*WARNING* Well built product on appearence but false advertising on it's abilities, business refuses returns, and ignores communications
When I purchased the Micro-Start XP-10 from Anti-gravity Batteries I thought I was getting a quality product that, as advertised on their website, could jump start a Diesel engine "up to 4.5L". (If you go to the official US website, they actually claim 7L!). Unfortunately it was far from the truth.
To explain if you have a large diesel engine with a battery that is slightly low enough to a point where the XP-10 cannot add it’s charge to the engines battery charge, then the unit won't be able to jump the engine. This is because of the claim that it has 300-600 (peak) amps output, but this is very misleading as we (Myself and an independent batteries expert) found it could only barely reach 600 amps for literally 1 second, and only if the unit has just come from being fully charged from the mains. Diesel engines usually require this amperage for a lot longer than just 1 second, which is why most trucks have powerful batteries like 90-100AH capacity and +850CCA.
The XP-10 could not start my 2L diesel truck, let alone any 4.5L probably. The truck I tested the unit on was a brand new engine, with the only fault being a low-ish battery.
Overall the XP-10s abilities are lie. All reviews on their website are possibly fake, and certainly DO NOT CONTAIN ANY REVIEWS LESS THAN 4 STARS. I Tried to add my fair and unbiased review, but obviously it hasn't been published and probably won't.
I contacted Anti-gravity Batteries for a refund, but so far have ignored my emails. Do not believe any of these manufacturers claims who make these light weight lithium jump starters, they are all grossly underpowered to what they claim they can do.
Update: I failed to mention in this review that I also purchased their emergency tyre inflater as well. It had quite literally been left brand new and unused in its packing since testing it once, but recently after trying to use it again it suddenly stopped working. Absolutely shocking that something with barely any use has failed. I'm not interested in trying to claim a refund or anything, as I'm fully aware of how long its been and the fact it wasn't overly expensive, but it shows another damning example of how this manufacturer cannot be trusted in my opinion whatsoever.
16 November 2016
Unprompted review