Best Jump Starter? DieHard, Schumacher, DeWalt, Michelin, Stanley, CAT

i definitely want to have a power inverter in the trunk of my car i want to have an air compressor as well as a jump starter why not just go with a single device that has it all integrated 10 different units to test so let's get the testing underway and see which integrated unit is the best in the first test we'll see which brand inflates a tire the fastest then we'll see which jump starters make the most current and which ones go up in smoke we'll see which jumpstarter can start a vehicle with a completely dead battery then we'll see which one has the best power inverter at a price of only 118 the least expensive brand we'll be testing is made by stanley the stanley unit has a sealed lead acid battery the jump starter is 1200 amps peak and 600 instant the power inverter is up to 500 watts we're going to test that stanley claims that their air compressor can inflate a car tire we're going to test that too the stanley has 120 volt outlet and three usb ports the stanley does not have a 12 volt socket you can use an extension cord to plug into the back of the stanley unit to give it a charge the power on the led light you simply push the led button the led light has 270 degrees of range the stanley brand is made in vietnam the stanley is fully charged the stanley weighs 17 pounds to measure the loudness of the air compressor i'll place the sound meter 36 inches or one meter from the sound meter the stanley is pretty loud at 85 decibels all the power stations are fully charged so let's see how quickly each of the brands can inflate a tire that's on a small pickup truck to use the air compressor you set the unit to the desired air pressure and then you start the unit i'll set the tire pressure to 35 psi and the stanley was making pretty decent progress but it suddenly powered down at 10 minutes the gauge on the stanley indicates 20.4 psi which is very close to the same as the tire pressure gauge which is showing 21 psi the hottest part of the case on the stanley is 115 degrees fahrenheit after 10 minutes of use the stanley is at 12.82 volts which is pretty close to fully charged at a price of 134 dollars the second least expensive brand we'll be testing is made by poteck the potek also has a sealed lead acid battery 1 500 p amps 150 psi air compressor and 300 watt power inverter the unit comes with a charge adapter that's stored in the side compartment you can charge this unit using 120 volt outlet or your vehicle's 12 volt accessory the potek has a usb port a 12 volt socket and two 120 volt outlets the air pressure hose is stored in a side compartment this unit has a manual gauge and you'll have to watch the pressure until it reaches the desired pressure the poteck is made in china the battery is fully charged just like the stanley the potek also weighs 17 pounds and the potek isn't quite as loud as the stanley at 81 decibels the analog gauge in the poteck is pretty small and the numbers are very close together making it a challenge to inflate the tire pressure to exactly 35 psi at 15 minutes the tire pressure appears to be right at 35 psi it looks like the potek pressure gauge is off by about 2 psi the poteck has plenty of charge left at 12.8 volts and the hottest part of the case is about 107 degrees fahrenheit at a price of 140 dollars is this cosway brand 1500 peak amps you can charge the unit using your car's 12 volt accessory or 120 volt power source instructions for using the jump starter are printed right on the side of the unit jump starter on off switch the caseway has two usb ports two 12 volt sockets and 120 volt outlet to power up the led light you simply hold down the power button for three seconds the causeway brand is made in china the costway is the heaviest yet at 20 pounds and the costway is the loudest yet at 86 decibels and the costly needs 19 minutes or 4 minutes longer than the po-tech to inflate the tire however the pressure gauge on the causeway is pretty accurate the extra run time needed to inflate the tire did drain the battery a little bit more than the potek 12.68 volts which is still near a full charge the hottest part of the potek is nearly 190 degrees fahrenheit also at a price of 140 the same price as the cosway is the schumacher brand 1200 amp jump starter 200 watt power inverter 150 psi air compressor built-in led light the schumacher has a usb port two 12 volt sockets and two 120 volt outlets you can use an extension cord and 120 volt outlet to charge the shoemaker the shoemaker includes both an air compressor as well as an inflator the schumacher is assembled in mexico the schumacher weighs 17 pounds and the shoemaker makes about the same amount of noise as a stanley at 85 decibels and the schumacher seems to be the fastest yet inflating the tire to 35 psi in only 12 minutes unfortunately the shoemaker's gauge is off by about seven psi so let's keep on inflating the tire until we reach 35 psi so it took a total of 15 and a half minutes to reach 35 