Help Me Choose A Portable Car Jumper Kit.....

[blues]

Mine is still holding 100% after six days.
I'm calling it good. Put it in the vehicle and forget about it.

Six to seven days was where mine dropped to 94%. You might want to give it another day...and definitely don't forget about it. They recommend charging it every three months if not used.

I'm monitoring to see if and when mine drops from 94%.

[Leroy Suggs]

Good advice. Thanks brother.

[boing]

I have 2 coming. I’ll test them both weekly for awhile to see how they hold up, then monthly. It would be convenient if they could reliably last 6 months and I could put charging them on the same maintenance schedule as the fuel swap for the generator.

I wonder how well they will hold a charge in storage during the hot summer months as opposed to winter.

[JAD]

They should be pretty indifferent to temperature in terms of self discharge.

[blues]

They should be pretty indifferent to temperature in terms of self discharge.

@JAD

Does the fact that the Audew dropped down to 94% after six days of no usage, (again), give you any additional thoughts on the viability of the unit?

I'm testing now, (without charging back up), to see if and when it drops from 94%, and what the next level down might be if it does.

[LittleLebowski]

I wouldn’t worry about it. I never tested mine for months until it had to jump start a dead Tundra and it worked instantly. I suppose I should charge it...

[JAD]

I don’t know what SoC it takes to do the job, particularly on a cold day. That would be worth figuring out.

[Leroy Suggs]

Ten days on the Audew 2000 and it is holding 100%.

[vcdgrips]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015TKUPIC...SKK?pldnSite=1

Bought the above on Aug 25, 2020 when it was on a bit of a sale. Used it last week to charge 2 phones based on this thread to work it down before charging it back up.

Used it to charge a super dead 04 CRV with a 100 month Honda battery in it ( I am going to presume that it is batt # 2 for the car).

Had to go to manual override and it turned right over.

So much easier than maneuvering a 2nd car with jumper cables.


In my best Oprah voice ----"You get a jumper box and you get a jumper box and YOU get a jumper box..."

I will be giving at least 2 of these for Xmas.

[blues]

Ten days on the Audew 2000 and it is holding 100%.

Looks like you may be good to go, bro'.

Mine is on day six at 94%. (It had dropped to 94% after six or seven days (being unused) from 100%.)

If it stays at 94% for another couple of weeks, I may be inclined to live with it. If it drops again, I'll probably request refund or replacement.