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ANCEL BS200 Super Starter Review

ANCEL BS200 Super Starter Review

Have you ever tried to start your car and it just wouldn’t turn over? There is now a pretty great solution to that problem. Enter the ANCEL BS200 Super Starter. (currently $199.99 with a coupon at $164.99). Buy now in case that coupon expires!

The great folks at ANCEL (official site link) sent me their BS200 which is a essentially a super capacitor capable of supplying sufficient cranking amps to start an engine with a highly degraded battery state.

Did you ever hear your refrigerator compressor kick on? The concept here is kind of the same. That compressor will not start without a powerful jolt of electricity stored in a very large capacitor.

As it is with the ANCEL BS200 Super Starter. It is a very simple device that connects to your car battery using two simple leads. A positive and negative lead connected to your battery terminals. Once that super capacitor gets charged it can supply enough amperage to start your engine with even the most degraded battery.

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BeVigor CR123A Battery Review

BeVigor CR123A Battery Review

BeVigor CR123A

The battery manufacturer BeVigor reached out to me recently and asked if I would be interested in reviewing some batteries, and if so, which ones. I opted for the BeVigor CR123A Battery. I’m one of those unusual people that use a LOT of CR123A batteries. Not only are they expensive usually, the ones I have used just don’t last that long.

The Company

I’m told the company name “BeVigor” is a play on words for “be vigorous”!

And sure enough my volt meter does imply strength and energy. I supply the enthusiasm. Allow me to demonstrate my enthusiasm by reading on.

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