Jump Starter - Antigravity Batteries PPS XP-3

[Shiney]

As people had been talking about jump starters (Link: Amazing bit of kit )
I had a bit of a look at the ones on offer and decided the "Antigravity  Batteries PPS" looked like the best bet, see the example below:

Antigravity Batteries Micro-Start, Starting Demonstration

So after looking around the place I found a good price from an eBay store: ANTI GRAVITY BATTERIES MICROSTART XP-3 JUMP STARTER / BACK-UP BATTERY NEW IN BOX
I decided on the XP-3 over the older ones due to the smaller size and well... it's newer 

So with $146.95 USD less in my account I now have my very own XP-3

   

      

   


As you can see in the above pics the unit is tiny and fits under the seat without issue.

Anyway just to prove that it will work on an ST1300 I made a vid and put it on YouTube
Check it out

http://youtu.be/5n9gRUTttd8

[gaz]

 

[ST2UP]

Good job young man......love your work 



 

[Biggles]

Sweet!  Plenty of grunt there.  And they claim it doesn't lose its charge while in storage.

In true biker style, the blonde model in the background at the beginning should have been given a bigger role!

[Marcus]

Brilliant

[BigTed]

Great stuff Shiney!

[StinkyPete]

 Multiple seven second cranks of the Ducati, and multiple starts of the 4WD is a very impressive demonstration. 

[saaz]

Looks like a very handy power source. Amazing how much starting power it can generate.

[Couch]

Great stuff Dave, looks like a good investment!

[Marcus]

you need to keep jumping the bike that until it no longer works.
or jump a car until it's drained

[Biggles]

It would take a while.  The placard says it holds 29 Kw!!

[Bikebear]

Bought one from ebay last night, will be great for travelling.

[ST2UP]

The more I think about it  the more I think this will be on the hint list for my birthday.....Pockey where are you ???       

[Shiney]

Bought one from ebay last night, will be great for travelling.

The more I think about it  the more I think this will be on the hint list for my birthday.....Pockey where are you ???       

Good call

A couple of times in the past on bikes and in cars I've found the battery had died on me overnight, and it sucks even more so if you happen to be ages away from anywhere

So just for the piece of mind of not having to worry about that it is a good investment, but as it can also be used as a power source when camping or just away from mains power, I reckon it's brilliant

Cheers
Shiney

[Diesel]

You might even charge 12v farkles in the glovebox while riding if your cig lighter sockets are being used already.

Great presentation thanks Shiney (as per usual!)       


Tell me one thing....


I can see the USB cable has the iPhone 4 etc cord - but what are the other two?  micro USB? iPhone 5?  (close-up pic perhaps?)     


Cheers mate.

[Couch]

I can see the USB cable has the iPhone 4 etc cord - but what are the other two?  micro USB? iPhone 5?  (close-up pic perhaps?)   

   

The one that Shiney has posted is the XP3, but I suggest you have a look at the XP1, it's only $20 extra and you get so much more with it including a carry case. It has exactly the same power as the XP3 but you get heaps more attachments with it.

[Shiney]

You might even charge 12v farkles in the glovebox while riding if your cig lighter sockets are being used already.

Great presentation thanks Shiney (as per usual!)       


Tell me one thing....


I can see the USB cable has the iPhone 4 etc cord - but what are the other two?  micro USB? iPhone 5?  (close-up pic perhaps?)     


Cheers mate.

I went for the XP3 due to the fact it's smaller and that makes it easyer to fit under the seat

But to answer the question here are the pics







And rember this cable can be replaced with whatever USB cable you want/need to use

[Marcus]

Nice

[Diesel]

Awesome thanks mate - looks like it's the 'bees knees'!                          


Dear Santa......







Cheers, Diesel

[West Aussie Glen]

I came across this at my local Mitsubishi dealer for $130. So I bought one to take to the border with me.







On Monday my daughters 3.4 l V6 petrol Prado wouldn't start due to a door being left open over night. All it did was click click when you tried to start it. So out with my new toy and it started with out any problems. Stopped it and it started by itself, then stopped it again. Again it wouldn't start by itself so the power pack started it a second time.

[Biggles]

If you watch the video it starts a bike 20 times then goes on to start other things.
I'm happy with mine. I take it away as a back-up power supply for the laptop and to recharge the mobile phone.

[Shiney]

On the trip to Ballarat for the National Rally the power outlet on Streak's ST stopped working
This was an issue as we were using Streak's phone as a GPS and without power GPS apps will flatten a phone battery in no time at all

So to keep going until we could fix the power outlet we plugged the phone charger into the XP-3 jump starter and placed it in the side pocket
It kept the phone going all the next day

So it's got a few ways of saving you when out and about Definitely a good investment

Cheers
Shiney

[West Aussie Glen]

If you watch the video it starts a bike 20 times then goes on to start other things.
I'm happy with mine. I take it away as a back-up power supply for the laptop and to recharge the mobile phone.

I had watched the video but it was nice to see it work in real life. Mine will spend its life jumping between my 2 bikes. My 08 ST sill has the original battery.

[Streak]

I am planning on putting one of these in my Trailer once it is done, it will able to do many uses.

[Davoxt]

I own and recommend the XP-3 jump starter, I had to jump start my town hack twice an old 2002 3.5l magna while driving down to the servo to buy a new battery.

Not a problem it just cranked it up like a normal 12v battery and its light, about the same as a can of coke plus on my last trip to QLD I forgot my GPS lead so I used the jump starter and it ran all day with out a problem.

Good-By jumper leads.