WILDHOBO
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@WOLFBOX sent me one of their jump start/powerbanks to review. I'm not being compensated for this review, and it's an honest review of the product. It's got a built-in LED light with solid on, and two blinking or strobe patterns. It's simpler than many batteries I've owned in that input power for charging the unit uses the same USB C port as output to charge devices. Charging the unit can only be done with it's USB C port, but output power to charge devices can either use USB C or USB A. It's not a huge battery at 88.8 watt hours, but I think that's by design, and I happen to like it. I've owned larger jump chargers in the past, and they're just too big and heavy to want to take with you. It came out of the box with 79% charge, which is pretty nice, if you've got a brand new unit and need it right away. My personal opinion is that all battery powered devices should receive a full charge before use, but sometimes the situtation is what it is. After recording the review, I plugged it into AC power to finish charging, and it was at 99% by the time I finished typing this. Full disclosure, I did not test the jump start (boost) functionality on the Gladiator, or another vehicle. I have fully charged, healthy batteries in the jeep, and don't want to send a boost for no reason. I did however connect the aligator clips to the unit, and put it in boost mode to make sure it functioned, making sure the aligator clips were separated from each other. Overall, it's a very nice product. The only thing I think would be nice, would be a mini din DC output, or a connector to a pigtailed 12v cigarette lighter style socket. I believe it would come in handy for things like LED light strips for camping. But since both USB A and C will do 12v output, and adapter could pretty easily be obtained or made to solve this problem anyway. Many LED strips have USB A input anyway. I will say that this product will make me look at other @WOLFBOX products. It's quite well made.
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