Lidl Jump Leads

macshadow

They have a cigarette lighter jump lead for 9.99, i can't see something so flimsy looking starting a car with a dead battery. What do ye think?

Hal1

It does look a bit flimsy I can't see it lasting long. Heavy duty jump leads are cheap as though. Lidl have some good offers at the moment, particularly car care specials and cleaning mits (glove type) for €3. Might get one or two of them.

Del2005

macshadow wrote: »

They have a cigarette lighter jump lead for 9.99, i can't see something so flimsy looking starting a car with a dead battery. What do ye think?

They aren't really jump leads, more like booster leads to get a bit of a charge into a dead battery. I wouldn't like to try and start a car with them connected.

T-Maxx

A proper set of jump leads is going to set you back €40-60. Forget about these cheapies, whilst the cable itself might be ok, the clamps are utter sh!te and will let you down.

This is not the kind of thing that you'd want to skimp on.

david

T-Maxx wrote: »

A proper set of jump leads is going to set you back €40-60. Forget about these cheapies, whilst the cable itself might be ok, the clamps are utter sh!te and will let you down.

This is not the kind of thing that you'd want to skimp on.

My mum bought me a set of jump leads (not cigarette lighter type) in Aldi/Lidl last year. I've used them 5/6 times and they haven't let me down. Seem to be good quality. Wouldn't get a cigarette lighter type though. I've no idea how much they cost.

Rovi

Is this the one?:
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091015.p.Cigarette_Lighter_Jump_Lead


These things ARE NOT jump leads, at least, not in the commonly understood way.

What they do is allow the alternator of another vehicle to charge your flat/low battery.
They absolutely will not carry sufficient current to start a vehicle with a dead battery, and this particular one appears to have overload protection to prevent it going on fire or melting if this is attempted.

These things DO work, but only for charging up a functional/healthy battery that has run down for some reason.
They are useless in the event of an utterly dead battery that won't/can't take a charge.

fryup

Rovi wrote: »

Is this the one?:
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091015.p.Cigarette_Lighter_Jump_Lead




So you connect it into the cigeratte lighter of another car and then into the cigarette of you own car..is that correct??

robtri

T-Maxx wrote: »

A proper set of jump leads is going to set you back €40-60. Forget about these cheapies, whilst the cable itself might be ok, the clamps are utter sh!te and will let you down.

This is not the kind of thing that you'd want to skimp on.

Well have to disagree there... I bought a set of heavey duty leads from motor factors 2 years ago €14.99, used them around 50-60 times.. and they are still all work perfectly....

unkel

What Rovi said ^^^

robtri wrote: »

I bought a set of heavey duty leads from motor factors 2 years ago €14.99, used them around 50-60 times.. and they are still all work perfectly....

That was a bargain for heavy duty leads!

pixbyjohn

A starter motor takes up to 300 amps initially to start a car.

JHMEG

T-Maxx wrote: »

A proper set of jump leads is going to set you back €40-60. Forget about these cheapies, whilst the cable itself might be ok, the clamps are utter sh!te and will let you down.

I've a heavy set that I paid about €18 iirc. Have jump started all sorts of big cars including an LS400 (several times) and an S320. No problems, clamps, everything still perfect.

biko

For 2 euro more you can get real jump cables

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091015.p.16mm_Jump_Leads
Much better and quicker

ttm

Those sort of cheap jump leads are fine for a ONE off jump start, after that the clamps start to burn out and the cable swages start to give.

So if you want a set of jump leads to keep in the boot for an emergancy fine but if you'll be using them regularly then they'll be fine untill they fall to bits which normally doesn't take long. But then it does make a big differnce how you handle them.

robtri

unkel wrote: »

What Rovi said ^^^



That was a bargain for heavy duty leads!

it was... and they take pride of place on my bargain front..

T-Maxx

robtri wrote: »

Well have to disagree there... I bought a set of heavey duty leads from motor factors 2 years ago €14.99, used them around 50-60 times.. and they are still all work perfectly....

50-60 times over a 2 year period?:eek:

I hope it's not on the same vehicle...:p

robtri

T-Maxx wrote: »

50-60 times over a 2 year period?:eek:

I hope it's not on the same vehicle...:p

god no.... well one car i had a gallant used them around 10 times on it over 6 months...

T-Maxx

LOL

Well I had 2 or 3 sets (can't remember no exactly) of these cheapies before I finally invested in a proper set. very time the cheap brittle plastic handles crapped out on me.