[Costco] Type s jump starter 49.97

Mar 22nd, 2022 8:10 pm

#1

warrenwitzgall [OP]: Newbie; Jan 17, 2013; 22 posts; 132 upvotes

Mar 22nd, 2022 8:10 pm

Price:: 49.97
Retailer:: Costco

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8000mAh jump pack

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Mar 22nd, 2022 8:14 pm

#2

warrenwitzgall [OP]: Newbie; Jan 17, 2013; 22 posts; 132 upvotes

Mar 22nd, 2022 8:14 pm

Oshawa locarion

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Mar 22nd, 2022 8:28 pm

#3

sports1: Deal Addict; Dec 4, 2008; 2222 posts; 1960 upvotes

Mar 22nd, 2022 8:28 pm

Please do tell if you've seen this at this price anywhere in York Region / Toronto ... I'd be interested.

Mar 22nd, 2022 8:53 pm

#4

xtrain: Jr. Member; Mar 7, 2011; 109 posts; 143 upvotes; Cosmopolitan Surrey

Mar 22nd, 2022 8:53 pm

Same for Greater Vancouver, please.

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Mar 22nd, 2022 9:14 pm

#5

Miatch: Jr. Member; Sep 1, 2017; 101 posts; 146 upvotes

Mar 22nd, 2022 9:14 pm

Any idea what the price before clearance was?

Mar 22nd, 2022 9:23 pm

#6

trini_2_d_bone: Deal Addict; Jan 28, 2007; 1251 posts; 676 upvotes

Mar 22nd, 2022 9:23 pm

Miatch wrote: ↑ Any idea what the price before clearance was?

Google is your friend.
Regular price was $79.99
On sale for $59.99

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Mar 22nd, 2022 11:19 pm

#7

MattyMattMatt: Sr. Member; Jun 22, 2011; 851 posts; 749 upvotes

Mar 22nd, 2022 11:19 pm

Skip this thing. It'll struggle even with small cars. You'll try to start, it'll turn off, then you gotta power cycle, and then it's drained.

Better skip right to the big boy from anywhere. Costco sells one branded with cat and it's worked even on a super dead two weeks at -20c battery.

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Mar 23rd, 2022 12:03 am

#8

eugene188: Deal Addict; Sep 10, 2010; 3460 posts; 1835 upvotes; Ottawa

Mar 23rd, 2022 12:03 am

For some reason every time I see this brand I think of the 90's with ppl putting Type R badges on their Honda Civics.

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Mar 23rd, 2022 12:11 am

#9

msavic6: Member; Jan 6, 2014; 221 posts; 60 upvotes; Burnaby

Mar 23rd, 2022 12:11 am

I would echo the concerns with this unit, the one time I had to use it, it failed to work for me. It would start to beep and complain about “Battery Protection” and then ultimately require me to restart it. It never ended up working for me and I resorted to using regular old jumper cables to get the car started again.

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Mar 23rd, 2022 12:33 am

#10

Smartisdumb: Jr. Member; Oct 21, 2012; 153 posts; 175 upvotes; Vancouver

Mar 23rd, 2022 12:33 am

Downtown Vancouver had 4 or five yesterday

Mar 23rd, 2022 7:55 am

#11

KevlarCoated: Member; Aug 21, 2013; 301 posts; 311 upvotes; Kitchener

Mar 23rd, 2022 7:55 am

It's worth noting that all battery packs are going to work better when they're warm. If you keep this in your car and your car falls to start at -20C you're going to have a bad time. If it's kept in your house then it is much more likely to work.
This is due to battery chemistry and affects all batteries but it's something to be weary of with jump starters since the time you most often need them is the time they're least likely to work. A much larger battery will handle this issue better but it's still best to keep them somewhere warm

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Mar 23rd, 2022 8:02 am

#12

DoBoY1: Member; Sep 12, 2011; 276 posts; 269 upvotes; Ottawa

Mar 23rd, 2022 8:02 am

Started a Toyota RAV4 with a dead battery in -10C. Jumper pack was not left in car of course so it was already warm. Started easy and according to readout took about 8% of the charge.

Got mine on clearance for 30-40$ last year, would buy another.

I keep mine in my dirtbike pack in case of battery failure and have used it a few times during one ride when I had a dead battery.

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Mar 23rd, 2022 8:17 am

#13

snarky123: Jr. Member; Feb 21, 2022; 136 posts; 173 upvotes

Mar 23rd, 2022 8:17 am

KevlarCoated wrote: ↑ It's worth noting that all battery packs are going to work better when they're warm. If you keep this in your car and your car falls to start at -20C you're going to have a bad time. If it's kept in your house then it is much more likely to work.
This is due to battery chemistry and affects all batteries but it's something to be weary of with jump starters since the time you most often need them is the time they're least likely to work. A much larger battery will handle this issue better but it's still best to keep them somewhere warm

This means this unit can only work at home or warm weather! I will pass. Thanks.

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Mar 23rd, 2022 8:31 am

#14

Asriel: Sr. Member; Feb 1, 2009; 545 posts; 880 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 23rd, 2022 8:31 am

Thanks Op, been waiting for this to go on sale, hopefully my warehouse has it.

For those in doubt, check the reviews on Costco.com. If you are the type of person to overestimate the probability of an unlikely event (ie. not working) just get two and you’re still cheaper than buying an expensive model.

https://www.costco.com/type-s-8000mah-p ... 13421.html

Mar 23rd, 2022 8:48 am

#15

lfdiniz: Jr. Member; Jun 23, 2011; 103 posts; 301 upvotes; MARKHAM

Mar 23rd, 2022 8:48 am

Jump started this winter a Ford Explorer a couple of times and a Hyundai Sonata also without any problems. Each time it used only 5% of the battery charge. Very good and solid unit! I recommend!

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Mar 23rd, 2022 8:54 am

#16

dealCker: Deal Addict; Feb 5, 2009; 1090 posts; 369 upvotes

Mar 23rd, 2022 8:54 am

KevlarCoated wrote: ↑It's worth noting that all battery packs are going to work better when they're warm. If you keep this in your car and your car falls to start at -20C you're going to have a bad time. If it's kept in your house then it is much more likely to work.
This is due to battery chemistry and affects all batteries but it's something to be weary of with jump starters since the time you most often need them is the time they're least likely to work. A much larger battery will handle this issue better but it's still best to keep them somewhere warm

snarky123 wrote: ↑ This means this unit can only work at home or warm weather! I will pass. Thanks.

Sorry, but your statement/logic is not completely true, the meaning as was stated that the battery packs work better when they are warm.
I’ve used battery packs jumpers, in both cold weather and not at home. I have last years version of this type s and an Amazon version.

However other posts people have stated varying success with this particular unit.

Mar 23rd, 2022 9:15 am

#17

ephilk: Newbie; Mar 14, 2006; 72 posts; 9 upvotes

Mar 23rd, 2022 9:15 am

I have this unit. It has saved me several times. I can vouch for poorer performance in extreme cold, however I changed my behaviour to bring it inside with me. No issues after that. This clearance price is totally worth it.