NOCO Jump Starter Deconstructed

[woytovich]

Maybe not worth a premium price after all?

 

[surfpig]

That was quite amusing.

 

[Semi Hex]

In the us, you generally don't get what you pay for.

 

[Tapage]

thanks for that .

 

[73fj40lc]

Focus you f**k, very informative.

 

[Weber Sarge]

It's amazing the amount of crap that people are buying , reviewing positively and furthering the ripping off of US consumers - criminal, really .

Sarge

 

[sean2202]

Thanks for the video. I have never had good luck with jump packs or electronic chargers myself. I'll stick to my homemade jump cables and my 1980's analog charger.

 

[PolarRunner]

AvE is great. Humor mixed with information.

 

[LazyL]

I have a jnc 660 jump starter works awesome actually holds a charge. HAs jumped off my duramax when I drained both batteries down

 

[mct75]

Noco stuff is overhyped garbage. The only thing genius about them is the marketing.

I'd just buy a hobby grade lipo pack (mediocre ones are less than $20) and get one of the EC5 to jump lead adapters.

Here's a battery and leads for $25 total:

ZIPPY Flightmax 1800mAh 3S1P 40C

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CSONI8Q/

 

[sean2202]

@mct75 have you used this setup to jump your vehicle? What do you use for a charger? I assume you could use other similar mini batteries as well?

 

[mct75]

I fly RC quadcopters, so I have a few lipo battery packs around. My biggest one is a 35C 3S 1500mAh (a 3-cell pack that is fully charged at 12.6 V and is rated to provide 105 amps for a short burst) I did use it to crank up the FJ80 in the driveway for fun, but it's probably not very healthy for a smaller pack like that. The one I linked above should be "good for" 144 amps in a short burst. That's 1800 watts!

I have a fancy charger, but they make cheap plug-and-play chargers for Lipos. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HXPJOTC/

A "real" charger is not much more, and can be used to charge other batteries and also test their health.

 

[woytovich]

So a Battery Tender etc would work fine with a 12v LiPo? Just need to work out the actual connections to the battery...

 

[mct75]

Oh no, you can never use a lead acid battery charger on a lithium polymer battery. Lipo batteries are unlike just about any other battery in that they will continue to accept a charge until they explode violently. You have to use a charger designed for Lipos. I linked one above that is 13 dollars.

 

[woytovich]

Why are DC-DC battery chargers so expensive?

 

[woytovich]

Oh no, you can never use a lead acid battery charger on a lithium polymer battery. .

But you also said:
"A "real" charger is not much more, and can be used to charge other batteries and also test their health."

To what do you refer?

 

[mct75]

The one I use is $30, and works on just about every battery chemisty out there.

Turnigy Accucel-6 80W 10A Balancer/Charger LiHV Capable

 

[woytovich]

So this is a DC-DC charger...? Would this work to leave hooked up to recharge/maintain a 12v golf cart/UPS type battery from the 12v in my truck?

 

[mct75]

It's not really a battery maintainer, you have to tell it to start charging using the buttons on the unit. It's not a set-and-forget like a battery tender might be. It will charge the battery though. I normally connect mine to a 60 watt laptop power adapter and use that to charge my 12v lead acid battery. The 12v battery then can be used to power the charger to charge Lipos in the field.

 

[sean2202]

Interesting info here. Correct me if I am wrong but watching the video I don't see any real electronic "safeguards" in the jump packs that could prevent damaging the vehicles electronics. I have heard of people using drill batteries as well to start their car in a pinch.