Bought and used a gb40 3 times when my battery was dying years ago, kept in the trunk, checked after a year or so and topped it off, back in the trunk for a year, used it last week to jump my car on the side of the interstate. Worth every cent. 3.5L v6 in my case.
I got one of those things about a year ago after seeing a vehicle service provider I called jump start my Crown Vic with another make of this type of unit. I never knew that this sort of thing existed and as soon as I could get on the internet I got one. All I can say it was the best $100 dollars I ever spent. 😁😁
I tried jumpstarting my new car dead battery with jumping cables and with a jump starter I bought at walmart, but nothing worked. I called AAA and the guy came up with a NOCO booster and in 30 seconds the car was running. Now I have a G70 and just love it.
Bought one a couple days ago didn't open cause I was going to send it back. Well left the lights on last night and this morning the battery was dead. I open the charger box and out of the box started my car. Every husband should have this in your wife's car. Love it
I've had the GB70 for a while now and I love it. It starts my 5.3 V8 several times on a charge and its a newer engine so it still has decent compression. The built in circuit protection is also cool and really dummy proofs it (won't let you attach it backwards and fry your computers). I got tired of dealing with long jumper wires and a second vehicle. The light on it is also super handy and quite bright. I've used it when camping (3 nights, for a majority of the night) and still had battery to spare. Definitely worth the money!
wow, i don`t believe a dime, just bought GB40 crap version charged it full, tried to jump start a 1.9 diesel engine, after 4 failed tries the full gbulshit battery was drained and in temp protection mode
@@fade2bl4ck Same for me. My 2litre diesel van battery still had enough power to try to turn the engine, but wouldn’t start. GB40 made no difference whatsoever. An expensive iPhone charger and torch 😢
@@geoffreyturner599 2 days later, fully charged the miracle device again, respected the instruction an repeat the process on a smaller 1.6 opel diesel engine... won`t start, just some engine rotation but not enough to start it
Just received mine as of 24 July 23 this morning around 11:00. I had to use the override but it got my 2003 Honda Pilot started. Best $100.00 I ever spent. It is mistake proof. Glad I did my research on this!
I have two of these since 2018. Every few months I have topped them off. Recently I acquired capacity test equipment, which drains the unit until the USB output falls below 4V and reports the mA*h consumed. After a top-off, one of them provided 3030 and the other only 2431. After charging them both back up, the capacity increased to 3532 and 3492 on the second test. So in the future I will do a full discharge and recharge once a year before winter, instead of a frequent top off. Evidently the top off causes the three cells in the battery pack to become unbalanced. The full cycle seems to make sure all three cells are at their best. For those of you who want to do this too, keep in mind the NOCO can also be used as a power bank to recharge your phone or other devices.
My girlfriend gave me one for Xmas. And wouldn't you know it my battery died just 3 months later in a public garage at night. The worst place I'd want to be. I pulled this out of the trunk and after watching a tutorial on TH-cam I tried it and it worked. I was so happy, this thing saved my life.
Last Christmas I bought NOCO GB40's for each of our cars. We haven't had to use them, so they are just sitting in the cars. Thanks for this video, it tells me I made the right choice. Great to know that it actually works in a real world situation.
I have been using these for a few years now when I go to auto auction and even use it to start vehicles with no battery in it. This little bad boy has never let me down
Are they designed to run a vehicle/machine with no battery in it at all?? If there is no battery installed and you start and run the machine on this jump pack, all of the charge from alternator will be going into this little jump pack and there will be no battery to absorb all of the amperage. I don’t know if it can handle that?
Running a vehicle without a battery is fine if you do it for less than a couple minutes, to verify the engine is good. But you wouldn't want to run errands without a battery
NOCO GB40 is a great product. I’ve used mine 4 times over three years it worked flawlessly. The instructions are brief and the GB 40 is easy to use. BTW the GB 40 is rated for up to a 6 liter gas or 3 liter diesel engine’s. Worth noting if the battery is toast meaning it’s unable to be charged this jumper might not get you going. This is detailed in the instructions.
@@clange50 I just tested my GB40 specifically with the "dead alternator" situation. Disconnected alternator, disconnected battery, leaving car dead. Hooked up the GB40, started car and was able to drive it briefly (a few minutes). As soon as I disconnected the GB40, the car died. Note that I was using the GB40 in the manual override mode.
Once you have one of these, you won't need jumping cables anymore. I have GB70. Used it many times. One of those times my alternator died on the way to drop off kid to school. LIkely it wasn't far away from home. I connected it to battery and closed the hood and drove like that to my driveway from kid's school. It was powerful enough to run a car with failed alternator. It wasn't far but still. Maybe more than a mile or 2. Other time I used it on friends Toyota 4runner SUV and he was so impressed with it that he actually ordered one. Other use that I had for it was to connect portable car tire inflator to fill up a tire without using car's battery or 12V port. Really great device. I have it for 3 years and still going strong.
