Jumpstarter with Digital Air Compressor

[Sam]

Maplin 5 in 1 Jumpstarter with Digital Air Compressor (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=388125) @ £50

Two USB ports
Two cig-lighter sockets
Useful for checking/correcting cold tyre pressures
Always handy to have a jump box
The leads don't look like the skinny sort that wont even jump a moped.

Worth a punt or crock of crap?

Other options;

Heavy Duty 5 in 1 (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=224871) @ £60

Heavy-Duty 7-in-1 Solar Jump Starter (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=228634) @ £70

[Captain Answer]

Heavy Duty 5 in 1 (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=388125]Maplin 5 in 1 Jumpstarter with Digital Air Compressor[/URL] @ £50

Two USB ports
Two cig-lighter sockets
Useful for checking/correcting cold tyre pressures
Always handy to have a jump box
The leads don't look like the skinny sort that wont even jump a moped.

Worth a punt or crock of crap?

Other options;

[URL="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=224871) @ £60

Heavy-Duty 7-in-1 Solar Jump Starter (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=228634) @ £70

Looks decent that, i'd be weary of what hinges are on the clamps though as some are very prone to breaking leaving you stuck :mad:

[Sam]

I had the misfortune of having to jumpstart a car using a set of leads which had snapped - plastic hinged clamps - trying to hold the clamps onto the battery posts and start the car with two people was a royal PITA.

Which of the two you quoted would you go for?

[Captain Answer]

I had the misfortune of having to jumpstart a car using a set of leads which had snapped - plastic hinged clamps - trying to hold the clamps onto the battery posts and start the car with two people was a royal PITA.

Which of the two you quoted would you go for?

Something has gone wrong in the way my quote of your post has gone....

The heavy duty ones look like they have good clamps on, but the cheaper one you cannot see the clamps hence my comments before

I'd go for the one with the best clamps personally as they should at least last

[Ben]

don't forget, the solar one won't work at night.
;)

[Sam]

I've sent a question thing to Maplin to ask about the hinges.

Will report back if/when they reply.

[Captain Answer]

I've sent a question thing to Maplin to ask about the hinges.

Will report back if/when they reply.

Should be going past the local one tommorrow, if I get time I will drop in and have a look for you

[Sam]

Thanks Cap'n, most kind.

Daniel of their Technical Department informs me they are metal.

[martin1810]

I used to sell these (not this make). They are fine for DIY type use. The battery won't last because it is cheap and Chinese. The compressor won't last if you leave it on too long. The cables may be too short and the clamps poorly made. The pressure guages are inaccurate and unreliable. Given all that. If you want something that is handy in an emergency, they are fine. The solar ones are too bulky but good if you have a caravan. You leave it in the sun so it's always ready to go. You really do need to look at one though. Sometimes the leads are so short, it is almost impossible to get them onto a battery.

[Sam]

If it's too good to be true....

I'll call in to a Maplin if I get a chance - thanks for the warning.

[Captain Answer]

The clamps on the heavy duty ones are a lot better kidderl The cheaper one you can tell will break eventually, didn't really notice how long the leads where though - they looked ok though