PRoductreviews Weego Jump Starter battery By John Wetli #195304


HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO you? It’s a beautiful late Sunday after- noon, and you jump on your bike for one last weekend ride before your work week begins. You pull over to photograph some spectacular fall color, and just as you realize you’re running late for the dinner you’re expected to attend, you turn the igni- tion key and nothing happens. You try again. Still nothing. You’re in the middle of nowhere and not going any- where soon. If you’re


lucky, a nearby friend or rela- tive might be available to help you or you’ve got your Own- ers Anonymous book to bail you out. If not, your only alternative is to call Road- side Assistance and wait. If only you had known your battery was struggling. Three times over the past year and


a half I’ve experienced dead batteries, twice in airport parking lots late at night and the third time in my own garage. While the battery and charg- ing system in my Honda Accord were fine, my problems were traced to my own stupidly and leaving my dome lights on. Luckily, both airports had jump


services available to bail me out there, and I’ve got a battery charger in my garage. Short of listening to my wife


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and tying a piece of string around my fin- ger reminding me to check my dome lights, a better solution is to carry a portable jump starter battery. I’ve seen several options at my dealer,


but it was a Google search that opened my eyes to just how many similar products are out there. I wanted something small and easy to carry when I ride, but also some- thing with enough power to start a six-cyl-


jump start cables, an input port for charg- ing, and standard and micro USB ports. A single LED sits amid the ports and works as a flashlight should the need arise. An ON/ OFF switch sits on another side and four LEDs on the face of the battery provide its charge status. My testing began simply by using the


battery pack as a smartphone charger. In that capacity, I was able to charge my almost dead iPhone 5S about three times before needing to recharge the Weego battery. While that was fine, it wasn’t my pri- mary reason for buy- ing the Weego battery. I wanted to know if I could count on it to jump start my motor- cycle or car whenever I might need it. My 2009 BMW G


450 X had gone with- out any serious use for more than a year and not been started or even touched in more than six months. Push- ing the starter button gave me nothing more


inder car if needed. In the end and based on what I read about the company, their history and some user reviews, I bought a Weego JS6 Standard Jump Starter from the company’s site. Included with my purchase were the


jumper cables needed to connect to the ter- minals of a dead battery, wall and car char- gers to keep the battery charged, a 3-in-1 USB charging cord with Micro, 30-pin and Lightning connectors, a carrying case, an owner’s manual and even a small brush to clean battery terminals. Ports on the end of the battery include a socket to connect the


than a click. I’m not the original owner of the bike, but the sticker on the top of its Yuasa YTZ 7S battery told me it was the original battery delivered with the bike. This provided the first test of the Weego Jump Starter. With the jumper cables connected and


then plugged into the battery, I powered up the battery. Four indicator lights appeared, and with a push of the 450 X’s starter but- ton, the engine cranked and fired up. With the first test passed, it was time to up the ante. I’ve gotten better with my dome lights,


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