Just went outside to head to an appointment and my 2018 Mazda wouldn’t start, just blurbled a half start and lights flickered. Threw my ancient harbor freight charger on it for now but just ordered the Noco GBX45 Boost as I never want to be in this position again. Note to all, use the battery pack! Charge / discharge cycles are important to the health of units like this. At minimum bring it inside and top it off every 6 months, but really use it up once or twice a week to charge all your devices! It can double the service life, per Noco themselves
Jump starters are like having a life saver especially in the winter. After having a different brand for 9 years, I just bought a NOCO. The temperature has been in the single digits (that's in Fahrenheit for all the intentional peeps reading this 😌) so I'm actually looking forward to my car not not starting just so I can use it 😂 I had a less powerful jump starter that I used dozens of times over a span of 9 years and it was a 750amp jump starter. The NOCO jump starter I just bought is 1000 amps so it gives me peace of mind knowing it has more power than my previous jump starter. These are well worth the price as they give you peace of mind, especially if you want to make sure your family members won't be stranded if the battery dies especially when it reaches the single digits temperatures in the winter.
Just a word of caution. If the jump pack might be left in a hot car think about buying a LiPo safe sack. Should the battery catch fire from over heating the fire will be contained in the bag.
Max storage temp is 122 degrees F. Maybe Arizona or Texas, etc, but seems pretty safe. Anyone point to an instance of a NOCO - stored in vehicle - causing a fire?
You mention that the battery may be too dead to jump @3:40. The GB40 has an override button with the red exclamation symbol on it. You hold this override button for a few seconds and then the chaser power level lights will come on. This should only be used if the battery is completely dead and is not recognized by the GB40. Using this override setting disables the safety features of the unit but does NOT increase the cranking power as some people think.
In addition to this comment, when you press that boost button for a couple of seconds, you then have full 12V power coming out of the clips. I use the battery pack to run my 12V air compressor which normally requires a car battery hookup. That makes it pretty useful.
Aww wish I got it thru here. Just bought it after my taxi guy jumped me. Last time I took batt out and charged it inside but it was so heavy. Paid him 25 thought he was going to do cables but he used this and sold me on the spot. For women and for men actually we all need one. Buying one for my fam next
Currently charging mine. I haven’t used it in a little more than a year and have had it for 2 years. Works great as long as it charged. It’s 25 degrees out where I live and I came out to a dead/struggling battery. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough juice to get it started so my roommate had to jump me but for the 4 times I’ve ever used it, it’s been awesome.
I used a GB40 at my job yesterday to jump off two completely dead V6 sedans. They were so dead that I had to press the boost button (override button) for both vehicles. (Which means the car battery was below 2 amps). It started both cars and I noticed the remaining power level in the GB40 was only decreased by 1 bar.
What is the override button and how do you know when to use it? (I mean if it doesn’t jump start the battery right away do you use it or give it 3-5 mins to charge?)
@@germandimplez The override button has the ( ! ) on it. You know to press it when, the multi colored lights aren't scrolling. You don't have to wait 3-5 mins in order to let it charge up before starting the car.
I’ve jumped 4 sedans with this and 1 SUV last year. It’s a work of wonder. And I’ve recently jumped my friends Sedan. I’ve owned this for a good 2 years and still work great!
Great video man! My favorite part was at the end " I like you here, with me" literally laughed out loud! and because of that I'll buy my GB40 through your link. Keep up the great videos!
Bought just before my 3-day trip because my battery went dead a couple weeks prior. Came back from the trip and found my battery dead again. Hooked it up and started the car successfully. I was so happy.
Nice review. I just picked up a GB40. I bought a cheaper one a couple years ago for my snowmobile as a back up. I wanted another as a back up for my 2 vehicles and this came highly recommended.
I used a GB40 to start 2.4L Camry with weak (not dead) battery. Worked just fine I keep it in my car for future use. Seems to hold charge a long time in glove box
The great thing about Noco is, because it's an American company, they are designed to start ridiculous capacity engines. That's great for us in Europe because we can just buy the cheapest version and it'll easily start 99.9% of all the vehicles over here.
Great device used it few times worked each time. FYI - plug BLACK first and then RED and power on to detach poweroff first then disconnect RED and then BLACK There is manufature video confiming this order.
Great informative video. Having some major issues with my 2019 Honda Civic Sport. Had to have the car towed to the dealership 3 times. Initially while getting on to the freeway, the car totally died. Had to have it towed to the dealership. they were great and said I needed a new battery. The next 2 times, the car would turn over but not start. Again had to be towed. Every test that the dealer could perform was done. They can't find the problem. The dealership even contacted American Honda but no solution can be found. I'm now on my third battery and have had the car 4 years. The tow truck driver jump starts the car and it runs like it should. This is why i purchased the Noco GB 40. It won't solve the problem but hopefully it can start the car and I won't have to wait for AAA. All of these issues have happened during weather that was in the 90s-100s. The car has never overheated and fortunately there has been no out of pocket expense. Thanks and have a great day!
Anyone that owns a boat should have one of these. I’ve been stranded in the middle of a lake in the middle of the night before. A noco would have been REALLY nice to have.
