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Topdon JS2000 Topdon JS2000
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Topdon JS2000 5
If your car is anything like my partner’s then it’s coming to that time of year when the beast outside starts whingeing about the cold and refusing to co-operate when you want to get going. The car plays up a bit too… All 70’s style joking aside, it is a real issue in this household currently solved by plugging in a massive ancient ‘portable’ battery that takes 36 hours to fully charge and is good for about 5-7 jump-starts before it has to go back on charge again. About time we invest in a new one says I! I was quite happy then to have this land in my lap for review.

To begin with, the battery capacity on this is so much better and can give up to 40 jump-starts before it needs recharging. It does this through a USB port and can take 5-7 hours to fully charge and be ready to go again. The battery bleed is really low too when it’s switched off at less than 0.1mA so you can happily leave it in the car for ages and not worry about it having run out when you need it most. As well as that, with the quick charge USB port you can use it to fully charge other things too within about an hour or so such as your mobile devices, making it a handy little emergency power bank for general use when you’re out and about in the car. It has a 16000mA capacity and is suitable for vehicles with 8L petrol and 6L diesel engines so should cover most vehicle types.

There is a built-in torch and, unlike the ‘portable’ (the old thing we have must weigh 5 Kg’s at least!) charger we have now this one fits in your hand easily so it can double-up if you break down in the dark as a decent light source with 300 lumens in flashlight mode as well as having flashing modes to help flag down other vehicles if you need help. Finally, it can handle temperatures as low as -20° and as high as 60° as well as having a solid, rugged build able to deal with dust and splashes. Now all I need to do is convince the other half that just because the old one ‘still works’ doesn’t mean we can’t do better… RRP £99

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