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Old 11-08-2010, 02:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
I wouldn't see a big advantage to a portable "jump-starter". Those are still just 12V. There's not a hole lot of any 12V heaters that are really that powerful. (Also, it doesn't provide much of an advantage over the existing car 12V battery. Increased AH capacity being the main advantage, I suppose.)
No, I mean the jumpstart packs that have an inverter (120V AC) built-in so you can just plug your existing heater (oil) in. It probably wouldn't work very good because I think they are only around 14Ah. Unless there were larger packs... basically thinking it is something that you wouldn't have to have in the car all the time.

Here's one on Amazon - duracell unit
Says it will take 480-watt continuous through the AC sockets, so probably wouldn't work.
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