Handy Portable Power Units Run On Cordless Batteries

Handy Portable Power Units Run On Cordless Batteries ENERGY Miscellaneous Whether you want to start a vehicle’s dead battery or you just need a portable AC power unit you’ll be interested in these 2 new products from KC Innovations Loogootee Ind Both make use of commonly available DeWalt Milwaukee or Makita cordless tool batteries EZ Start The EZ Start comes with a 60-amp circuit breaker/switch and heavy-duty jumper cables To operate the unit just hook up the cables install a tool battery and flip a switch “EZ Start eliminates the need for jumper cables and a second vehicle or having to drag around a heavy 12-volt battery ” says Doug Knepp “You just install a tool battery and hook up the cables It’s small enough to fit in your car’s trunk “There are portable power packs on the market but as far as I know they’re limited to one battery brand Jumper cable kits equipped with a built-in battery are also available but you can’t use the battery for anything else Also a jumper kit with its own battery has to be charged periodically or else it won’t have power when you need it And if left in a discharged state for too long the battery will be ruined Cordless tool batteries recharge in only about a half hour ” The EZ Start sells for $119 95 plus S&H Han-D-Power II     The Han-D-Power II operates off one or two 18 or 20-volt batteries not supplied and contains an inverter that supplies portable AC power It consists of a compact 10 by 9 by 6-in metal box equipped with slide-in brackets for batteries The unit has 3 ports - two 110-volt AC outlets and a USB port      “It provides electric power anywhere you want it whether you’re in the field or camping in the wilderness There’s no need to drag a heavy generator around or start a gas engine ” says Knepp “Works great to operate any electric-operated tool under 600 watts including heavy-duty high-wattage tools such as a hammer drill Also it has a pure sinewave power source so you can safely use it to charge your laptop computers and iPhones or even cell phones ” How long the batteries last will depend on the application says Knepp “If you want to charge a cell phone the batteries will last for several days To provide power to a big tool that operates on 600 watts the batteries will probably last only for 1 to 2 hrs ” The Han-D-Power II sells for $249 plus S&H The company is looking for dealers Contact: FARM SHOW Followup KC Innovations 6699 North 1200 East Loogootee Ind 47553 ph 812 636-3684; sales@kc-innovation com

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