Lidl portable jump pack

cena

Has anyone ever brought one of these before?

https://www.lidl.ie/p/p32613?productId=32613&countryCode=IE

techguy

No personally, but I have requested feedback from peers and they are supposed to be good... in a cheep and cheerful way.

I have just opted for a set of leads in each car of mine. Lower maintenance and you will generally always find somebody to "give you a jump".

If you frequently go places where you can't come across another car in say, 15 minutes (waiting, walking) .. then you need to plan accordingly.

Esel

People might not be willing to give a jump these days in case of damage to electronic controllers in newish cars (theirs, not yours).

cena

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120122970#Comment_120122970

I travel to the north a number of times a year, so it would be handy for me.

honda boi

Had that exact one for years for the motorbike. Very handy it was as it just sat under the seat.

I don't see a limit on that one, but the one I had said max 1.6 litre engine I think, not 100% on that figure .

seagull

Any idea how long it holds a charge for? Could I charge it up, and then just forget it in the car, or would it need a regular recharge?

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120125472#Comment_120125472

Lithium ion batteries I'd say, so shouldn't lose much charge over time. You could check it periodically to verify this.

fredgillis

most lidl stuff is pure shite to be honest.

a chocolate teapot be more useful

anything electrical i bought there blew up

they say made in Germany but Its the Chinese that are making it and theyre not a great bunch of lads when its comes to quality

i dont understand why they keep peddling out this rubbish, shame on you lidl

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127002#Comment_120127002

No, your post is pure shite.

FREDNISMO

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127002#Comment_120127002

Have to agree, I have relatives that bought mowers, pressure washers and various other tools that ended up in skip, buy cheap buy twice as they say

Arnout

Depends on how often you use it as well, I think. I bought a belt sander there once. Still works. But how often do I use it? My friend helped me with a job on my house once that involved that belt sander, and he was complaining that it starts slow (it does) and it was cheap shite and he always buys brand stuff. When I pointed out to him that he uses his tools daily, as a carpenter, and I don't, as an accountant, he understood.

My Targa laptop from 2006 still works too. Used it for a number of years, then bought a newer pc, still used it occasionally because sometimes you just need a laptop (a pc is not exactly portable) and now I keep it mostly because it has the software for the LPG-system of my car on it.

Esel

Anything electrical from Lidl has a 3 year guarantee (which, I admit, can be handy sometimes).

The battery pack in question is highly unlikely to fail imo.

peacock_lane

I have the version of this that came out last year and wouldn't be without it - it's pulled me out of many a battery issue with an older car I have. It holds the charge for quite a while, I pull mine out of the boot every 6 weeks or so just to keep on top of it. Probably the best thing I've ever bought for my car.

Esel

I wonder how many phone charges you could get from it? Don't bother doing the maths for me, I'd say the answer is "loads". 🙂

kirving

I have a Noco one, and the battery is actually tiny in terms of capacity, genuinely about the same size as a phone. It just has insane current output when shorted.

Esel

Yeah, the previous model of this Lidl had 12,000mAh, so that would only charge a 3,000mAh phone battery 3-4 times. Unless my simple calculation is wrong.

cena

WHAT is on the box

Redsoxfan

Any idea if it will suit a 2.0 petrol?

MacDanger

I have one of these Li-ion charging packs from Halfords, was decent enough but I left it in the shed for over a year and the battery is gone way down so that it won't charge at all - anyone know of a way to give a small bit of power to it to get over that minimum threashold for charging?

loyatemu

I had one of those when we had a car that tended self-discharge randomly (it'd be driving around fine and then you'd get up the next morning and it'd be flat as a pancake, never figured out what was causing the drain).

The jump-starter worked fine but as with the poster above, we let it go flat after changing cars and it was impossible to get a charge into it after that so it went into the bin. I don't know if the recent versions are any better.

Dirty Nails

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120132768#Comment_120132768

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120132768#Comment_120132768

It shouldn't have a minimum if you're using it's own charger. You could try connecting it to a good battery for a few hours though. It might just back charge it if it hasn't a diode on the line. Other than that it's prob the bin.

dontmindme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120132224#Comment_120132224

OP link no longer working for me...is this a charger or a lithium battery jump pack?

Buffman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120132768#Comment_120132768

The battery is so low the charger either can't detect it at all or thinks it's goosed and won't initiate charging. The only way to see if its salvageable is to open it up and get a 12V charger directly onto the battery back for a while. It should be fairly obvious where the + & - are once you disassemble it. Just be careful not to cross anything.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120135247#Comment_120135247

My Noco boost jump starter is the same, if the battery is completely flat it won’t recognise it, but you can override it so it still sends power to the battery by holding one of the buttons

MacDanger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120133937#Comment_120133937

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120135247#Comment_120135247

Connected it up to a drill battery and once it had a little juice, it charged away as normal. Cheers lads

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120132224#Comment_120132224

Thats just a charger all be it imo a good one for the money. I've got two of the previous ones they have sold which are less powerful.

This is the sort of thing you get inside one of those portable jump packs, this isn't the Lidl one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tGK1nqXr28

ednwireland

the powerbank/jump starters are back in lidl today.

Henry Ford III

I bought one in Aldi about 10 days ago.

It started a motorbike with a tired battery easily.

RINO87

Is the ugga dugga thery do any good? https://www.lidl.ie/p/20v-cordless-vehicle-impact-wrench/p10021665?pageId=10041793&tabCode=Current_Sales_Week

Would only be used on our own cars here.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121921834#Comment_121921834

Nearly all those tools are good. Particularly if its just home DIY use.

Just a note don't use them on wheel nuts, OK maybe to remove them (but best not used on locking nuts) but definitely not for tightening them.

Claims to be nearly as powerful as my dewalt impact wrench.

Get 4Amp batteries - but that does up the price a good bit.

Edit> With the included charger and 4Amp battery its a great deal.

RINO87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121922057#Comment_121922057

Cheers, ya I actually have loads of that series of tools, cordless grinder gets a ton of use, circular saws, jigsaws etc so have loads of batteries. Another cant hurt tho!! Wouldnt trust any ugga dugga on wheel nuts without checking them with a breaker bar, but good to have it said!

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120122997#Comment_120122997

100%

I will not jump a car anymore after various electronic modules blew on some of our cars. E60 ECU, G30 EME…..

I used one of these during the week to jump a completely flat dead as a door nail Kia eNiro EV and within 1 minute the car was driving.

Well worth the investment over a set of jump leads nowadays IMO and you don’t have to worry about what way the cars are parked to line up leads etc

PukkaStukka

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127002#Comment_120127002

In my experience, hand tools are fine. But petrol / electrical tool and equipment are very low rent and best avoided

Whocare

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121921834#Comment_121921834

Had one for light farm use Car Maintenance it good for sure for money doing things around Machinery suspension ect But will not Loosen wheel nuts and can be very dangerous toy too put wheel on trailer with it and forgot to use Wrench to tighten them after (which is a must as it will not tighten wheel nut enough and that a Fact 400nm on box rubbish in my eyes) wheel loosen Destroyed rim and wheel bolts luckily I Noticed it before wheel came off . It was very Reliable too had about 4 years before it broke after lot of use got a milwaukee in end

beachhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127002#Comment_120127002

Nothing has blown up on me from Lidl or Aldi

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121924720#Comment_121924720

3 year warranty on electrical items too...

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121925016#Comment_121925016

For those that loose receipts like me ;-( then take a picture of it with your phone before you leave the shop.

If there is a warranty claim you have to send them a picture of the receipt anyway.