Jump Starter 2024 Test: Which Brand Wins?

the highest claim in the video, called unbelievable by the narrator

spinning over the engine faster than the Oreetga, possibly the fastest yet at that point, narrator ended the test at about 9 seconds with the unit still going strong, battery still at four bars

spinning over the engine just as quickly as the YaberAuto 6000, but only lasted 4 seconds on both the first and a repeated second attempt, battery still at four bars both times

by far the most powerful jump starter up to that point in the sequence, lasted just under 9 seconds before powering down, battery still at 92 percent

engine wasn't spinning over nearly as quickly as the NEXPOW, lasted just under 5 seconds, battery showed full charge afterward

definitely outlasted the BRPOM, finally giving up after almost 7 and a half seconds, battery still showing fully charged

seemed like the most powerful jump starter yet at that point, engine spinning over very quickly, finally overheated at just over 11 seconds (the best duration up to that point), battery down to 58 percent

spinning over the engine faster than the AIPOWAY, lasted just over 5 seconds before giving up

definitely spinning over the engine a lot faster than the Gillaway and E-Ant, battery down to 83 percent

definitely overrated relative to its claim, less than 4 seconds on the first attempt and just over 4 seconds on the second, battery still at four bars

not spinning over the engine nearly as fast as the GooLoo, but still performing well, just over a 5 second run, battery still at four bars

rated for 4,000 cranking amps but performed much more like 400, lasted less than 2 seconds before powering itself down; needed a battery charger trick just to get the unit to sense 12 volts and activate at all on the disabled-ignition Ford Ranger

performed worse than the Gillaway; second, third, and fourth attempts were all weak; the negative connector became disconnected and the internal solder had already melted, requiring a temporary repair mid review; charge dropped below 50 percent

more powerful than the GooLoo, maintaining a high cranking speed

spinning over the engine the fastest yet at that point in the sequence

performed by far the best of the brands tested up to that point

pretty competitive but the NEXPOW performed better

offered more cranking amps than the BRPOM and maintained a higher cranking speed

spinning over the engine faster than the UTRAI, higher cranking speed

rated for 3,500 peak amps, did not perform as well as the AIPOWAY

rated for 5,000 cranking amps, outperformed the E-Ant and Gillaway

rated for 8,000 cranking amps but did not perform nearly as well as the last four brands tested before it

not spinning as quickly as the GooLoo

struggled, clearly not performing like a 4,000 cranking amp battery

outperformed the Gillaway but the engine still wasn't spinning over quickly

very powerful, made very easy work of starting the diesel engine three times back to back and did not overheat, battery still showing a full charge

lots of kick, made very easy work of starting the diesel engine, battery still showing four bars afterward (repeat count not explicitly stated)

made very easy work of starting the diesel engine three times back to back, battery still at 91 percent

started the diesel engine but with noticeably less kick than the NEXPOW, battery dropped just one bar

started the diesel engine twice before overheating, battery still showing a full charge

most kick yet at that point, made very easy work of starting the engine (repeat count not explicitly stated), battery at 75 percent afterward

started the diesel engine two times before overheating, battery at 71 percent afterward

plenty of cranking amps and started the diesel engine once, but overheated and could not repeat it three times back to back, battery at 77 percent after one attempt

plenty of cranking amps to start the diesel engine but not nearly as much kick as the AVAPOW, battery at four bars

made very easy work of starting the diesel engine, battery at three out of four bars afterward

did not have enough cranking amps to start the diesel engine

did not have enough cranking amps to start the diesel engine

at 8.8 volts, very close to 6,000 watts (recap states 5,949 watts, second place)

transcript states 78 amps at 7.94 volts equal to 5,622 watts; 78 amps times 7.94 volts is only about 620 watts, nowhere near the stated 5,622, so the amps figure looks like a dropped digit (roughly 708 amps would match the math), flagged rather than corrected

at 12.47 volts, 5,474 watts, by far the best up to that point in the sequence (this brand's voltage reading of 12.47 volts is notably higher than every other brand's 5 to 9 volt range, kept verbatim since the wattage math is internally consistent)

at 8.93 volts, just over 3,000 watts

at 6.11 volts, 3,745 watts, second place behind the NEXPOW at that point in the sequence