@@EASTCOASTIMPERIAL Honestly I have no idea, I don't know what kind of power the ignition of a semi draws....that would be an interesting video test. I've used it a few times on our cars and it's worked perfectly...but can't speak to it on semis.
@@EASTCOASTIMPERIAL I think a semi will use more amps to jump, they have the 2000apms that might do a semi, this 1000 amps are for regular vehicles but don’t rely on my hehehe my Tacoma use 7-800 cold cranking amps to start the truck. Semi’s use multiple batteries I think so if you can find out the “cold cranking” amps “CC” to start a semi you can get the appropriate jumper
Thanks, Matt. I hadn't used mine yet and forgot that the cables came in their own storage bag. I panicked until you pointed that out, then I knew where to find them. :)
I keep leaving my dashcam on which drains the battery when I have locked the car and this will be the perfect solution. I have already bought this so I cannot click your link but I appreciate your video thanks
Borrowed from my father in law for my 81 f150 with the 302 worked fine at first has been sitting for about a month since gas prices are so high right now after about four times it died so unsure at the moment
What I’ve come to believe is that the battery has to have some charge to it for the jumper pack’s electrics to acknowledge that it’s connect to a battery to jump it. So it won’t work on a completely dead battery. You’ll probably need to get a charger.
I've got the gb70 brought it couple days ago, comes with no charger plug witch is bad, so i’ve had to use a usb plug and it’s taken all night to charge, then when i've used it today i was turning over the car and it would start so kept turning it over for about 30 seconds and the jumper was complete flat!
Good vid on thst bought one to day if the battery is toast there a red buttton u can hold to get more power if u press the red button on the lower right it make the green button falsh so u can start the car with no battery Thanks
Nice video, thanks. Didn’t see it said before in the comments, but your US flag hanging behind you is backwards. When hung that way the stars are supposed to be on the viewers left. Just thought I’d let ya know. Thanks again for the video!!
THANKS STEVEN DOAN , FOR POINTING THAT OUT , AND THANKS SIMPLY MUST GO for the wonderful video and information !!!! I have been considering condemning my NOCO,for just about a YEAR NOW , because my 2005 HondA CRV has not cranked up for a year now ...... but I REFUSE TO CONDEMN IT !!!!!! it cranked up that SAME HONDA 5 TIMES PRIOR to this NO CRANK , NO START CONDITION ....and I am racking my not particularly mechanical ( ELECTRONIC ) brain trying to get my FRIEND back on the road again ..... if you can CHARGE CELL PHONES AND LAPTOPS AND VERY SESITIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE THAT , I REFUSE TO BELIEVE it messed up my pcm or ecm or ANYTHING of that nature ...... but as one COMMENTOR already pointed out , ' ALL OF THIS STUFF IS MADE IN CHINA ' ..... and THAT disturbs me ALOT !!!!
Glad it worked for you. I've had one of these for a couple of years, and its never managed to start anything. Even vehicles with batteries far less dead than the one in your video. It has some utility as a phone/laptop charger, but as a jump starter, its worthless.
no more waiting for someone to charge me and my car . $5 saved every time! if i dont offer money everyone i dont have cables or its just awkward asking people for help so i offer $5 that works always
Average Car Battery life is 4-6 years . Some are treated better than others . If the Battery is the original it's as old as your car easy to figure out . If it's the second Battery you bought there Are usually Date Code stickers on the Battery Month and Year the Battery was made . 11/15 Nov of 2015 so if you find your Battery died and you had maybe only say left a light on a short time or played the Stereo for a short time and you need a Boost it maybe time for a New Battery ... Also if you know your Battery is not very old but your car is Highmilage it would be a good idea to have both the Battery and Alternator tested at a Shop ........ the Alternator and charge system get a work out the whole time the motor is running so those high milage cars and trucks are sometimes running on WEAK Alternators . Something to think about as you get running and have a chance to drive to a Shop and get things checked. Sadly also to say even in the Newer Battery older Alternator senario the weak alternator might have slowly damaged the battery that is the Battery had to work harder leading up to the Failure point ..... So don't be too surprised if the shop suggests a New Battery as well or as is common a few weeks later the Battery dies ...... it's normal because of that abuse it took . As the alternator was weak .
Yeah, I think my alternator is on it's way out, as my battery dies in long stop and go traffic (happened twice in like 3 years). The gb40 has gotten me home to recharge though.
The clamps on this charger are extremely strong. Opening them wide enough to get around your battery post especially in a tight spot, is not easy. Few women and some men would have a problem with it. Plus it would not start my car.
Cool booster but unfortunately has only Usb micro instead of usb-c port. It is really huge disadvantage, but will try it in real life. Got mine just a half hour ago, doing the first charging right now.
I just bought mine came without a charge. I’ve had it plugged in via USB. That’s it just plug in the wall USB and it still isn’t fully charged and it didn’t start my car.
I've saved so many women in the car rider line at the school with this thing. And I am a women so when i come running up with this battery thing they seem apprehensive to let me under their hood lol but I'm like trust me!!
Sort. It’s more about the power they bring to actually start the car or truck. Some take a bigger initial jolt of power than others. But some have additional features like more or different usb ports, LCD screens, some even are combo tire inflators.
