Well, a lot of the insulation has cracked & is falling off my 40 yr. old Jumper cables soooo, My first shot at a "Jump Box". I just bought a Noco GB70, 2000A. Hard to imagine they don't come with an instruction book. So Looking on computer I've not found my answer... It says for fast charging using the included 12V wire with 12V cigarette lighter plug on one end and little 2 prong plug on the other and plug it up to your auto. It says it should charge in about 2.5 hrs. It doesn't mention it, but should the eng. be running, off, or does it matter? With the eng. not running could this thing take too much charge out of my auto battery that my auto may not start? Will this box charge faster, less than 2.5 hrs., if the eng. is left running?
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out with jumper cables, in with jump boxes
- Thread starter rphillips
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You have to find out if your lighter adapter is a fast charge. Usually, it's the wall charger using the USB cable. Similar to your cell phone. I'd see if you can find out what your lighter adapter rating is.
https://no.co/media/wysiwyg/downloads/User_Guides/Boost/GB70-User_Guide_03.07.2025A.pdf
https://no.co/media/wysiwyg/downloads/User_Guides/Boost/GB70-User_Guide_03.07.2025A.pdf
Thanks, How I read it, it says If plugged into wall it charges at either 0.5A, 1A, or 2A (28hr., 14hr., or 7 hr. charge time). Says 12V Fast Charge(36W) auto Aux. Plug (cigarette lighter) it charges at 3A (2 to 3 hr. charge time) way faster than in wall plug.. I'm thinking however much power I pull out of my auto batt., to charge this jump box, I've weakened my auto batt. by that same amount unless the eng. is running.. Also know if eng running the alternator is charging, there's more power than with eng. off, so shouldn't the jump box charge quicker with eng. running? Haven't seen mentioned anywhere in instructions, so thinking maybe it don't matter... All confusing to me... I left it plugged into the wall yesterday and last night, and light was green this morning, so supposed to be completely charged.
I wouldn't charge it in the car unless you were on a trip somewhere & the engine was running.... 
Doing it at home is easy....just get a higher output charger. They are readily available and they are inexpensive.
Amazon has many high output chargers to choose from, with prices starting at $10
https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Char...prefix=high+output+usb+charger,aps,168&sr=8-3
Amazon has many high output chargers to choose from, with prices starting at $10
https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Char...prefix=high+output+usb+charger,aps,168&sr=8-3
