Black & Decker BB7B Simple Start 12-Volt Battery Booster

Vector : Tools & Hardware

Main Features

Built-in 12 volt DC charging port for charging cell phones
Built-in, ultra-bright LED light for night time emergency roadside assistance
Compactly designed for storage; fits in most glove compartments
No jumper cables required, charges & starts vehicle in minutes
Rechargeable from any 12 volt DC vehicle outlet or 120 volt AC household charger

Product Description

The Black and Decker Safety Start battery booster plugs directly into the vehicle's DC outlet, no jumper cables required to charge and start your vehicle in minutes. It also provides power to recharge your cell phone in case of emergencies.

Being stranded by the side of the road with a drained car battery can cause anyone to panic, especially if you don't have jumper cables. But you can give your car battery a boost from inside the comfort of your car with Black & Decker's Simple Start Battery Booster Car Starter. The Simple Start puts you back on the road quickly — just plug, charge, and go. No need for jumper cables or waiting for help to arrive. Simply insert the Simple Start's DC adapter into any of the car's 12-volt DC or cigarette lighter outlets and wait several minutes. A boost indicator LED and audible beep lets you know when your battery is charged and ready to start.

Instead of jumper cables, plug the Simple Start into your cigarette lighter and start your car in minutes. View larger.

Charges cell phones or laptop computers.

Small enough to fit in your glove box.

No More Jumper Cables
With the Simple Start there is no more worrying about lifting the hood and connecting jumper cables to the wrong part of your car battery, creating sparks and potentially damaging your vehicle. Whether you're in the rain, on an empty street on a dark night, or alone in an unfamiliar place, you no longer need to track someone down to jump-start your car. With the Black & Decker BB7B within reach, you'll never have to get under the hood to restart your car.

Charges More than Your Battery
The Simple Start offers a powerful, built-in LED light for emergency use and a 12-volt DC port for charging cell phones or anything with a car charger outlet, including laptop computers.

Easy to Store
The compact design of the BB7B allows for storage inside most glove compartments, toolboxes, car trunks, or even under the seat.

Rechargeable
The Simple Start recharges easily from any household AC outlet or DC automobile cigarette-plug style outlet, so that it will be ready the next time you need it.

Warranty
Black & Decker offers a full 2-year warranty.

Product Details

Title: Black & Decker BB7B Simple Start 12-Volt Battery Booster
Sales Rank: 4674 in Tools
Manufacturer: Vector, Model: BB7B
Item Dimensions: 8 x 3.38 x 8 inches, 5.2 pounds
Package Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 3.2 inches, 4.7 pounds

Customer Reviews

It doesn't work!!!: Like another of your raters I bought 6 of B&D Simple Starts for Xmas gifts in 12/06. To date none has worked. They will not accept or deliver a charge. I just returned 4 of the 6 today (2 were discarded in disgust by my engineer son-in-law and my computer technologically savvy son);so I will only recovered 2/3rds of my costs. I am shocked that B&D has put such a defective product on the… More reviews

Non-starter: I've had this starter for a couple years now, and the thing does not hold a charge. The only time I've successfully been able to use it is to charge a cell phone using my car charger. Every time I've needed it to start an actual car, it's been dead despite spending most of its time plugged in in the house.… More reviews

It works well once: tried to start a car with a dead battery once and it worked well, however that was a one time episode. The other 5 times it was worthless. I felt, I at least had a good DC power source, but I needed to use a 12 volt spot light to find a lost dog in the woods and it the light lasted 1 minute before the annoying beep indicated my time was… More reviews

beeps yes...charges NO: Two times I was able to charge it successfully (but never used it to start the battery). From then on, it would not charge properly. But it does give off the most annoying beeping imaginable when plugged in to recharge. I followed Black and Decker's guidance, which included letting it beep for one minute followed by unplugging for one minute and repeating… More reviews

Bought three of these and now just expensive paper weights: As well detailed in all the other reviews this is expensive and quite simply doesn't do what it is advertised to do which is start your battery. You charge it for 24 hours, plug it into a dead battery and while it makes lots of annoying noises it will not start the car. I unfortunately bought three of these and am now wondering what to do with them. … More reviews

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