I have the same , used it on my mothers car , a Peugeot 307 Station 1,4HDI , and works very good , few days ago , I needed it on my Ford Mondeo , but didn't work at all , had to call for a service , they put their charger on it , and 1 second later it all works , the guy says , that is has not enough power , strange , so I will need a bigger one
Please accept a comment that's a bit off-topic. When hanging the American flag, the stars correctly hang on the left side, not right ride. Hope you will correct? Thank you.
Thanks! Yeah lots of other people made that comment too. It was never meant to be there, my flag pole was breaking and so I had hung it quickly to keep it off the ground. Don't worry, it’s back where it belongs.
@@SimplyMustGo I don't think a lot of people understand that little inexpensive tool will save you. No looking around for cables or for someone to help you out.
Great demonstration. I just got one for my 52nd birthday. Wasn't sure about it starting a vehicle since the packaging read like it only charges cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc when you clip it to a car battery. It think I misread it. Looks like I'll keep it thanks to you
Did you use manual override to jumpstart the dead battery? Did the lights on the GB40 chase when you connected it to the dead battery? All this crucial information was not covered in your video.
Sorry. It was my time testing out a jumper pack. I've learned a lot since then. But no, I didn't use the boost option. I will say of all of the jumper packs I have now the GB40 is my least favorite.
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Bought and used a gb40 3 times when my battery was dying years ago, kept in the trunk, checked after a year or so and topped it off, back in the trunk for a year, used it last week to jump my car on the side of the interstate. Worth every cent. 3.5L v6 in my case.
That’s awesome!
I got one of those things about a year ago after seeing a vehicle service provider I called jump start my Crown Vic with another make of this type of unit. I never knew that this sort of thing existed and as soon as I could get on the internet I got one. All I can say it was the best $100 dollars I ever spent. 😁😁
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The gb40 has not failed me yet with a full-size Nissan Titan Truck
@@Madamblueso it will handle my 6cyl f150?
I tried jumpstarting my new car dead battery with jumping cables and with a jump starter I bought at walmart, but nothing worked. I called AAA and the guy came up with a NOCO booster and in 30 seconds the car was running. Now I have a G70 and just love it.
Nice. The 70 is great
All i needed to see to buy now.
I just bought mine this morning. It did really help with my car to start. Lifesaver. 👍
Bought one a couple days ago didn't open cause I was going to send it back. Well left the lights on last night and this morning the battery was dead. I open the charger box and out of the box started my car. Every husband should have this in your wife's car. Love it
Glad you had it!
I've had the GB70 for a while now and I love it. It starts my 5.3 V8 several times on a charge and its a newer engine so it still has decent compression. The built in circuit protection is also cool and really dummy proofs it (won't let you attach it backwards and fry your computers). I got tired of dealing with long jumper wires and a second vehicle. The light on it is also super handy and quite bright. I've used it when camping (3 nights, for a majority of the night) and still had battery to spare. Definitely worth the money!
Sweet!
wow, i don`t believe a dime, just bought GB40 crap version charged it full, tried to jump start a 1.9 diesel engine, after 4 failed tries the full gbulshit battery was drained and in temp protection mode
@@fade2bl4ck Same for me. My 2litre diesel van battery still had enough power to try to turn the engine, but wouldn’t start. GB40 made no difference whatsoever. An expensive iPhone charger and torch 😢
@@geoffreyturner599 2 days later, fully charged the miracle device again, respected the instruction an repeat the process on a smaller 1.6 opel diesel engine... won`t start, just some engine rotation but not enough to start it
@@fade2bl4ckthat top comment above looks like a written advertisement I'd tend to believe u.
Just received mine as of 24 July 23 this morning around 11:00. I had to use the override but it got my 2003 Honda Pilot started. Best $100.00 I ever spent. It is mistake proof. Glad I did my research on this!
Nice!!
I have two of these since 2018. Every few months I have topped them off. Recently I acquired capacity test equipment, which drains the unit until the USB output falls below 4V and reports the mA*h consumed. After a top-off, one of them provided 3030 and the other only 2431. After charging them both back up, the capacity increased to 3532 and 3492 on the second test. So in the future I will do a full discharge and recharge once a year before winter, instead of a frequent top off. Evidently the top off causes the three cells in the battery pack to become unbalanced. The full cycle seems to make sure all three cells are at their best. For those of you who want to do this too, keep in mind the NOCO can also be used as a power bank to recharge your phone or other devices.
Wow! That’s excellent info! Thank you for sharing!
My girlfriend gave me one for Xmas. And wouldn't you know it my battery died just 3 months later in a public garage at night. The worst place I'd want to be. I pulled this out of the trunk and after watching a tutorial on TH-cam I tried it and it worked. I was so happy, this thing saved my life.
Glad to hear it!!
I’ve used mine about 8 times in the last six months. Starts right up. I would never be without thus.
Just got 1 today…after my battery wouldn’t start and had to pay $75CAD just to boost from roadside assistance! Happy to see good review!😊
Last Christmas I bought NOCO GB40's for each of our cars. We haven't had to use them, so they are just sitting in the cars. Thanks for this video, it tells me I made the right choice. Great to know that it actually works in a real world situation.
