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Wagan 9796 Easy Quick Jumper In-Car Jumpstarter

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Wagan 9796 Easy Quick Jumper In-Car Jumpstarter

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Dead battery? Simply plug on end of the Easy Quick Jumper into your car's 12V cigarette lighter and the other end into the cigarette lighter of another car. In about 5 to 10 minutes, your battery is charged enough to get your car going again. No need to open the hood of the car. No cumbersome jumper cables. Includes long 18-foot power cord. No need to push any buttons or switches, automatic power switching system Heavy-duty construction Fits in the glove compartment Extra long 18 foot power cord Weight - 1.5 lbs.

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Product Details

Product Length:	4.0 inches
Product Width:	4.0 inches
Product Height:	2.5 inches
Product Weight:	1.25 pounds
Package Length:	12.3 inches
Package Width:	8.6 inches
Package Height:	2.8 inches
Package Weight:	1.25 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 12 reviews

Features

Charges batteries by connecting cigarette lighter to cigarette lighter
Works with all 12-volt automobile vehicles (standard voltage)
Charges a dead battery in 5 to 10 minutes
Green LED light glows when the battery is recharged--eliminating guesswork
Extra-long 18-foot power cord makes it easy to reach from car to car

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.0

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Not sure about this yet Sep 20, 2008
I plugged it all in and thought it was going to work because I heard the door ding on the dead car, but when I checked it 15 minutes later, nothing. Not even the charger seemed to be working. Then I figured out that it had blown my cigarette lighter fuse in the dead car. I also found out later that my battery was completely dead so I don't know if that had anything to do with it blowing a fuse. I'm sure I'll try it again someday. So, not fair to rate it either good or bad. All I know is it did not work for me in this situation.

Wagan 9796 Easy Quick Jumper In-Car Jumpstarter Dec 30, 2007
Works as advertised. Takes about 10 min on a real low battery, 5 min on one that is just a little low. Easy to use and better for using on the newer cars. No hassle with jumper cables.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

This is unit actually "pumps" the power Nov 18, 2007
I found this unit does what it's made for, but I had 2 surprises.

1st, this unit "pumps" power from the "source" car into the "dead" car. I assumed that this would let the power thru from the source (which is at a higher voltage) to the dead one & slow/stop the flow of power if the voltages equalized, but it doesn't. It continues to draw on the source to feed power into the dead one (even if it makes the source drop to under 12V while the dead one gets raised to 13+V). If you have this unit connected between cars without the engine running on the source car, it can drain that battery & continue to charge the "dead" car. That could get someone in trouble if they left it plugged in, so be sure to pull the plug if you're not running the source car.

2nd, when I saw this in a store it said "Rated at 5 amps" on the package label, but once I opened it I saw on the manual enclosed "Rated at 10 amps". I tested it & the unit actually draws closer to 10, so the package label seems incorrect.

Otherwise I think of this as a 10 Amp battery charger that plugs into another car (instead of your house). It can't pass enough power to instantly crank your engine, it just charges a good battery and the battery must still be able to do its job. I've also heard, "Expect a battery to take as long to recharge as it did to discharge IE: if you drain it fast while cranking an engine it'll recharge fast, if you drain it slow from leaving lights on it'll take a long time to recharge".

Also remember that for this to transfer power thru the lighter socket into the car with the drained battery, you want to have the key switch in "Accessories" position in the dead car. That's because you want the lighter socket to be "on" (connected to the battery so the power gets thru), but you don't want the cars engine circuits to be on until trying to start it (since they would be draining much of the ~10 amp charge power coming thru if you left the key in the "on" position).

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

It works great but may take some time Jan 23, 2007
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.

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

great for women Apr 28, 2006
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.