psi the battery life indicator still shows 96 the voltmeter on the schumacher is pretty close to the same as the ohmmeter at 12.7 volts the hottest area on the battery case is around 106 degrees fahrenheit at a price of 149 is this dewalt brand 1400 pcamp jump starter and 120 psi air compressor the duo brand is the only brand that we'll be testing that does not have a power inverter it does have two usb ports you can use an extension cord or a 12 volt accessory socket to charge the dewalt the dewalt also includes an option to test your alternator the dewalt brand is made in vietnam the dewalt is the second heaviest yet at 18 pounds and the dewalt is the quietest yet at only 80 decibels and the dewalt made it to around 29 psi when the compressor shut off after about 10 minutes and 13 seconds and the electronic gauge in the dewalt seems pretty close at 29 psi the volt meter is pretty accurate and there's still plenty of charge left at 12.65 volts the hottest part of the dewalt case is 130 degrees fahrenheit at a price of 150 is this stanley fat max 1400 watt jump starter 120 psi compressor and 500 watt power supply a 12 volt usb and 220 volt ports the dewalt also includes a built-in charge adapter the stanley fat max is made in vietnam the stanley fat max weighs 19 pounds and the stanley fat max is the quietest yet at only 79.5 decibels and the stanley fat max made it to 10 minutes before it shut off to keep from overheating and the pressure gauge on the stanley fat max indicates 26.5 psi the gauge on the stanley fat max seems to be pretty accurate the voltmeter on the stanley fat max seems pretty accurate as well very close to 12.65 volts the hottest area on the stanley fat max is only 95 degrees fahrenheit at a price of 153 dollars is this cat brand 1000 amp jump starter and 120 psi air compressor 200 watt power inverter the cat is made in vietnam the unit has a built-in charge port four usb ports as well as 120 volt outlet use the up and down arrows to set the air pressure press the air button a second time to start the air compressor the cat weighs 18 pounds 81 decibels for the cat just like the other brands the cat shut off at 10 minutes and made it to about 27.3 psi the pressure gauge in the cat seems pretty accurate the voltmeter is also pretty accurate at 12.6 volts the hottest part of the plastic case is 112 degrees fahrenheit at a price of 170 dollars is this die hard brand 2 usb 212 volt and 2 120 volt ports 1150 peak amps 400 watts of ac power built-in charge port pushing this button provides information on the battery percentage of charge it also activates the ac inverter as well as a compressor the diehard brand is made in china to set the tire pressure push the plus or minus button to the desired pressure and then push the compressor start button the die hard is the lightest shed at only 16 pounds 80 decibels for the die hard and the die hard ran for just 18 minutes before the die hard shut off when it reached 35 psi the tire pressure on the die hard is off by around 3 psi after 19 minutes of running the compressor the voltage is very good at 12.74 the hottest area of the plastic case is around 111 degrees fahrenheit also the price of 170 dollars the same price as the diehard is this michelin brand 1000 p camp jump starter 200 watt power inverter the michelin even includes a radio two 120 volt outlets includes a usb as well as a 12 volt port you can charge the unit with either 120 volt or the 12 volt adapter the battery life indicator indicates that the unit is fully charged the michelin brand is made in vietnam the michelin weighs 16 pounds 82 decibels for the michelin and the michelin tire inflator made it to 35 psi in 18 minutes without shutting down the pressure gauge in the michelin is off by around 3 psi the battery still has plenty of charge left at 12.63 volts the top of the michelin is around 120 degrees fahrenheit also the price of 170 the same price as the die hard in the michelin is this zun dion brand 1400 p cam jump starter 400 watt ac power as well as 260 psi air compressor one usb port as well as two 120 volt ports two 12 volt sockets analog air compressor as well as battery life indicator you can charge the zoom deon with either a 12 volt or 120 volt source the zoom dion is made in china the zun dion weighs 18 pounds 83 decibels for the zoon dion and the zun dion looks to be very close to 35 psi at only 12 minutes and 30 seconds the tire pressure is a little bit low so i'll keep on going and assume dion made it to 35 psi at right at 13 minutes the battery is nearly full at 13.06 volts the hottest area in the zune dion is only 95 degrees fahrenheit only 6 out of 10 units made it to 35 psi and the zoom dn is the fastest at 13 minutes the potech performed well at 15 minutes schumacher 15 and a half die hard and michelin 18 and the cost way 19 minutes if air compressor noise is a factor in your purchasing decision the stanley fat max is the quietest of 79.5 decibels but the dewalt and the die hard are nearly as quiet at 80 decibels