romer
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:37 PM |
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Aldi "Power Station"
www.aldi.com
Advertising locally (Cumbria) that next week 19.1.06 one of the offers is a "Power Station" priced at £24.99.
It's a jump start battery pack (from what I can see it's 175ah) that plugs into mains to re-charge itself. It also has a built in 250psi
air compressor and three 12v cig lighter sockets.
They're also showing a 12v 120watt impact wrench at £15.99 - ideal for those quick wheel changes on track days 
Romer
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RazMan
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:54 PM |
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That Power Station looks a bargain - if it works 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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romer
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:55 PM |
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Certainly looks the part in ther leaflet.
Romer
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cossey
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:58 PM |
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dont these use gel batteries? so might be good for becs or anything else that can run on a small battery.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:59 PM |
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I think there a similar price in B&Q as well, worth a look
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 11:34 PM |
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probably cheaper at stax too, i deffo saw them there today but never bothered checking the price. I have an older version that doesnt have a
compressor built in, it worked well for ages but i eventually killed it by using it to start the van daily. Still sort of works, just not as well 
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Project7
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| posted on 14/1/06 at 02:22 PM |
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Hi,
I bought one of them the last time they had it in stock.
Im happy with it - the only thing thats not that great is the built in lights which are pretty usless(  ) but apart from thats its worth £25
Tony
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steve_gus
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 11:02 PM |
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175ah isnt that huge for starting a car - most car batteries have around 400ah cold start performance
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
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RazMan
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 11:17 PM |
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But it might be enough to help a fading battery like the one in my Beemer. I find it incredible that you can start any car from one these cheap little
magic boxes - certainly worth £25 in my book
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 11:38 PM |
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I've had one of the Clarke version with no compressor for about 7 years now. Make sure you keep it charged and it'll last forever, well
nearly .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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steve_gus
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| posted on 16/1/06 at 08:06 PM |
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you can buy a new battery for your car for not much more than 25 quid!!!!! if your battery is shagged, you have to buy one at some point as a
replacement so you just added to the expense by buying a temporary fix too.
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
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RazMan
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| posted on 16/1/06 at 08:40 PM |
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A cheap battery for my car is about £60 !Its not really knackered, just fading away gracefully. I work from home and rarely go out during the week so
the cold weather just makes starting the six pot diesel a bit of a chore. The power station thingy saves getting the wife's car round and
finding the jump leads etc.
I'll buy a new battery eventually, but I've got more bits I need to buy for the GT first
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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