Should only be 12 volts, so if you're finding ones with different voltages, that's strange. Look at the cold cranking amps on your battery, that would be a reasonable target. If the pack doesn't have that, it may be intended to recharge the battery over several minutes to be able to start rather than it being the source of cranking current. Keeping it charged would be most important. If you're concerned about needing a jump, spend the money on a new battery if it's getting up in the years.

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

FWIW I bought a Noco GB40) (1000Amp rating) after reading feedback here and elsewhere. I'm not endorsing their brand alone as there are good packs from other manufacturers available but the Noco get consistently good reviews from owners and various review sites. For reference their GB20 (500Amp) model is listed as big enough for the Pilot, up to 4L gas engines. However, I wanted some extra reserve and enough kick to start any vehicle in the family. It was not much more than the 500A model and virtually the same size and weight.

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I went with the GB40 based on your feedback and was on sale at Autozone this weekend.
I wanted to make sure I had enough CCA - my battery from Oreilly provides 730.
I took off on a long road trip right after buying the vehicle and the battery died in nearly the middle of nowhere. I was lucky to be in a town - Tucumcari.
Coffee shop owner where I was tried to jump me with his F-150 but no luck. Napa guy came across the street and jumped me with something like GB40. Drove to O'reilly and got a
battery. A lot of good fortune kept me from losing a day or two on my trip. Feels a lot safer having the Noco with us.
Thank you for the details you gave

 

rather than relying on a jump starter which will probably fail when you need it most, get your battery, starter, and charging system checked out by a shop mechanic and see if anything needs to be replaced. generally you'll only get 4 to 6 years from a battery and starters start to fail around the 10 year old mark depending on climate and mileage.

 

Never left a console light on and drained a battery overnight, huh? Impressive!

I'm with @WinstonSmith, 1000A is probably the lowest I'd want to go with.

 

Good advice - I will have the rest of the system checked to make sure I don't have a problem. I have heard that the Pilot uses a lot of battery - lift gate, etc..
Thanks for replying.

 

The bigger the engine, the greater resistance and required starter amps to turn that engine. I think the the minimum amps for a jump starter for small passenger cars is 800.
Of course, the bigger the jump starter battery the less harder the jump starter has to work, and that were it gets expensive.
I too have a Noco GB45 that has yet to see it's first use. I been having good results just monitoring my existing battery for 3 years now with a replacement battery coming soon.

 

I have this, used it once to jump my 19 exl.

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