Review of the Tacklife KP200 Portable Jump Starter

早在一天,你不得不依靠陌生人a jump. You could be a responsible adult, and carry a pair of jumper cables in your trunk. But if there was nobody else around, you were out of luck. With better battery technology, this has become less of a problem in recent years. Now, you can carry a power pack in your trunk, and take care of your own jumps. But most of these devices are big and bulky. Do you really want to carry a briefcase-sized accessory just in case of an emergency? There are better options. For example, you can now get a portable jump starter that’s only slightly larger than a cell phone.

Today, we’ll be looking at one of these, the Tacklife KP200 Portable Jump Starter. This is a compact jump starter that can spark up just about any engine. Even diesel engines aren’t too much for it to handle. But the KP200 is more than just a jump starter. Like many larger jump starters, it also functions as a power bank. You can use it to charge your smartphone, or even to power 12-volt automotive tools. There’s even a built-in flashlight, which can help in non-battery-related emergencies. These are a lot of features for one little device! But how well does it perform in the real world? We’re about to take a closer look at all the features, and tell you what we found. Let’s get started!

Design & Construction

这Tacklife KP200Portable Jump Starteris designed to be compact and easy to transport. It measures only 8.3 inches long, 3.5 inches wide, and 0.8 inches in thickness. This is slightly bigger than your average smartphone, so it’s a good size to hold in your hand. It tips the scales at 3.05 pounds, so it’s relatively heavy for the size. This is about par for the course for power banks, though. Keep in mind that the bulk of the size consists of a battery, and batteries are heavy.

这case is constructed from heavy-duty plastic, and has a lot going on. The top is sloped, providing more space on the inside, and an easy-to-grip profile. To compliment this profile, the sides are also ribbed. This makes it very easy to hold onto when you’re trying to use the KP200 in the rain. The top of the case is black, and the sides are grey, so it has a utilitarian, two-tone look. On top, you’ll see the TackLife logo in bright orange, and a row of four blue LED lights. These lights illuminate when the KP200 is powered on, and indicate the current status of the battery. There’s a power button right in front of the lights, conveniently positioned right by your thumb.

On the front of the KP200, you’ll find the bulk of its functions. First off, there’s a flashlight, which can be activated by holding down the power button. Next, there’s a USB Type-C port, which can function as both an input and an output. There are two USB Type-A ports next to this. There are white and orange tabs inside, respectively. These tabs let you know how to insert the USB plug, so there’s no confusion. Finally, there’s a DC output port on the side. This is used to provide power to the 12-volt DC dongle, which we’ll talk about more in a minute.

这heart of the KP200 is its powerful, 16,800mAh battery. To provide enough peak current for a jump start, a standard battery isn’t going to get the job done. Instead, the KP200 has four stacked Lithium power supply modules. This allows it to give you the peak current you need to get your engine to turn over. To actually jump your engine, the kit includes a pair of 14-inch cables, in traditional red and black. The clips are mostly encased in plastic, which makes it difficult to inadvertently cause them to spark. The cables are connected into a shared base. This base has a shared plug, which inserts into a proprietary port in the back end of the unit.

最后，KP200配备了24个月的制造商保修。由于最有缺陷的电子设备在最初的几个月内失败，因此这足够了。您不必担心长寿或早期失败。

跳动起动器性能

因此，当您将KP200连接到电池端子时，它实际上如何执行？总共，它的峰值输出为2,000安培，在3秒内提供24,000个焦耳能量。这与现实生活中有什么等同？这意味着您可以启动使用12伏电池运行的任何车辆。这样可以确保您几乎可以启动任何标准乘用车。从紧凑型汽车到全尺寸皮卡，您将不会有任何问题。但是，如果您想启动柴油发动机怎么办？在这种情况下，这取决于引擎的功能。通常，您可以使用KP200来启动最多7升容量的柴油发动机。这涵盖了所有乘用车以及大多数商用发动机。

这KP200 comes with a couple of extra features that make it easier to use. To begin with, there are a pair of indicator lights on the unit itself. One will illuminate when there’s a connected circuit. The other will light up when you’ve clamped onto the wrong contacts. Yes, the KP200 is truly idiot-proof. There’s also a “boost” button that overrides the safety cutoff that stops power to the alligator clips when the unit does not sense a connection to some amount of residual charge in the vehicle battery. Boost enables the jump pack to start batteries that are completely discharged.

操作30秒后，KP200将自动关闭。这是为了确保它不会误导内部电池组。如果您难以使引擎翻转，这可能会很烦人。但这实际上没什么大不了的。只需再次按下电源按钮即可恢复电源流。

便携式跳跃起动器的一个普遍关注点是寿命。如果您将其扔到后备箱中以进行紧急情况，那么很容易忘记它。然后，当您需要它时，它可能会突然死亡。在这方面，Tacklife KP200便携式跳动启动器的表现非常出色。电池在备用待机期间仍将工作多达12个月。也就是说，长期以来将其保持不变会导致它长期失去能力。如果您想保持峰值性能，TackLife建议您至少每3个月收取一次。充电电池很容易。通过简单的USB连接，您可以在不到3个小时的时间内获得全额充电。

Bonus Features

One thing we appreciated about the Tacklife KP200 is that it’s much more than just a portable jump starter. It’s also a portable power bank. You can charge from either the USB Type-C port, or from the USB Type-A ports. The Type-A ports support Quick Charge 3.0 technology, to provide the maximum speed possible. You can charge an iPhone X or Samsung Galaxy S8 in less than an hour. And you’ll get an 80 percent charge in only 35 minutes. The internal chip will automatically adjust power output to each device. This ensures that you don’t have to worry about over-current causing damage to your connected devices.

当然，KP200仅应在紧急情况下用于此目的。毕竟，您可能需要它跳车。除非您被困在路边，否则为什么要使用它来充电手机？如果您正在寻找日常的选择，则可以通过获得dedicated power bank.

除了USB端口外，TackLife XP200还配备了12伏DC加密狗。该加密狗将插入XP200侧面的直流端口，并具有标准的香烟打火机界面。它可用于为气泵，真空和其他配件供电。同样，这不是XP200的主要目的。但是，如果您陷入困境，这是一个有用的功能。此外，它可以确保您可以在不靠近汽车的情况下运行汽车配件。例如，您可以发射空气泵并使用它来填充自行车轮胎。

Finally, the XP200 has a built-in LED flashlight. The light has three different modes: constant, strobe, and SOS. The constant mode can be useful for finding contacts or checking your engine in the dark. The other two modes are useful in an emergency. If you need to flag down help, you can get people’s attention this way. The total battery life is good for 72 hours. So even if you’ve used the flashlight for a few hours you’ll still have enough juice to jump your car.

Final Verdict

So, where does this leave us? Is theTacklife KP200Portable Jump Starter物有所值？绝对地！首先，让我们显而易见：这是大多数便携式跳动启动器大小的一小部分。您不必担心在紧急情况中间时会突破背部。只需打开包装，将其连接到您的电池端子，然后就可以了。

但是，好处比单纯的可移植性更大。让我们来谈谈表现。有了2,000座峰值功率，您几乎可以启动任何车辆。然后还有额外的功能。您可以为智能手机充电，以便在紧急情况下致电寻求帮助。您还可以为采用12伏电源输入的任何配件供电。而且，如果您的电池在晚上死亡，您甚至有一个内置的手电筒可以帮助​​您。Tacklife KP200是真正的交易。