the po-tech and the cat were slightly louder at 81 decibels if weight is a factor in your purchasing decision the die hard and the michelin are the lightest at 16 pounds but the stanley poteck and schumacher are only one pound heavier at 17. let's compare the performance of the power inverters next using a couple of hundred watt bulbs as well as a 250 watt heat lamp we'll also use a 500 watt halogen light for a couple of the brands i'll be using a fan speed controller to dial in the maximum current for each of the brand beginning with the stanley brand we'll keep track of the electric load using this kilowatt device and the stanley is around 122 volts without a load the stanley's power inverter is rated for 500 watts and easily handled incremental power increases but began running into a problem around 450 watts the stanley peaked at 477 watts very briefly so the stanley didn't quite reach the 500 watt rating but it was fairly close the poteck is rated for 300 watts and is at 118 volts without a load and the potec actually exceeded its 300 watt rating making it to 337 watts briefly before powering itself off from the overload the causeway is at 117 volts and it's rated for 200 watts and a class weight came very close to reaching its 200 watt rating making it to 194 watts without a load the schumacher is at 126 volts the shoe marker is rated for 200 watts and the schumacher's display shows 195 watts what a kilowatt device shows 211. so the shoemaker exceeded its rating and the stanley fat max is rated for 500 watts and it started off at 121.4 volts the stanley fat max briefly made it to 435 watts it was lights out pretty quickly when attempting to go above 435 watts the cab is rated for 200 watts and it started off at 122.8 volts and the cat brand did exceed his 200 watt rating making it to 211 watts the die hard started off at 121.1 volts and it's rated for 400 watts and the diehard did a pretty good job just about reaching its 400 watt rating making it to 397 watts the michelin started out at 115.8 volts and it's rated for 200 watts and the michelin made it to 200 watts for a fraction of a second before powering down the zoom dns started off at 126.6 volts and it's rated for 400 watts and a zoomed in performed very well exceeding its 400 watt rating making it all the way up to 438 watts if power inverter performance is a deciding factor the stanley came out on top at 477 watts zun dn438 stanley fat max 435 die hard 397 and potech 337 watts all the manufacturers make some pretty bold claims regarding jump starter cranking amps so let's use a carbon pile tester to apply a load and the clamp meter will measure the peak current beginning with the stanley all of the units are fully charged and the stanley is at 13.1 volts the stanley is rated for 1200 p amps and 600 cranking amps according to the clamp meter the stanley made it to 388 amps at 4.4 volts unfortunately the stanley suddenly powered down and began smoking even after allowing the jump starter to cool the stanley jump starter no longer functions the po-tech is fully charged at 13 volts and the potek is rated for 1500 p amps and 750 cranking amps the potect did quite a bit better than the stanley making it to 404 amps at 4.8 volts unfortunately the load test was just too much for the potek and it began to smoke as well the kaswa is the heaviest power station coming in at 20 pounds the causeway is right at 13 volts and is ready for 1500 pk amps and 700 cranking amps and the cosway did by far the best yet at 445 amps at 6.6 volts and the causeway survived the test without any visible damage or smoke the voltage display on the shoemaker says 13.2 and the tester is at 13.1 just like this stanley the schumacher also weighs 17 pounds and is rated for 1200 peak amps and the schumacher just couldn't keep up with the potek of the causeway only making it to 361 amps at 4.7 volts the dewalt is at 12.8 volts and is rated for 1400 peak amps and 700 cranking amps the dewalt made it to 395 amps at 4.2 volts which is nearly the same output as the schumacher the stanley fat max is at 13 volts and is rated for 1400 p amps and 700 cranking amps and the stanley fat max made it to 391 amps at 4.5 volts before giving up just like the first stanley unit that was tested this one let off a puff of smoke but the unit still functions the cat brand is at 13 volts and it's rated for a thousand pkms and 500 cranking amps even with a much lower cranking gap rating than the other brands the cat moves into second place behind the causeway at 405 amps at 5.8 volts no funny sounds or smoke from the cat the die hard seems to be overcharged at 13.9 volts which is quite a bit higher than the other brands the die hard only weighs 16 pounds and is rated for 1 150 peak amps and the die hard made it to 421 amps and 6 volts before giving up so the die hard moves in the second place behind the causeway brand the 170 dollar michelin is right at 13 volts at only 16 pounds the michelin is a pretty light unit and is only rated for a thousand