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In times of emergency, a battery jump starter could be your best friend – in fact, it could be your only friend. Whenever you forget to turn the lights of your car off, or for some unthinkable reason, your car battery suddenly goes flat – you’ll thank yourself for having a jump starter. Having your own jump starter may sound like a tedious task for it we all know that it’s heavy equipment but it allows you to start your own car without having to ask help from other people.

Here then are some pointers in purchasing a battery jump starter:

1. Determine the battery capacity that you need. What are you going to use the starter for? Cars need less power to start up compared to trucks and other bigger vehicles. This is why it is important that you determine your equipment’s jumpstart power and that you know a specific jump starter’s capacity in terms of amps. In so doing, you’ll also get a good picture of how many times you could actually use the jump starter before having to recharge it.

2. Look for jump starters that have the ability to jumpstart flat batteries. Some jump starters could only jumpstart weak batteries, but not flat or completely discharged batteries.

3. Consider its safety features. Jump starters commonly use rechargeable 12 volt lead-acid batteries. While battery chargers have their own safety features, particularly protection against overcharging, jump starters normally have overcharging protection that lets you plug it in and be confident that it wouldn’t harm your battery. Note that there should also be some kind of protection against over discharge.