I have been using these for a few years now when I go to auto auction and even use it to start vehicles with no battery in it. This little bad boy has never let me down
Are they designed to run a vehicle/machine with no battery in it at all?? If there is no battery installed and you start and run the machine on this jump pack, all of the charge from alternator will be going into this little jump pack and there will be no battery to absorb all of the amperage. I don’t know if it can handle that?
Running a vehicle without a battery is fine if you do it for less than a couple minutes, to verify the engine is good. But you wouldn't want to run errands without a battery
NOCO GB40 is a great product. I’ve used mine 4 times over three years it worked flawlessly. The instructions are brief and the GB 40 is easy to use. BTW the GB 40 is rated for up to a 6 liter gas or 3 liter diesel engine’s. Worth noting if the battery is toast meaning it’s unable to be charged this jumper might not get you going. This is detailed in the instructions.
Thanks! And great info you shared!
Ot has an override (! 3 seconds) or disconnect the battery and use it.
Dead alternators also can be an Achilles heel. I had this recently. I could jump it and get the engine running 3, 4, 5 times, but couldn't drive.
@@clange50 I just tested my GB40 specifically with the "dead alternator" situation. Disconnected alternator, disconnected battery, leaving car dead. Hooked up the GB40, started car and was able to drive it briefly (a few minutes). As soon as I disconnected the GB40, the car died. Note that I was using the GB40 in the manual override mode.
@@carlleon1604 Good to know. Could be enough to move to a safer spot at least.
Once you have one of these, you won't need jumping cables anymore. I have GB70. Used it many times. One of those times my alternator died on the way to drop off kid to school. LIkely it wasn't far away from home. I connected it to battery and closed the hood and drove like that to my driveway from kid's school. It was powerful enough to run a car with failed alternator. It wasn't far but still. Maybe more than a mile or 2. Other time I used it on friends Toyota 4runner SUV and he was so impressed with it that he actually ordered one. Other use that I had for it was to connect portable car tire inflator to fill up a tire without using car's battery or 12V port. Really great device. I have it for 3 years and still going strong.
That’s awesome and great tips / ideas on ways to use it!
My work had one ready when needed and I've used it several times for customers and myself once. Never failed me.
Nice! Glad to hear it!
How long have you had it for?
@@FelipeRodriguez-eh6ty Several months now
@@awesome_by_defaulthow much battery did one jump use?
Just went outside to head to an appointment and my 2018 Mazda wouldn’t start, just blurbled a half start and lights flickered. Threw my ancient harbor freight charger on it for now but just ordered the Noco GBX45 Boost as I never want to be in this position again.
Note to all, use the battery pack! Charge / discharge cycles are important to the health of units like this. At minimum bring it inside and top it off every 6 months, but really use it up once or twice a week to charge all your devices! It can double the service life, per Noco themselves
Looking into one of these. I have AAA but let's face it by the time they get there, I could already be on the road with this thing.
Yes, but besides that, it gives you the tools to help some else you might find that needs assistance.
@@SimplyMustGo absolutely.
Used it for the first time ever today on a stone dead Defender. Started on the first try. Great product!
Nice! New Defender or old one?
@@SimplyMustGo An old one from the late 90s
@@davidlj Nice! This is the one my Brother built. It's SICK! th-cam.com/video/_plAO-6PKjc/w-d-xo.html
@@SimplyMustGo indeed! 🤩
I can confirm that the NOCO gb40 jump started my 2015 Ford Taurus SHO with no problem.
Jump starters are like having a life saver especially in the winter. After having a different brand for 9 years, I just bought a NOCO. The temperature has been in the single digits (that's in Fahrenheit for all the intentional peeps reading this 😌) so I'm actually looking forward to my car not not starting just so I can use it 😂
I had a less powerful jump starter that I used dozens of times over a span of 9 years and it was a 750amp jump starter. The NOCO jump starter I just bought is 1000 amps so it gives me peace of mind knowing it has more power than my previous jump starter.
These are well worth the price as they give you peace of mind, especially if you want to make sure your family members won't be stranded if the battery dies especially when it reaches the single digits temperatures in the winter.
Nice. Let me know how it works for you in the cold.
My Fiat Coupe sits in the garage most of the winter and sits dormant for weeks, connect this bad boy and she’s fires straight up, great device
Just a word of caution.
If the jump pack might be left in a hot car think about buying a LiPo safe sack.
Should the battery catch fire from over heating the fire will be contained in the bag.
That is actually outstanding advice. Thank you!!!
RC hobbyist or just wise of lipo batteries? lol
@@Distracted_driving_kills Yup fly fpv drone.. my 6s are always in a lipo-safe bag during in hot summer.
Max storage temp is 122 degrees F.
Maybe Arizona or Texas, etc, but seems pretty safe.
Anyone point to an instance of a NOCO - stored in vehicle - causing a fire?
How does it handle below 0 temps if stored in a vehicle for an extended amount of time?
