Wagan EL9796 Easy Quick, Works sort of..

Overall Rating44444

Works sort of as-advertised, but no substitute for real jumper cables for really dead batteries.

This works, but you you have to realize its limitations. It is limited primarily by the fact that it can only slowly move power into a working battery in another car that happens to have run-down its charge.

It will let you get enough charge into a well-working car battery in order to start a car.

It will NOT, however, let you move enough power from one car to another to start a car that currently has an old, broken or worn out “dead battery.” For that you’ll still need jumper cables, an AC starter, a jump box OR a new battery to get a car going that has a truly dead battery.

This product is a great, safe idea, and it’ll let you get a car going when someone let the battery run down, BUT, it will not let you jumpstart a car when its battery has died due to age or malfunction of the battery itself.

Picture this as a straw moving a bit of power slowly into the discharged-but-working “dead” battery, while you really need a fire hose (jumper cables) to start a car that has a no-longer-working battery.

To summarize : Great when someone left their headlights on, worthless when someone’s battery has given up the ghost for good.

Update (2/6/2012):

The featured review for this product, Wagan EL9796 Easy Quick Jumper In-Car Jumpstarter Tools & Hardware, was written by The Comedian.

The average rating for this item is 4 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

J. VanEngelenhoven

May 6th, 2010 at 12:11 pm    


Overall Rating55555

great for women
I bought this a number of months ago, just in case. Yesterday, I accidently left my blinkers on too long and my car just wouldn’t start. So I pulled this great device out and hooked it to a fellow co-workers car(who also happens to be a woman) and it took about 5 minutes. It worked quickly and easily with no fuss, no guess work, no messy car stuff, no worrying about hurting yourself or blowing anything up. Yes, there are still women out there who don’t know how to do this stuff by themselves. For me and I think many other women, this is a great way to not have to rely on someone else or get messy in the process.


BK

May 22nd, 2010 at 6:40 pm    


Overall Rating55555

It works great but may take some time
This device actually works very well but takes time. Our Dodge Stratus battery was completely dead due to interior lights being left on. There was no glow from any interior lights. It was completely out of current and had been for several days. The temperature was 15 degress, it was snowing out and the car was parked so there was no way to get close enough for a traditional jumpstart (would have needed at least 20′ jumper cables).

I plugged one end of the Wagan device into the cigarette lighter of the “running” car and the other end into the dead car. The “red” light on the device went on as expected. I waited about 10 minutes in the comfort of the warm running car and the green light on the device went on signifying that the battery was charged. I tried to start the dead car (it was only 15 degrees and snowing)and it only cranked over once and quit. I plugged the Wagan in again and noticed that the green light on the device stayed on so I unplugged it from the cigarette lighter and plugged it in again. It then went red. After 10 minutes it again went green. I didn’t try the dead car this time but rather unplgged the cord and plugged it back in again and waited 10 minutes for the green light to come back on. This time when I tried the dead car it sprang to life and ran fine. It took 30 minutes for the whole process but it did work!

This system has enough cord length for about 18 feet and will fit through a partially opened window so there is no need to open the hood or get at the front of the car. This system allows a person to jumpstart it from any angle so long as the the cigarette lighters of the 2 vehicles are within 18′ of each other.

Remember - You must turn the key of the dead vehicle to the “accessory” position for the cigarette lighter to be able to pass current through the cigarette lighter sockets.

The beauty of this system is that any car can be jumpstarted this way. Many of the new cars don’t have accessible battery connections. You don’t have to know how to jumpstart a car. You don’t have to know how to even open the hood. It is safe (no battery explosions or getting corrosive chemicals of hands or clothes)and can be done by anyone, regardless of mechanical knowledge.

I was able to jumpstart a completely dead car in 15 degree temperatures, in a snow storm with getting dirty or cold in about 30 minutes. Doing a traditional jumpstart would have meant getting dirty, opening the hood and having snow blow into the open engine compartment. Getting the engine compartment wet with snow (or rain) can compound your problems!

Every car should have one of these devices for the occasions when jumpstarting using conventional cables is not possible, practical or available. The $18 price for this device makes owning one a no-brainer.


The Comedian

June 4th, 2010 at 6:50 am    


Overall Rating22222

Works sort of as-advertised, but no substitute for real jumper cables for really dead batteries.
Rated 2 stars.


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