A pinch… your vehicle’s engine won’t start! Bring it back to life with this jump starter and battery charger

November is when subzero mornings begin to appear in Hokkaido and Tohoku. As more people store their motorcycles until spring, it’s the season to think about how to get through winter for both cars and motorcycles. We recommend “Ignic Neo,” which can be used as a battery charger while you’re not riding and as a jump starter on those “just in case” mornings.

In winter when you’re not riding, use it as a charger; on mornings when the engine won’t start, use it as a jump starter!

November is when subzero mornings begin to appear in Hokkaido and Tohoku, and winter starts drawing near. It’s also the season when more people store their motorcycles until spring. Cold mornings and long periods of inactivity are both triggers for a dead battery.

SPEEDER’s “Ignic Neo” is a jump starter and battery charger that connects to a car or motorcycle battery. When you’re not riding, it can be used as a battery charger; when the engine won’t start on a cold morning, it can be used as a jump starter.

Winter, when you ride less often, is also a season when it’s easy to miss a weakening battery. Connect Ignic Neo to the battery, then connect your AC adapter or mobile battery via USB Type-C and charging begins.

Charging strength can be selected by button from 1A to 5A depending on the vehicle (default setting is 5A). As a guideline, use 1A for mopeds to 250cc motorcycles, 2A for 400 to 1000cc motorcycles, 3A for kei cars, 4A for compact cars with 1 to 1.5L engines, and 5A for standard cars and diesel vehicles. When a full charge is detected, charging stops; when the voltage drops to 13.4V, it switches to float charging and maintains 13.5V.

If you’re somewhere without an outlet, you can also charge it with a mobile battery that has a Type-C port. Use one with an output suited to the vehicle’s battery capacity, and note that those with an auto power-off function may stop charging partway through.

“Gyaa! The engine won’t start!” Even on days like that, there’s no need to panic. Connect the cables to the battery in order: red (+), then black (−), and it will function as a jump starter. Since it works by charging the unit from the car battery before starting, there’s no need to charge the unit if the car battery still has 5V or more remaining.

The LCD screen displays the next step according to the remaining voltage in the car battery. If it’s 9V or higher, it will automatically assist starting when you turn the engine over after charging. If it’s between 5V and under 9V, press and hold the button for 2 seconds to start in boost mode. If it’s under 5V, the display instructs you to charge the unit via USB Type-C or the DC port.

Charging time for the unit is approximately 3 minutes at 110W input, or about 5 minutes at 60W. After fully charging the unit, start the engine within about 30 minutes.

A freezing winter morning. Why not keep one in your vehicle to prepare for any unexpected emergency?

Product name / Ignic Neo Supercapacitor Jump Starter & Battery Charger
Price / 18,800 yen (market price)
Size / Approx. 196 × 116 × 44 mm
Weight / Approx. 780 g

●Sankin Shouji

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