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M220dntfit
0
Aug 31, 2017
I bought a jump starter battery back 8 months ago, and it has been well worth the money. My coworker has used it on their car multiple times on a single charge; it is a 2.4L sedan. I paid $35 at the time with fast shipping - got it in two days ;) - but it only came with the jumper cable. As one person put it in a separate online review, "If this does the job once, it was well worth the money."
Personally, I would spend my $50 on one with a bigger battery capacity, packaged with a jumper cable and a cigarette lighter cable.* I am not sure if the cigarette lighter cable in this drop will work because it does not have the blue cable-end like the jumper cable has. And you will get it a heck of a lot sooner than this one.
*EDIT: Misinformed on the purpose of the cigarette lighter cable. My bad.
wfdTamar
40
Sep 4, 2017
M220dntfitPretty sure the cigarette lighter connection is only meant to charge the portable battery (while driving), not to jump start the car. The wiring between lighter socket and starter motor is not heavy duty enough to carry current to start.
asbo
9
Oct 27, 2017
M220dntfitThere are few to zero vehicles in existence which can be jumpstarted through the accessory port. These ports are fused to maybe 10A generally, which is over a magnitude less than the current required to start a car. The jump starter you're referring to almost certainly does not exist.
asbo
9
Oct 27, 2017
Sure, then it's not a jump starter - it's just a car charger. Similar uses, but not the same.