You mention that the battery may be too dead to jump @3:40. The GB40 has an override button with the red exclamation symbol on it. You hold this override button for a few seconds and then the chaser power level lights will come on. This should only be used if the battery is completely dead and is not recognized by the GB40. Using this override setting disables the safety features of the unit but does NOT increase the cranking power as some people think.
That's great info for everyone, thank you!
In addition to this comment, when you press that boost button for a couple of seconds, you then have full 12V power coming out of the clips. I use the battery pack to run my 12V air compressor which normally requires a car battery hookup. That makes it pretty useful.
i have mine for 3 years and i have powered with no issues as all anything up to my tundra v8, definitely a game changer
Nice!!!
But will it power your flux capacitor?
Thanks for the vid, im going to get 1 for my boat. At first i was unsure which 1 but now i know which to get.
Sweet! I’m glad it was helpful!
These little battery packs can be a life saver!
Aww wish I got it thru here. Just bought it after my taxi guy jumped me. Last time I took batt out and charged it inside but it was so heavy. Paid him 25 thought he was going to do cables but he used this and sold me on the spot. For women and for men actually we all need one. Buying one for my fam next
Hell yeah its worth it. Its saved my tail many times. I've used it to help others as well.
That’s awesome!
THANK YOU! I just bought this and will try !
A great and informative video on how to use your GB40.
Currently charging mine.
I haven’t used it in a little more than a year and have had it for 2 years. Works great as long as it charged. It’s 25 degrees out where I live and I came out to a dead/struggling battery. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough juice to get it started so my roommate had to jump me but for the 4 times I’ve ever used it, it’s been awesome.
I used a GB40 at my job yesterday to jump off two completely dead V6 sedans. They were so dead that I had to press the boost button (override button) for both vehicles. (Which means the car battery was below 2 amps). It started both cars and I noticed the remaining power level in the GB40 was only decreased by 1 bar.
out of curiousity do you disconnect red or black first
What is the override button and how do you know when to use it? (I mean if it doesn’t jump start the battery right away do you use it or give it 3-5 mins to charge?)
@@germandimplez The override button has the ( ! ) on it. You know to press it when, the multi colored lights aren't scrolling. You don't have to wait 3-5 mins in order to let it charge up before starting the car.
@@swimjlc2487 black first.
I’ve jumped 4 sedans with this and 1 SUV last year. It’s a work of wonder.
And I’ve recently jumped my friends Sedan. I’ve owned this for a good 2 years and still work great!
That’s great!
Great video man! My favorite part was at the end " I like you here, with me" literally laughed out loud! and because of that I'll buy my GB40 through your link. Keep up the great videos!
Wow! Thank you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 super happy you’re here and enjoyed the video!
Bought just before my 3-day trip because my battery went dead a couple weeks prior. Came back from the trip and found my battery dead again. Hooked it up and started the car successfully. I was so happy.
That’s awesome. Glad it worked!
Nice review. I just picked up a GB40. I bought a cheaper one a couple years ago for my snowmobile as a back up. I wanted another as a back up for my 2 vehicles and this came highly recommended.
Thanksb
Any battery pack that's reliable is worth the amount you pay 10 times over. Saved so many cars with mine
I agree! Glad I had it when I needed it!
Just got mine for $60 on prime day
I picked up the Noco GB70 when it was on sale. Agree with everything you said here.
Thanks!!
Ive had mine for a year now. Still fully charged off full charge. 👍 So far so good
Wow that’s awesome!
I used a GB40 to start 2.4L Camry with weak (not dead) battery. Worked just fine I keep it in my car for future use. Seems to hold charge a long time in glove box
4:12 if you guys want to get past listening to him talk and basically say the same thing over and over again
Thank you. He was killing me.
could have been a 2 minute or less video.
@@BackFire10mm Nobody has time for that, I am late for work!!!!
@@mnkwazi
Lol
Yeah it doesn’t take 5 fucking minutes to explain this.
Thanks for the honest review with real proof. I will buy this!
Thank you! Hope it works well for you if you ever find you need it.
You can also use these to start lawn mowers/tractors, snow blowers etc with electric start too.
Great review and looks like it is a good product! 👍
Thank you for advise, going to buy one today! 🙏 🇨🇦
Thank you so much!
Great video, so great I went out and bought one! Thanks again for the awesome and very detailed review!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!
I bought one because that's what roadside service used to jump my car. I've only needed it once and it eazy-peezy to use
The great thing about Noco is, because it's an American company, they are designed to start ridiculous capacity engines.
That's great for us in Europe because we can just buy the cheapest version and it'll easily start 99.9% of all the vehicles over here.
Great device used it few times worked each time.
FYI - plug BLACK first and then RED and power on
to detach poweroff first then disconnect RED and then BLACK
There is manufature video confiming this order.
What a great review.
Thank you very much!
