Clore Automotive Jump-N-Carry JNC660 1700 Peak Amp 12 Volt Jump Starter, Blue

I needed a reliable portable jump starter for my hybrid vehicle's 12v battery, which will not start if left unused for over a week (Lx 400h v-6). I found Clore was rec'd by several sources, Car & Driver, and this model looked simple and durable; many other jump starters on Amz looked cheap and users complained of bad usb charging systems. This one requires a regular extension cord to charge, but much prefered over a usb-c. It arrived nearly fully charged, took about 5 hours top off the charge though (very slow), and then I started my hybrid right up after it showed fully charged; the Clore still showed nearly 100% charge. It's durable looking, and heavy, but good quality clamps and a simple charge-reader (sry, not a mechanic, but it can be used to read your car battery's charge, when the car is on and connected to the Clore). No USB connections on this model, but it has a 12v female (cigarette lighter jack) for your accessories/USB adapters. Stoked on this purchase, and even more by Clore's lifelong repair anything coupon.

Obviously the same booster that MAC tools has been selling for years. In our auto garage we've owned probably 6-8 over the years...there is NO comparison! We've all tried the little ones and they're ok for a one-time quick boost that saves your butt. However this is a heavy duty, cranks forever, fall off the car onto the floor and keep going unit!! It can take the place of your battery and keep you running if your car isn't charging!! The little ones can't do that! Industrial strenth. Not sure if they still offer it but had an incredible warranty as well ! Heavy ! Don't be fooled by testers- this is the best charging plug! Jam an extension cord into it and your done..no adapters and mickey mouse wires and plugs that all look the same.

I originally owned a jump box like this for many years and it never failed me. Unfortunately my house got flooded with salt water and that killed my jump box, salt water kills batteries and electronics. I tried one of the new smaller lighter 2000 Peak Amp Lithium-Ion Jump Starter from H F. Rite after I purchased it my Ford Explorer had a total alternator failure, It did start the car twice but could not start it a third time in 15 minutes. Tow company tried one of those little packs and it could not power the electronics in the car to get it on the flatbed tow truck, had to use a big jump starter. There is no reserve in those little light weight jump starters, they cannot start totally dead vehicles with bigger motors. Yes this starter pack is a little heavy at 18 pounds with a convenient built in handle compared to those little lightweight 1 pound jump starter packs. This is the equivalent to the average grocery bag with a bag of sugar, flour and some canned goods. There is a reason it is heavy, it has a big rechargeable battery inside of it that is capable of multiple jump starts. It can power your bilge pump to pump out a boat AND start your engine if your battery is dead I gave this Jump-N Carry the ultimate test by starting a 4.2L cold engine with no battery, it had no problem. Try that with those little jump packs. After owning this for awhile I checked the voltage with a good digital voltmeter, it lost .1 volt or 1/10 of a volt after sitting for over 3 months which is nothing. Built in charger works great and will not over charge the unit if plugged in all the time. I choose to not leave it plugged in 24 hours a day as it is not necessary to do so. To charge the Jump Starter you take an ordinary extension that has a 3 prong single female end, plug the cord into the male connector on the jump pack, NO SPECIAL CORD NEEDED, everyone has one, if you don't, you should have one as they are the safest type of extension cord to use. For the money and the ability to start anything you might have, this is the best Jump starter compared to those little light weight jump packs.

How exciting can a battery boost system be? I guess that depends on how badly you need it! I have a couple of other battery boost systems, but most are underpowered or annoying to use, with long cables or weird charging processes. This Jump-N-Carry is not annoying at all. It's a relatively light unit, with a nice handle, and about 3-foot cables that wrap around built-in holders that then hold the jumper clips in a neat package. You charge the Jump-N-Carry by plugging it in to the wall using an extension cord (not supplied) and the unit shuts off automatically (despite comments to the contrary!). A light shows when the Jump-N-Carry is charging and when fully charged. I've used the Jump-N-Carry several times already, including in the middle of a snow storm to jump a tractor battery to help clear snow. You simply unwind the cables and attache the clips, then start the vehicle normally. No buttons to push, nothing special to do. Every time the Jump-N-Carry has boosted the vehicles I've used it on without a hitch, after which you simply disconnect, wrap the jumper cables, and plug it in to recharge if the battery state is getting low. Despite wicked cold -40C winds killing the tractor battery in my last boost, the Jump-N-Carry required a single turn of the key to bring the tractor to life. It has done the same for my SUV and several stranded motorists, too. This is one of those devices you don't appreciate until you need it. I keep one in the garage, on a charger, and now have one in my vehicle for helping others when they stall. Well made, easy to use, simple in operation, these chargers have been flawless for me, and strongly recommended.

