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| Duracell DPP-600HD Powerpack 600 Jump Starter & Emergency Power Source with Radio | 
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| Brand: DURACELL
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
List Price: $189.99
Buy New: $129.99
You Save: $60.00 (32%)
Buy New from $129.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (66 reviews)
Sales Rank: 22
Media: Automotive
Batteries Included: Yes
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 6 months warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 25
Dimensions (in): 19.3 x 8.3 x 11.3
MPN: 8522007
Model: 852-2007
UPC: 015535890026
EAN: 0015535890026
ASIN: B000TKHMWK
Release Date: September 15, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
worked very well for a unique need May 6, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this unit with the hopes of running my laptop and a small photo printer at outdoor art and craft festivals ( of which I am a vendor)Often electricity is not available and many vendors use large generators. My needs were smaller then those vendors and I noticed a friend who kept something like this in their car and thought maybe this could work for me..well..it did! it was so easy to carry to my both and very tiny and quite and sat under a folding table powering the laptop and photoprinter for 6 hours. I was very pleased that this met my needs so inexpensively and unobtrusively! Im extremely happy with my purchase and while I too noticed that one of the displays didnt work , other than that it was all it advertised to be.
It works fine. And you can add external capacity easily. May 6, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Tried it a few times in the few weeks I've had it and found it to be terrific. I have a few of the smaller Black and Decker (10 and 20 VA) powered inverter modules that were clearanced for $10 at our neighborhood Home store that got me curious about this thing. Heck no, it's not a generator, and yeah, it's basically a flashlight about the size and weight of a cinder block, but the combination of radio, flashlight, clock and THREE 120 outlets would certainly be handy in a blackout. The Mfr recommends leaving it plugged in (charged by a little wall-wart transformer) all the time to keep the battery topped off.
Did somebody really say they wished the LCD clock could be turned off to save power? Nah, even an AGM battery will discharge with no draw at all WAY more than that little clock would - the difference has to be insignificant. And far outweighed by the convenience of having the clock stay set.
Now how about some superbright LED's in the handle? Now those could be normally-on so you could find it in the dark, but switched so the light wouldn't bother you if you were sleeping near it or something like that. They say the built-in 5-watt flashlight will run FIFTY hours straight on a full charge, so I'd guess that a few 20,000 mcd LED's would draw 5 ma each, and the unit would last for months (maybe years) between recharges. Of course, an AGM battery shouldn't be stored discharged (thus the directions say to leave it plugged in with the little charger going all the time) but if one stayed lit while it was charging, you could find it, and if the power went out, the bank could go on full by default and actually light up the area around the unit.
 Duracell-DPP-600 HD Power Pack May 6, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent product. I had the opportunity to take the Power Pack-600 on a camping trip and it was used to inflate every bed at the camp site using the 12v DC supply. Furthermore, the 120 vac side was used to provide lighting at the camp site as well, long after the generator failed.
What lesson have I learned from this? Never leave home without this versatile piece of equipment.
Lindsey H Burrows
great ! April 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
got it at 99.00 and free ship. the unit does what it says it will. great to take to campsite or for a short power outage to run a pc, tv, lamp and fan for 3+hours. it takes a long time to charge from the ac adaptor unit at only 1 amp output( 35 hours if dead) but car cord is much faster. nice unit that worked well and at a fair price.
 Can Not Replace Battery April 23, 2008
19 out of 24 found this review helpful
Thhe unit is simply a sealed lead acid battery, a lamp, an inverter, a simple AM/FM radio, an external plug in power source, and a control display that sort of works.
For the purpose it is intended - a low power source of 120 V AC it appears to work fine. Don't expect to carry it very far, as it is HEAVY.
My major concern is that there is no way to replace the built in battery, a sealed lead acid gel type. You have to "recycle" - read junk - the entire unit when the battery dies, as it will in approximately 2 years. This is a serioous defect in the long term.
Unless you need the immediate power availability of a battery - inverter or the "fumeless" short time operation, you would be better served to purchase a 600 watt generator and a gasoline can!
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