Great informative video. Having some major issues with my 2019 Honda Civic Sport. Had to have the car towed to the dealership 3 times. Initially while getting on to the freeway, the car totally died. Had to have it towed to the dealership. they were great and said I needed a new battery. The next 2 times, the car would turn over but not start. Again had to be towed. Every test that the dealer could perform was done. They can't find the problem. The dealership even contacted American Honda but no solution can be found. I'm now on my third battery and have had the car 4 years. The tow truck driver jump starts the car and it runs like it should. This is why i purchased the Noco GB 40. It won't solve the problem but hopefully it can start the car and I won't have to wait for AAA. All of these issues have happened during weather that was in the 90s-100s. The car has never overheated and fortunately there has been no out of pocket expense. Thanks and have a great day!
Have they checked or replaced the alternator??
I know this video is older but great video never used their power packs before but we have used regular battery chargers at the lake for boats.
Thanks!
bought one just recently, so very pleased I did
Awesome
I have a different brand but same concept and it has saved me a few times.
Yeah. I’m glad I had it and I won’t go without one from now on.
Anyone that owns a boat should have one of these. I’ve been stranded in the middle of a lake in the middle of the night before. A noco would have been REALLY nice to have.
Wow. Very true!
Just bought one of these. Nice to see it in action!!
Yeah, it seems to be well worth it!
@ V2R
You think this will start a semi truck?
@@EASTCOASTIMPERIAL Honestly I have no idea, I don't know what kind of power the ignition of a semi draws....that would be an interesting video test. I've used it a few times on our cars and it's worked perfectly...but can't speak to it on semis.
@@EASTCOASTIMPERIAL I think a semi will use more amps to jump, they have the 2000apms that might do a semi, this 1000 amps are for regular vehicles but don’t rely on my hehehe my Tacoma use 7-800 cold cranking amps to start the truck. Semi’s use multiple batteries I think so if you can find out the “cold cranking” amps “CC” to start a semi you can get the appropriate jumper
@@Venture2Roam
Thanks, I’m looking for a solution as it’s getting colder now.
This is a well made product. And guess what happens when you make a well made product? People give you good reviews and a lot of people buy your stuff
Yeah. It works well for sure!
Thanks, Matt. I hadn't used mine yet and forgot that the cables came in their own storage bag. I panicked until you pointed that out, then I knew where to find them. :)
Just bought this. Liked and subscribed! God bless ☺️🙌🏼✝️
Thank you!
I keep leaving my dashcam on which drains the battery when I have locked the car and this will be the perfect solution. I have already bought this so I cannot click your link but I appreciate your video thanks
This is perfect!! Definitely gonna buy it! Thank you
Borrowed from my father in law for my 81 f150 with the 302 worked fine at first has been sitting for about a month since gas prices are so high right now after about four times it died so unsure at the moment
What I’ve come to believe is that the battery has to have some charge to it for the jumper pack’s electrics to acknowledge that it’s connect to a battery to jump it. So it won’t work on a completely dead battery. You’ll probably need to get a charger.
Even my GB20 has no problem starting an GM 3.4L 6 cyl.
Nice!
I've got the gb70 brought it couple days ago, comes with no charger plug witch is bad, so i’ve had to use a usb plug and it’s taken all night to charge, then when i've used it today i was turning over the car and it would start so kept turning it over for about 30 seconds and the jumper was complete flat!
Doesn’t always start right away, as I just found out, had to leave it on battery for a few minutes, but eventually did start. 👍🏻
Glad it worked for you!
Thanks for the video. After watching it, I bought one at Canadian Tire, Noco should pay you a commission. :)
I wish!
Thanks for the great video
Good vid on thst bought one to day if the battery is toast there a red buttton u can hold to get more power if u press the red button on the lower right it make the green button falsh so u can start the car with no battery
Thanks
Oh that’s good info!
Nice video, thanks. Didn’t see it said before in the comments, but your US flag hanging behind you is backwards. When hung that way the stars are supposed to be on the viewers left. Just thought I’d let ya know. Thanks again for the video!!
THANKS STEVEN DOAN , FOR POINTING THAT OUT , AND THANKS SIMPLY MUST GO for the wonderful video and information !!!! I have been considering condemning my NOCO,for just about a YEAR NOW , because my 2005 HondA CRV has not cranked up for a year now ...... but I REFUSE TO CONDEMN IT !!!!!! it cranked up that SAME HONDA 5 TIMES PRIOR to this NO CRANK , NO START CONDITION ....and I am racking my not particularly mechanical ( ELECTRONIC ) brain trying to get my FRIEND back on the road again ..... if you can CHARGE CELL PHONES AND LAPTOPS AND VERY SESITIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE THAT , I REFUSE TO BELIEVE it messed up my pcm or ecm or ANYTHING of that nature ...... but as one COMMENTOR already pointed out , ' ALL OF THIS STUFF IS MADE IN CHINA ' .....
and THAT disturbs me ALOT !!!!
short and sweet ! thanks.
You’re welcome! Glad you found it useful!
Glad it worked for you. I've had one of these for a couple of years, and its never managed to start anything. Even vehicles with batteries far less dead than the one in your video. It has some utility as a phone/laptop charger, but as a jump starter, its worthless.
Maybe you got a factory dud. Buy a new one.
no more waiting for someone to charge me and my car . $5 saved every time! if i dont offer money everyone i dont have cables or its just awkward asking people for help so i offer $5 that works always
They take it !