peak amps and 300 cranking amps compared to the other brands the michelin really struggled only making it to 317 amps at 4.4 volts and moves into last place the zoom dn is at 13.2 volts and it's rated for 1400 peak amps the zoom den performed better than the michelin but not nearly as well as the causeway cat or die hard at 362 amps at 4.4 volts the easiest way to make sense of the jump starter performance is to calculate the peak watts produced by each unit it's a pretty simple calculation you just multiply the amps times the volts and the cost we performed by far the best at 2937 watts the die hardwood seems to have been overcharged at 13.8 volts finished in second at 2 5226 the cat finished in third at 2 349 potech 1944 and stanley fat max 1760 watts the power stations are fully charged so let's begin the next test i tested the car jump starters with a battery that was charged to around 11 volts and these jump starters did just fine getting the vehicle started however let's really put these jump starters to the test jump starting this ford ranger with a v6 engine the battery is only at 2 volts and i disable the ignition system to keep the engine from starting unfortunately the stanley jump starter no longer functions with the vehicle battery almost completely drained the potek just wasn't able to get the engine spinning over fast enough to start it unfortunately the po-tech is smoking and the cost weight performed by far the best on the bench test at nearly 3000 watts of output and it did a terrific job on this test and a cosway definitely spun the engine over fast enough to get the engine running for nearly 18 seconds very impressive the schumacher battery is at a hundred percent the schumacher bench tested at only 1 697 watts or 1400 watts lower than the cost way and the voltage dropped quickly to around 7 volts far too low to get the engine started the dewalt is at 13 volts and it was bench tested at only 1 659 watts and the dewalt voltage quickly dropped to around 8 volts which is far too low to get the engine spinning fast enough to start the stanley fat max is at 13.1 volts and bench tested at 1760 watts the voltage display on the stanley fat max showed a voltage drop to just over 8 volts which just isn't nearly enough to get the engine spinning the cat bench tested at 2 349 watts but didn't produce enough current to get the engine spinning fast enough the die hard started out at over 13 volts and quickly dropped to around 7 volts it almost made enough current to get the engine spinning fast enough the michelin finished in last place on the bench test and really struggled on this test as well the zoom dn only made 1600 watts during the bench test and that's not nearly enough to get the engine to start so the causeway is the only jump starter that made enough current to start the engine with a completely drained battery all the power stations are fully charged so let's see which one has the most battery capacity using a power inverter connected to a jump starter cable the power stations will be powering up a 500 watt bulb the cutoff voltage for the power inverter is 10.5 volts and the potect lasted 5 minutes and 12 seconds with a 35 amp load before the voltage dropped to around 10.5 ending the test once again the causeway performed extremely well at 14 minutes and 33 seconds nearly three times as long as the potack the schumacher performed below average on the jump starter bench test and it barely finished ahead of the po tac at five minutes and 20 seconds the dewalt performed nearly the same as the schumacher on the jump starter bench test but it actually performed quite a bit better on this test lasting 9 minutes and 19 seconds which is only 5 minutes less run time than the cost way the stanley fat max which performed nearly the same as the dewalt on the jump starter bench test also performed nearly the same as the dewalt on this test lasting 8 minutes and 56 seconds the cat brand performed fairly well in the jump starter bench test and moves into 4th place lasting 8 minutes and 11 seconds the die hard only weighs 16 pounds or four pounds less than the cost way and the die hard barely outlasted the po-tech and the schumacher lasting five minutes and 39 seconds the michelin really struggled on most of the other tests and it really struggled in this one too it only lasted three minutes in one second the zundian weighs 18 pounds which is slightly heavier than average and the zundian moves into second place behind the causeway at 10 minutes and 45 seconds if power station battery capacity is a factor in your purchasing decision the costly dominated the competition lasting fourteen point six minutes or nearly four minutes longer than the zundian the dewalt finished in third place at 9.3 minutes stanley fat max 8.9 and cat 8.2 minutes the air compressor might be a little bit loud on the causeway however it totally 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Length: 18min 11sec (1091 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 07 2021