Beatit BP101

- This is a very nice powerful vehicle jump starter for the price & has many handy features built in. Such as the AC and DC power along with the single 110v outlet and 2 USB ports. Even a power converter that’s great in an emergency situation and portable 12V tire inflator as well as using the 110V side to plug in a lamp using a 50 watt bulb. The built in light is very bright for those dark nights. It’s quite amazing to have an inverter also built into this product. This should have no problem jump starting all kinds of cars as well at trucks. It is very well made and solid product. Compared to other battery car starters I have had in the past this is small and light weight. I love that it even comes with its own personal durable hard case that keeps everything together and safe. I like that it has an on/off switch for the device and both a button to turn on the AC inverter outlet and another button for the DC outputs. Less likely to drain the battery by accidentally leaving the outlets on. Will have to check this over time to see how long it holds a usable charge until needing to be recharged. Only way to charge it is using the 110v power adapter cable included. Would be nice to be able to charge using an auto cigarette lighter plug or USB cable so it can be left charging in the car for when it is needed. This would be a great addition to anyone's Emergency kit in there vehicle which is exactly where this went, I will never have to worried about being stranded somewhere without power ever again.

I want to describe my use so far of the BP101 jump starter and not a lot of detail on how to use it. The BP101 came with the described items. The wall charger, cigar lighter, jumper cables and a nice carrying case. I charged my iPhone from 50% and it used about 30% of the BEATIT charge. I attempted to jump start an 8 kW electric start generator and this jump starter spun the engine over like it was nothing. Makes sense since it's supposed to start a diesel engine. The generator didn't start so it still needs some work. The flashlight is a nice feature but I don't see me ever needing an SOS or strobe light function. This is why I wouldn't buy it to use the AC power outlet. I turned on the AC outlet to see the discharge it had on the jump starter. It ran the BP101 battery completely down from a fully charged state over night. I connected a KILL A WATT EZ to it and saw that it was putting out about 114 vac, a frequency of 63 hz and power factor of 1.0 with no load. I plugged the fireplace logs fan into it and checked it again. With the fan running it showed 116.6 volts, 65 hz, .59 power factor, .65 amps and 46 watts. I'll let the electrically trained comment on these numbers but don't like the high frequency. Bottom line, even though I don't like the 110 volt inverter I think it will function fine for what it was intended to do which is jump start engines.

I had this item for quite a while before I ever had the need to actually use it to jumpstart anything. I will say, the battery works great for recharging phones and such with the USB outputs and I was able to run the pump for my air mattress with the cigarette lighter adapter. Even the AC inverter works great with small things. HOWEVER, the very first time I used it to jump start a car there was a loud pop and the smell of burning electronics. I don't know what exactly happened but it was limited to the jumpstart function. everything else still works. I bought it mainly for it's jumpstarter capabilities though so it's a big waste of money now. Since it was so long after my purchase I contacted the company directly instead of just returning it through Amazon. It's been months and I've yet to get a response from them. Buyer beware!

It was great as far as the accessories! My electricity went out I could plug a lamp into it! Also you can charge your phone on it! USB! The cable that they give you is not the right one unless you have a wider plug in but you can still use the USB! Also you can charge your tablets! It has two USB Outlets! Also has a light which you can strobe for emergencies or a regular light! The power goes down very fast! Which is the only thing I did not like about it! I did not get a chance to jump anything yet! But at 2200 amp it should jump vehicle at least! Do not buy anything less than 2,200 amp! The smaller ones all they're good for is lawn mowers and four wheelers! IF THAT!

Let me start off by saying their product came as advertise very quickly. Grade A for shipping, even tougher case for carrying behind your seat or truck. It truly is an amazing product. It says you can even use it with your CPAC. Would be nice if it is true, were talking house current! Allot of other power stations do not offer an AC plug! So, when I read about this it was a no brainer. Now the reason for the 4 stars. Guys you have all the right components for multiple uses, you forgot to incorporate a wireless charger, maybe a design where the phone would sit recessed to charge to prevent it from sliding going down the road? Or Do you already have a higher capacity charge station with wireless charging for phones and other things? Sincerely, Patrick Clark