Very informative, practical, helpful video. Thank you!
Mine should arrive today. I’m going to put it to the test. Thanks for the the review. I have a noco genius trickle charger and it’s also great
Awesome!
Hey how’d it work?
Great video!
Side note- flag is backwards.
Thank you!
Use it once and it pays for itself ! It works on completely dead batteries !
Thanks for the video, very well explained,
Amazing video man!!, since I’m going to start driving soon, I’m starting to search these little things for my future Jeep YJ. Thanks for the video!!👍👍
You're welcome! Yeah I think for an older Jeep I would absolutely keep something like this on hand.
got one, works great
I just bought one so I won't have to depend on others and it's takes up less room than my heavy duty extra long jumper cables.
Average Car Battery life is 4-6 years .
Some are treated better than others .
If the Battery is the original it's as old as your car easy to figure out .
If it's the second Battery you bought there Are usually Date Code stickers on the Battery Month and Year the Battery was made . 11/15 Nov of 2015 so if you find your Battery died and you had maybe only say left a light on a short time or played the Stereo for a short time and you need a Boost it maybe time for a New Battery ...
Also if you know your Battery is not very old but your car is Highmilage it would be a good idea to have both the Battery and Alternator tested at a Shop ........ the Alternator and charge system get a work out the whole time the motor is running so those high milage cars and trucks are sometimes running on WEAK Alternators .
Something to think about as you get running and have a chance to drive to a Shop and get things checked. Sadly also to say even in the Newer Battery older Alternator senario the weak alternator might have slowly damaged the battery that is the Battery had to work harder leading up to the Failure point .....
So don't be too surprised if the shop suggests a New Battery as well or as is common a few weeks later the Battery dies ...... it's normal because of that abuse it took .
As the alternator was weak .
It was the second battery and about 3 years old. We did end up replacing it.
Yeah, I think my alternator is on it's way out, as my battery dies in long stop and go traffic (happened twice in like 3 years). The gb40 has gotten me home to recharge though.
The clamps on this charger are extremely strong. Opening them wide enough to get around your battery post especially in a tight spot, is not easy. Few women and some men would have a problem with it. Plus it would not start my car.
Cool booster but unfortunately has only Usb micro instead of usb-c port. It is really huge disadvantage, but will try it in real life. Got mine just a half hour ago, doing the first charging right now.
I just bought mine came without a charge. I’ve had it plugged in via USB. That’s it just plug in the wall USB and it still isn’t fully charged and it didn’t start my car.
Buy the case, everything fits perfectly inside, you won’t be sorry
I've saved so many women in the car rider line at the school with this thing. And I am a women so when i come running up with this battery thing they seem apprehensive to let me under their hood lol but I'm like trust me!!
Haha what’s awesome!
great gadget! it works flawless;y
so what is the difference between all the models? is it pretty much that they just hold different amounts of " jumps"?
Sort. It’s more about the power they bring to actually start the car or truck. Some take a bigger initial jolt of power than others. But some have additional features like more or different usb ports, LCD screens, some even are combo tire inflators.
I have the same , used it on my mothers car , a Peugeot 307 Station 1,4HDI , and works very good , few days ago , I needed it on my Ford Mondeo , but didn't work at all , had to call for a service , they put their charger on it , and 1 second later it all works , the guy says , that is has not enough power , strange , so I will need a bigger one
Please accept a comment that's a bit off-topic. When hanging the American flag, the stars correctly hang on the left side, not right ride. Hope you will correct? Thank you.
Thanks! Yeah lots of other people made that comment too. It was never meant to be there, my flag pole was breaking and so I had hung it quickly to keep it off the ground. Don't worry, it’s back where it belongs.
Thank you!
Thanks for the video, bro! How long did you charge it for?
Thanks! I don’t remember exactly how long many 2 or 3 hours?
I did a review on one a couple months ago. I'm about to do a review tomorrow on a different one from another supplier I just picked up this week..
Nice! I was pretty impressed with this little guy.
@@SimplyMustGo I don't think a lot of people understand that little inexpensive tool will save you. No looking around for cables or for someone to help you out.
@@GoChangeYaLife Exactly!
Thanks SMG
You’re welcome!!
The only problem with the booster batteries is that you need to take them into the hous or garage in the winter. They fail when they are cold.
Can you elaborate please?
Great demonstration. I just got one for my 52nd birthday. Wasn't sure about it starting a vehicle since the packaging read like it only charges cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc when you clip it to a car battery. It think I misread it. Looks like I'll keep it thanks to you
wish you had shown the boost button option
Did you use manual override to jumpstart the dead battery? Did the lights on the GB40 chase when you connected it to the dead battery? All this crucial information was not covered in your video.
Sorry. It was my time testing out a jumper pack. I've learned a lot since then. But no, I didn't use the boost option. I will say of all of the jumper packs I have now the GB40 is my least favorite.
Thank you for this video!! God bless!!
Thank you so much!
Just ordered one
It worked when my car battery was completely dead not enough for the radio. The device was half on battery.