actright562

My C6 is a weekend warrior, but lately since pandemic it feels more like a once a month warrior so I find the battery to be dead alot more often lately, I seen a bunch of these jump starters like below,
Does anyone know of a good one that works, I heard that they are all novelty and dont have enough power to start a V8.

I commonly see ones like the below, but still skeptical about whether if it can jump start the C6

Bob Paris

I have the GB40 and it can start my '13 GS vert. The key is to follow the instructions. Connect the booster but wait a minute while it energizes various circuits and relays. After a minute, you can attempt to jump start. Usually takes a few tries - again follow the instructions that call for you to wait about 30 seconds before you try again. Took 4 or 5 tries before my car started.

BIGMAC

I went "old school" and it has never failed to start a dead battery.

449er

I went with the Noco GB70 myself

Iceaxe

That can't be good for your battery. Ever considered a $20 battery maintainer?

LilNutSac

Never been a fan of those. I can't believe they are so popular. You have to keep them charged! You know where there's a good 12+V source that is kept perfectly charged? EVERY OTHER RUNNING CAR. I keep jumper cables around. Great way to meet strangers!

VINAL13

I use a Noco GB70 myself for the exact same reason but in reverse...
A a single female I don't want to wait and meet any strangers, and with the COVID-19 scare, makes it even more dangerous.

ruxvette

The key is having it charged. The lithium battery is certainly a plus for long charge history.
I use AAA myself.

BadAV

From what I have seen the Noco battery maintainers get pretty good reviews. Don't know about the power packs. I had a cheap one (5 year work anniversary present) that only lasted about 2 years.

dr_gallup

Every time you let a battery get fully discharged you reduce it's capacity. Much better to put a battery maintainer on all the time or if that's not practical, use a battery charger every couple of weeks. Repeatedly killing a battery and jump starting is no solution.

Walt White Coupe

With over 9000 reviews of the product and almost a 5 star rating, I would think that it's a good product and does what it says it will do.

919cw313

That would make too much sense.

ByRiver

I think I would just buy a new battery then mess around with jumpers and battery cables. I've known people like that who always fear their car won't start when they are ready to go home. That $129 can go towards a good battery with a 48 month warranty.

Eritosthenes

If the C6 battery power requirements were met using the sizing criteria for most cars, it would take at least three heavy duty 12V lead-acid batteries. Obviously the engineers chose to shed the excess weight, so one battery must provide maintaining amperage for all the active control modules in the car AND still have enough juice left for the starter. Sitting idle, a single battery will totally discharge in 2-3 weeks without a tender attached. If/when yours does totally discharge, two things are going to happen: (1) the operational lifetime of the battery will be reduced about 10% every time it goes to zero, and (2) a very large number of electrons must be added back with a charger to bring its voltage back up to 12V. No battery tender can do that. Don't be surprised if a full size charger takes two days.

If your C6 is not a daily driver, just plan on connecting an inexpensive battery tender as soon as you park it. You can use red and black clips directly to the battery, or push a 12V adapter into the power receptacle in the center console with the cord laying on the driver's seat. It's hard to miss that one when you try to drive away with the battery tender adapter still attached.

farmington

My daughter used one of those to start her Cruze when the battery died ( from a summer in Phoenix). It fired right up and then she drove straight to get another battery.

Nutzz

Check out the YouTube channel "Project Farm". He does reviews on tons of items that are commonly used by DIYers.
Audew brand battery jump pack came out on top in his testing.
Bought one a few months ago and have used it once- worked great.

88redconvert

I'm not sure how good they are but I was making a lot of second-hand (junk) stores before covid and I see them in there regularly. I assumed they were donated because they didn't work but I could be wrong.

BluegrassMotorsport

My grandpa went on a buying spree a couple of Christmases and bought all of his kids and grandkids one of those Halo portable chargers from QVC. I know it isn't the best thing for the batter but darn if they aren't handy. I've used mine a few times to help friends when jumper cables weren't available and twice on my Vette on the old battery. They work every time without fail. As others have said I think jumper cables are the better option but these portable chargers work in a pinch.

Patsgarage

Not necessarily true. There are several other factors, such as the age of the battery and ambient temperature. I have regularly left my GS sitting with no tender for a month or longer and never had the battery not have enough juice to start the car, much less become totally discharged. YMMV.

FatsWaller

Wouldn't you need to use like 1000 of them to jump start your car?