Graham Hill’s Gadget Of The Week
Saturday, 31. July 2010
My gadget of the week is a 5 second jump start that is capable of charging up a flat battery in 5 – 8 seconds, enough to get the car started. If it doesn’t the manufacturer, Powertraveller, claims that a further 10 – 15 minute charge should do the trick. In 2009 there were a total of 1,084,150 callouts to emergency services to revive flat batteries, that’s two a minute! This handy new product can be stored in the glovebox of your car. The startmonkey 200 delivers a 120 amp charge when connected to the battery. It comes with a storage bag and is fitted with an LED display to show how much charge is left. The input socket allows you to recharge the charger via the in car charger although the manufacturer claims that the unit takes about 8 hours to fully re-charge. An extra output socket allows you to run portable gadgets such as iPods, sat navs and mobile phones. The unit can be recharged up to 500 times with each charge able to revive a standard 12 volt battery between 15 and 20 times which, it is claimed, should outlast your car. It isn’t cheap at £129.99 but if you want one you can view it on www.powertraveller.co.uk Incidentally the device measures 174mm by 46.5mm. By Graham Hill
