After being stuck with a dead battery, I'm in the market for one of these. Amazing how they can fit all that power into such a small unit. I will soon sadly retire my trusty jumper cables of 30 years.

I think it's very thoughtful gift idea for outdoor lovers. Still great, Julian, thank you.

Ive had a Suaoki T3 for a year or so (think that model is discontinued now). It has very similar specs although isn't rubber coated, just has LEDs to indicate the battery level and output voltage (no LCD) and only has 1 USB port. When I bought it I was dubious as I'd never heard of Suaoki, it's still going strong and survived a month starting a car with a naff battery daily (yep, it took me a while to bother replacing the car battery!), it needed charging every 3 to 4 days doing that! The only issue that I had was the air compressor died; a couple of emails later and Suaoki sent a replacement out from China which arrived in around 1 week (to the UK). Moral of the story, Suaoki make pretty decent gear and have great customer service; if my well used T3 ever dies I'll most likely replace it with another Suaoki jump starter.

if I gave my wife a Suaoki for Chrismas, I'd be sleeping in the car.

I like the looks of that unit. That said, the last one you reviewed a year or so ago looked so good that I purchased one. I wouldn't be without it, absolutely love the little guy even though I have probably as many little battery packs as you. While I have yet to need to start my Motor home with it's 8.1 Vortec engine, I have used it on my wife's 4 banger and it started her Suzuki just fine, I tried it on my 5.1 L Ford Pickup, again it worked OK and my little lawn mower starts every time when hooked to the battery. So I do like it, and have used it on plenty of projects as a power supply when I am to lazy to find a wall wart for the unit in question. Thanks a Million, without your channel, my credit cards would be wasting away with no usage, but when I see something on your channel you make them look so fun, I have to go out and buy one. Sadly that had to come to an end this winter, as due to my good wife of 46 years health, we headed South before the snow came. She is doing great here in Arizona but I don't really wish to change my paypal address so I can have my Ebay purchases sent down here, and I can't see myself building circuits on the leather couch in our Rexhall Rexair 35 foot Class A Motor Home. Ah well you do have to give up some things in life to enjoy others, and I would much rather have my good wife with me for a longer period then play with my arduinos and esp8266's, LED lights and battery banks. Again, thanks and have a Merry Christmas and my the new year find you with many new toys and more videos for our entertainment.

I love your material. How was I not aware of your other channel? Oh well, I got it now.

My DBPower Jump Starter (exact same screen and input/outputs and buttons as the Suaoki). Using the output jack for laptop to power a .15A computer fan, it shuts off after 30 seconds, like it's in a power saving mode. Maybe it needs more amps to keep it running. If I plug my phone into one of the USB ports and the little computer fan at the same time the fan continues to run.

The Amazon link you gave show's an air pump included.. and it seems that it is hooked up to the Engine Start plug.

I think the 12V motor needs at least 7 times current when it starts comparing to the standard current when it runs smoothly. That's why it triggered the protection.

wow..thinking i almost bought this as it looked handy. good revieuw. doesnt seem tooo good...

Can't wait till you take it apart :P

I would hazard a guess to say the smart cable does a test to see if they voltage is correct then latches to the green, ON state. Thusly the red text is saying: don't connect incorrectly after it has latched green because the protection is off.

The DC motor in that air pump is 20 watts WHEN RUNNING. Startup current on a DC motor is much higher than running current. I'm not surprised that the 2 amp output can't spin that up. If you have a SPDT switch and get the air pump running from a serious battery, the 12 volt output of the Suaoki *might* keep it running. Having had tube type 2 way radio gear in a '57 Chevy (with the 250 volts for the radio produced by dynamotors) I'm very aware of the DC motor start vs run power requirements.

A teardown would be cool. I want to see the inductor inside it ;)

I wonder if that box on the croc clip leads has a big shotky diode in it so that the alternator can't try to charge the LiPo up to 14.4v. That's the only thing I'd be concerned about, on both mine and my mother's cars the battery voltage is up to 14.4v within about 10 secconds of starting the engine.

I guess it means that you connect the clamps to the car battery first, wait for the green light, then connect the charger?

Thanks Julian! Great review thus far but incomplete. The main function of this device is jump starting which was not tested. Video left us hanging with a couple of good unanswered questions at the end about charging the car battery and jumping with car battery disconnected. Also their claim of starting a 5L gas and 3.5L diesel motor 22 times on one charge should be put to the test. What percentage of reserve power is used after each crank? Will you be making a second video on this device? Please?

I've got the one with the tyre inflater which has a connector for the direct 12v connection. Would have been nice to have had an additional 12v car socket for running other car accessories. Apart from that it's a great little product :)

Actually i think that the indicator on the car jumper cable is a car battery voltage indicator... you first hook up the crocodile clips to the car battery and if the battery is ok to be recharged or for a jump start, then you hook the XT60 connector to the battery bank :)

i always thought about building a starter cable with an XT60 commector, because i almost always keep my RC batteries in my car... If i had such a cable, i could potentially use them in a situation where my battery ran dead...

Merry Christmas.

After watching other videos and this review i got one too. However, i wonder if it really has the capacity of 18 Ah. Is it tested? when running it on my laptop I have some doubt. Even so, I am very pleased with the unit.