at 6.96 volts, 4,823 watts

at 7.38 volts, 3,624 watts, moved into the lead over the AIPOWAY at that point in the sequence

at 6.59 volts, 3,526 watts, the best up to that point in the sequence

at 7.2 volts, 4,226 watts

at 7.15 volts, 4,061 watts

transcript states 48 amps at 5.38 volts equal to 2,249 watts; 48 amps times 5.38 volts is only about 258 watts, nowhere near the stated 2,249, so the amps figure looks like a dropped digit (roughly 418 amps would match the math), flagged rather than corrected

transcript states 382 amps at 5.44 volts equal to only 278 watts; 382 amps times 5.44 volts works out to about 2,078 watts, not 278, so this figure is internally inconsistent and is flagged rather than corrected in either direction

barely edged out the GooLoo, second place

by far the best up to that point

this brand's own watt hour figure appears to be missing or cut off from the transcript right where it should appear; a following sentence says the UTRAI matched it at 45.4 Wh, so BRPOM's figure is likely close to 45.4 but is not stated as its own number and is left out rather than assumed

described as matching the BRPOM's figure (see BRPOM notes on the missing BRPOM number)

transcript renders this figure as '3838 wat[t hours]' right after 'the yber auto moves into the lead'; likely a dropped decimal point for about 38.38 Wh given the pattern of dropped decimals elsewhere in this transcript, flagged rather than corrected

better than the Gillaway and E-Ant

described as really struggling in this test, one of the weakest results

described as about the same as the UTRAI and 'the yber AO' (see YaberAuto 6000 notes)

about 1.5 Wh less than the Gillaway

charges in 2 hours per claim

45W USBC in and out speed charging claimed

claimed

claimed, flashlight claimed at 800 lumens, tire inflate in 5 to 8 minutes per claim

claimed, 4,000 lumen emergency LED claimed, tire inflate in 5 minutes per claim

claimed (transcript renders as '59.2 WS')

power bank claimed, LED claimed at 400 lumens, rated for extreme temperatures from negative 4 F to 140 F per claim

least noisy inflator up to that point at just under 86 dB, fastest up to that point at 22 to 23 PSI after 5 minutes, moved into the lead reaching 30 PSI in about 7 minutes, both gauges agreed at 30 PSI, battery at 79 percent afterward, the best battery retention up to that point

a little noisier than some other inflators at around 90 dB, fastest yet at 5 minutes at that point in the sequence, moved into the lead reaching 30 PSI in about 6 and a half minutes (third place in the final ranking), both gauges showing about 30 PSI, battery at four out of five bars

noise close to 90 dB, at 5 minutes reached about 25.5 PSI (the best yet at that point), took the lead at 5 minutes 51 seconds to reach 30 PSI, but overshot by adding about 2 PSI too much, battery at three out of four bars

starting charge 100 percent, noise about 88.5 dB (same as AIPOWAY), made it past 5 minutes without a cooldown break, finished in just under 11 minutes (second place behind AIPOWAY), gauge reading off by about half a PSI, battery at 75 percent afterward

least noisy yet at around 88.5 dB, did not power itself down after 5 minutes (unlike the Gillaway and E-Ant), fastest yet at just under 10 minutes, both gauges at 30 PSI, battery at 76 percent afterward, the best battery retention up to that point

still pretty noisy at 90 dB, at 5 minutes reached about 25 PSI, moved into second place behind the UTRAI at 6 minutes 10 seconds, battery at four bars, gauge off by about half a PSI

least noisy inflator yet at around 84 dB, only 17 to 18 PSI at 5 minutes (slower than the UTRAI at that point), finished in 9 minutes 39 seconds (about 4 minutes slower than the UTRAI), gauge off by about half a PSI, battery still at four bars

noisy at just over 92 dB, the noisiest unit tested, powered itself down at just over 5 minutes at only 18 PSI, had to wait out a cooldown timer before finishing at 14 minutes total, battery dropped from full to less than half, final reading 30.8 PSI versus the reference gauge's 32 PSI (about a 1.2 PSI underread)

a little less noisy than the Gillaway at around 90 dB, also powered itself down at just over 5 minutes at around 20 PSI, needed a 3 minute cooldown, finished in about 11 and a half minutes (about 3 minutes faster than the Gillaway), battery almost completely drained after inflating just one tire, both gauges agreed on 30 PSI with no stated error