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catastrophegirl
11/09/08

In reply to The Duracell Powerpack 450 Talks You Through a Jump Start
i have a different brand of something similar that charges from both my car or any wall outlet, has a light, air compressor and 12v DC outlet. i didn't feel the need for the upgrade because i already own a couple of 12v DC inverters, one of which has 3 AC outlets and a USB power port. it never leaves my car unless i go camping, where i use the light [for obvious reasons] and the outlet for my portable thermoelectric cooler [which i have to have for my insulin, not just for 'luxury camping']

but i can just plug it into my car to recharge while i am driving. since my car's outlets turn off when the engine is off, i don't have to worry about my car's battery being drained.

mine hasn't got the fancy voice technology, just dials to tell me how much power is left, but i haven't once had the thought that i needed a voice prompt.

while it's a nice shiny product, and has a couple of extras features that mine doesn't have, i still like the one i picked up at harbor freight tools better because it was about $100 LESS than the duracell
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twoeightnine
11/07/08

In reply to The Duracell Powerpack 450 Talks You Through a Jump Start
I swear that's the mom from some 80s show as the model.
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11/07/08

In reply to The Duracell Powerpack 450 Talks You Through a Jump Start
I have one similar I bought at Harbor Freight, but it is way bigger and bulkier than this. And it doesn't have the ac power outlets.
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Anhizer
11/07/08

In reply to The Duracell Powerpack 450 Talks You Through a Jump Start
The only issue with this type of device is that you have to keep it charged because its essentially a glorified battery. If it charged on 12v DC that would be interesting... (so it never leaves your car)
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catastrophegirl
11/09/08

@Anhizer: the specs on the product page say it CAN be charged from DC or AC.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/07/08

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Can I only use it to jump-start a car or can I attach the other end of the jumper cables to some poor schmuck's balls?
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