Now that was a thorough review from a scientific standpoint. Thanks so much for posting! Did you ever find a similar product with a more powerful multi-voltage out?

I don't understand. My jumper starter is brand new. But the battery life is 2%. So charge it right? But do I leave it on or off when I plug it up?

I will buy one but changed after watching the video Thanks for the clarification

When do we get a proper review of this ? I'm waiting before I buy one.

what about testing the capacity?? and max amp output? for me this is the most important things

Why are the jump starter cables soo dam short! it's tge same with all these jump starter. What if I needed to jumpstart a wider battery and the leads don't reach? Or what if I actually wanted to ground it to a ground part? Does anyone sell longer jumper cables. I am looking for an extra two inches or so

Hi Julian, are you able to advise how they calculated the battery capacity to 66.6Wh? I have a 100Wh restriction to carry on to the plane and on the device it doesn't specify (only in packaging)

BTW Christmas????? I don't think so!! I bought my wife a new bag and belt for Christmas............ The hoover now works a treat :-)

There are quite a few of these sort of car battery jumper starters on the market now,some seem to be quite cheap too for what they do,which is just about the same as yours does. ;-)

Whoa built in torch!!! Is it a Cree LED? Looks bright and maybe 6000k?

Hi, i need an advice. My problem is, that i need a pair of decent 18650s, but which ones to obtain? I know that samsung ones are pretty good quality, but it might be worth buying a powerbank, that already contains a pair (or even more) of 18650s. So should i buy the batteries separately, or should i go with the power bank? And i was going with the powerbank, which one should i buy?

interestingly, Suaoki now sell the G7 in a "plus" bundle which includes a tyre inflator, despite your comments in the video that the G7 unit would not supply sufficient power through 12v to run an inflator...

looks like a nice piece of kit, look forward to seeing if it will actually start a car and what are the true specs of the battery inside.

Did you not do the review in the end?

I was going to say, most laptops are 45-90w. You might power a Netbook-type device with that but you'd be struggling to sustain it.

Did Julian ever make the video of testing this thing? any links please. search is just not finding it for me. Thanks

Are these safe in a hot car boot in the summer ?

Buy yourself lots of presents - I think like that too! If you do a review I would be interested in it's true power capacity. They (power banks) all seem to be over rated/stated.

vert Nice rewiew

Really helpful review...thank you!

I am liking that AC adaptor, how many of them get it wrong and end up with the cord coming out of the TOP, never understood how that happens :\

Nice

I bet it's not really 18,000mah! look forward to your (hoped for) teardown. Great channel btw.

It is Li-Po, and you store it fully charged for a long time in the car. Isn't it dangerous / bad for the battery itself?

Its a car booster not a charger.. Boost your car and take it for a long run to charge it... Its that easy :-) Thanks for the info though :-)

Have you got a link to that cool USB power meter?

Heh, look at that wonky font they've written the big "18000" with at 9:45 :)

I'm almost certain it won't have the 18,000mAh capacity. The Innori jump starter I bought wasn't anywhere near the stated capacity. Think it had 3,200 instead of 12,000mAh. I would not recommend buying these jump starters.

1000 MegaAmpere? :p

interesting that it doesn't deliver what's promised. starting a car will be interesting.

My power bank has a max output of 10Amps.

Why everyone reviewing this. Muscle vs Tuner just did as well.

is it still working lol

So, this has a 3S or 4S lipo inside?

Don't buy your wife this, buy her a mop and bucket then that way she can do all the house work :)

For younger people calling that a cigarette plug sounds very strange because no one uses it for that today.

It's not underpowered, you're trying to run the damn thing over spec.

High Battery Capacity: Suaoki Car Jump Starter offers 18000 mAh huge battery capacity. So you can start your vehicle about 22 times on one charging (up to 5L gas or 3.5L diesel engine) Smart Safety Clamp: Integrated smart circuit of the clamp prevents it from short circuit, anti-access battery polarity protects your car battery. Outstanding performance is assured with special-selected materials for fire resistance and electrical isolation. 3-in-One Solution: Jump starter, power bank and emergency light source, Suaoki Car Jump Starter embodies three functions in one. Charging your digital devices at speed up to 2.1 amps per port via USB port or 12V/16V/19V socket. 4 modes of switchable built-in LED flashlight- strong/strobe/SOS/red suit in wide range usage scenario. TIR-C Technology: Built-in smart IC for each USB port intelligently identifies your device and adapts to its specific recharge rate, speeds up charging process while protecting the internal battery.

Today's cheap low power laptops have chargers like phones.

18Ah on what voltage? that is exactly the thing that makes such claims totally useless. as someone with electronics background i expect at least some critical comments about such claims on boxes.

0:23 You need to work on your "jeremy clarkson" voice.

18000 mAh my ass maybe 4000 mAh max.

Shite through it in bin

Not looking too good for this device is it , All the safety devices kick in at the drop of a hat , Think ill stick with my super cap bank for starting the dead car.

ok

Oh yeah, what I want the reviewer of products to do is "imagine" things like a drop test. That's enough, isn't t? and if it passes the test in your imagination, you should be just fine. Also, far too long ... and boring. you could have covered all this in a few minutes. But on the positive side, yours is just one of hundreds of charger reviews on You Tube that are equally boring and some even onger.

It's CHRISTmas ; NOT Xmas!!! Thanks.