stone dead battery. Most require some voltage remain on the battery allowing the jumper to run safety checks and while this may sound great. If the safety features cannot be turned off then you could find yourself with a fancy jumper that won’t allow itself to get you out of a tight spot. (Yes this is experience I learned the hard way talking) For this reason I’ve decided to go with NOCO as it does have a button allowing me to turn off all the protective circuitry and jump a completely dead battery. I personally wouldn’t have one that didn’t allow this.
Never had an issue with a NOCO...and the protection override is absolutely necessary.
Just don't leave it charging in the vehicle itself
Just don't leave it charging in the vehicle itself
Project Farm (a youtube channel where they test stuff) has several comparison test videos on these.
This is the latest one:
I ordered this one and have jumped my diesel pickup with it. I think there might be better ones though.
This is the latest one:
I ordered this one and have jumped my diesel pickup with it. I think there might be better ones though.
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