I wanted to explain how I decided to purchase this Jump-n-Pack so my review is long Sorry! I have used many Jump Packs & all have worked OK in the past until I purchased a Larger Diesel Truck that is. This truck is a Mitsubishi FE140 with a 4Cyl Turbo Diesel engine. It has two Batteries & we have two inverters, a fridge etc that run of the truck. One day we was shopping but when we returned to the truck no start because we left lights on OOPs. Now the store we were at had a normal Name Brand Jump Pack like you see in most stores. Unfortunately it didn't work at all. So we called roadside Assistance which was to say the least an adventure. 1. After over two hours of waiting & mis-communications a nice guy in a Honda that was barely running showed up. I was literally laughing as he pulled up with his little yellow light on the roof. His car was barely running. All he had was a smaller Clore Jump-n-Carry which didn't do any better than the other one we tried earlier. He gave up eventually 2. Roadside Assistance Apologized & said they would send a more appropriate vendor to jump our truck. 3. Next a truck larger than ours showed up so now Im thinking we are in good hands. Well he had a direct connection plug to use his truck to jump us which did work but not before trying for 30 minutes. So after all this my BoyScout side said I would never be left in this situation again so I researched many Jump Packs on the web. Finally finding the Clore JNC660 which had a few reviews about it jumping even Larger Tractors which have multiple batteries. I decided I had nothing to loose so I purchased it during a Xmas Lightning deal thinking how is this Jump Pack going to work on our truck being this inexpensive. I purchased knowing Amazon would back it up & also thinking I could use it on our boat if nothing else. I also made sure I was getting the newer model based on some reviews saying they didn't receive the updated model. At first all seemed well so I didn't get to test it out since I wasn't going to run batteries down purposely. Finally there was a day it happened the truck didn't start because something ran the batteries down. So I pulled the Jump-n-Pack out thinking I hope this works. First of all it had nice long reach cables which was awesome since all others I have owned or tried had very short cables that required holding the jump pack up over batteries. Next I hooked it up went to cab tried to start & it fired up almost instantly to my amazement. I have now had to use the Jump-n-Pack multiple times on this truck because the Fridge was running batteries down very fast due to defect. The Jump-n-Pack has not failed one time & has had to jump this truck not only once on a charge but 4 times in same day. I know it is It is just a simple Jump Pack but it does the job so well all my vehicles will have one soon. Update 08/19/2013: I have been using this for quite awhile now & it has never let me down yet. I have used it to boost my Fuso Turbo Diesel truck multiple times, Our Land Rover, Lawn Mower as well as our Boat. I will purchase a backup second one when Amazon puts it on sale again. Now there is one negative to mention. After using it quite a few times I have noticed the cables getting skinned from the way it winds them up. I have found you must take extra care to wind it up just right to prevent this from happening. Update 09/12/2013 Today Amazon put this on sale again so true to my word I have purchased a second one. I also wanted to add to my review I recently had to replace both batteries on my Truck because they both had dead cells. This is even more testament to this Jumper because it was still able to get my truck running even with two bad batteries that were low on water also. Update 07/16/2014 I now have two of these & they are both working GREAT! Update 04/15/2016 Well we lost our home to a total loss fire along with the certificates for battery replacement so not sure how long before batteries give up. So far I have used multiple JNC660 to jump my vehicles, boat, rv as well as people not prepared in parking lots. A few have been so impressed they said they would be purchasing one like mine. All I can say is all 3 are going strong and still dependable which is all that matters.