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Description
Electromate Plus Combines A Convenient Combination Of Portable AC/DC Power Sources, AM/FM Weather Alert Radio & A Fast Jump Starter In A Portable Rechargeable Power Station, Features Two 120 V AC Household Outlets Which Can Power Camcorders, Laptops, Power Tool Battery Packs, Small TV's, Radios & More, With Its Two 12V DC Outlets You Can Charge And/Or Power Cell Phones, Car Vacs, Portable Coolers & More, The AM/FM/NOAA Weather Alert Radio Broadcasts Local Radio Stations, To Provide Music, News & Weather Updates 24/7, A Built-In Audible Alert Feature Sounds To Warn You Of An Impending Severe Weather Message Being Broadcast For Your Area, The Jump Starter Jump Starts Your Car Without The Need Of Another Vehicle With 450A Of Instant Starting Power, An Ultra-Bright LED Emergency Work Light Illuminates Dark Areas At Night When You Need To Change A Tire Or Check Under The Hood.
Customer reviews for 'Black & Decker VEC026BD Electromate 400 Jump-Starter with Built-In Air Compressor'
«Great for jump starting and charging cell phones»
This is a great backup to jump start my cars, charge cell phones, and charge Nintendo DS systems. I have successfully jumped my 8 cylinder truck (small block) and the wife's six cylinder minivan numerous times. The vehicles start immediately without waiting for the car battery to charge.
I have jumped three cars on one charge without issue. Probably could have done more, but a testing lab I'm not.
This unit is clean and easy enough for the wife to rescue a friend who's battery went dead. The build in light is very nice to see what you are doing under the hood.
In short, this has been one of the best spending of my frugal dollars in a long time.
What it is not...
It is not an alternative power source to run tools, hair dryers, or TV's. It would likely run a newer laptop fine.
It is not a good Air Compressor. Forgive the marketing people for their overzealous hearts in trying to sell a product. I am sure the engineers at B&D cringed when the idea to add a compressor came up, but that happens often with those in marketing. Always a battle internally. I truly believe it would inflate an air mattress in your tent, but don't expect it to inflate a car tire all the way up.
It is not a radio. There is some mistaken text in some ads that say it is. Nope, not in here.
Just because there are two "house outlets" on the front, don't think you can plug just anything in. The instructions are very clear on what this will and won't do in an emergency or while camping.
This does not come with a cord to plug into the wall. Use your own decent sized extension cord (I have one that is 10 feet long that works just fine). I would want a permanent cord plugged into this as it would add to the bulk too much.
You will need to pull this out and charge it up on occasion. We keep ours in the garage, but keep it in the car/truck for trips. I have had this for over two years and the battery is holding up fine.
Buy one for you or your wife if you need to jump off a car on occasion. Much safer and easier than moving the cars into place.
[Sunday, November 30, 2008]
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«BACKUP BATTERY»
Not great for accesories or household items. Will jump a car.
Takes forever to charge and doenst seem to hold a charge for long.
[Sunday, November 09, 2008]
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«Nice...»
Bought this from Home Depot for $99, plan on using it camping. I inflated two aero beds, a football and let a small fan run continously for 6 hours until it died. Great little unit however just a little heavy for a long hike in camp spot.
[Wednesday, September 10, 2008]
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