I bought one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/5-in-1-portable-power-pack-with-jump-start-62747.html <http://www.harborfreight.com/5-in-1-portable-power-pack-with-jump-start-62747.html>
Seems to be more than enough to fill up tires, drive AC power tools and feed some 12 volt equipment within its ratings. I don’t know if this is exactly what you want or need but for its purpose it has worked just fine for me. Ramon, NQ9V > On Sep 12, 2016, at 20:49, rick jones via Elecraft <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm looking for one of those hand carried jump starter/ portable power units > for occasional field use for my K3 plus the rare car jump start in a pinch. > Ultimately I would like it to have a replaceable battery, real three state > charger that allows it to be plugged in at all times, high current output > lugs (not just 12v jack), built in jumper cables, light enough to carry short > distances, made in USA! OK that's a tall order! Do you know of a brand and > model that covers many or most of these requirements? MOST of the dozens on > Amazon do not appear to have the quality I prefer and are throw away, > consumer grade units. I do like the looks of the Schumacher ProSeries > chargers (22 amp hours or so). If I fail in my quest I'll consider a West > Mountain Radio setup that I can lug out to the car if necessary for field > use, camping, jump starting etc.. The up side is that Power Poles are > standard! PS: I am aware of the amp-hours vs. power output vs. operating time > vs. weight aspect of making a selection. I believe not getting a hernia will > ultimately define the capacity of whichever unit I choose! Thanks for reading! > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] Ramón E. Tristani Sr. [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> https://www.flickr.com/photos/nq9v/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/nq9v/> https://tristaniministries.wordpress.com/ <https://tristaniministries.wordpress.com/> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
