The StartMonkey - Car Battery Charger

 
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Introducing the STARTMONKEY - the world's smallest "jump start" system for car batteries!

The startmonkey can restart a standard 12 volt car battery between 8 and 10 times on a full charge thanks to its High Energy Dynamic Polymer Battery and it's packed with high-tech features to give you total peace of mind.  The startmonkey has 2 output channels: 1) a 12volt, 120Amp car jump start and 2) a 12volt, 100 watt max, 8Amp DC output for charging your portable gadgets.

Startmonkey is easy to use. For the average car with a flat battery, firstly ensure the engine battery is 12 volts (if 5 or 24 volts - DO NOT USE with startmonkey). Check the battery capacity level in the startmonkey and then simply attach the jump leads (red to red, black to black) to your car battery and the startmonkey will automatically start delivering 120 amps of power. Leave the startmonkey for 5-8 seconds, then turn the ignition on your car and your car will start.

StartMonkey will be available from March 2010 -  Contact Us now to secure your order or visit us again in March for delivery times.

If the car fails to start, leave the startmonkey connected for between 10 and 15 minutes and then turn the ignition again.

Once your car starts, disconnect the startmonkey and store in pouch.

On the front of the startmonkey is a 4-segment LED array. When the startmonkey is fully charged, all 4 segments of the array will be GREEN. When it is 3/4 charged, 3 segments will be GREEN and when it is 1/2 charged, 2 segments will be GREEN. When the startmonkey only has a 1/4 charge left, the LED turns RED. It is recommended that the startmonkey is recharged when it gets to 50% capacity.

The startmonkey has an input socket so you can recharge it via the supplied in-car charger, this will take about 4 hours to charge a startmonkey with a 50% level of charge remaining. From empty, the startmonkey will be recharged via the in-car charger in 8 hours. The startmonkey can also be recharged via the SolarGorilla, the AC mains charge from the PowerGorilla and the forthcoming Silverback Gorilla. The input socket can even take voltages between 15 - 24 volts to recharge the startmonkey.

The DC output socket on the startmonkey means you can also charge your portable gadgets! Simply connect the included in-car charger socket to the DC output port, pop the included motormonkey into that and using the correct cables, you can recharge your phone, iPod, PDA, handheld games consoles and more! You can even use the in-car charger socket with your 12volt in-car chargers to operate your laptop, GPS system, etc.

The startmonkey has very low static wastage - meaning you can leave it unused for up to three years and it will still hold up to 75% of its power! It can also be recharged 500 times - so if your battery is still going flat after all that time - it may be time to get a new car!

What is the StartMonkey for?

Cars

Boats

Motorbikes

Quad Bikes

Lawnmowers

Electric Motors

Skidoos

Mercedes GP Petronas

The new Mercedes team under the leadership of Norbert Haug and team principal Ross Brawn have signed a new long term agreement with Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas and will be called Mercedes GP Formula One Team.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Petronas is in the middle of a fast growing region for the car industry which makes it a valuable partnership.

The recent signing of Schumi has, I would anticipate encouraged Petronas to become involved in F1 again and it will be nice to see them back at the pinnacle of the sport. With Schumi partnered with Nico Rosberg is a very interesting prospect.

F1 Breaking News

It is great to be able to announce BMW Sauber, back in the ownership of it's founder Peter Sauber, has been granted the 13th place on the 2010 grid. This will give us all the pleasure of seeing Kobayashi back on the grid after his 2 race performances in Brazil and Abu Dhabi in 2009.

F1 2010 Rule Changes

Refuelling - This change to the sporting regulations is most striking from above as the fuel tank will be wider and longer and hence the race car wheel base will be approx. 15cm longer.

Fuel Capacity - This no refuelling change will increase the fuel tank capacity to at least 235 litres compared to the 120 litre capacity in 09.

Wheel Covers - A further change for 2010 is the banning of the recent new style wheel cover's due to the anticipated speed of the tyre changes without refuelling. 4 seconds, yes 4 seconds appears to be the estimated time for pit stops in the 2010 season.

Front Tyres - The new for 2010 narrower front tyres will make the new generation cars look completely different from the front coupled with wider rear bodywork to make room for the larger fuel tank.

F1 - Flavio Briatore

The problems for Flavio Briatore have continued since the accusation he was instrumental in causing Nelson Piquet Jnr to crash his Renault GP race car purposely at the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008 to gain an advantage for Fernando Alonso.

The actions at the Singapore GP were investigated by Renault who suggested Briatore, Symonds and Nelson Piquet Jnr conspired for Piquet to crash in support of Fernando Alonso. The subsequent enquiry by the FIA barred Briatore (indefintely) and Symonds (5 Years) from FIA sanctioned motorsport.

The actions of the 3 protaganists was called the worst event in sporting history.

In now appears a French court has overturned the indefinite ban on the basis of a technicality and the same court overturned the ban on Pat Symonds too. I am astonished to hear this news and one question remains unanswered as far as I am concerned:

If, Flavio Briatore (Principal Officer), Pat Symonds (Executive Director of Engineering) and Nelson Piquet (the driver who was exonerated because he reported the incident to the FIA) are not responsible THEN WHO IS.

THE SPORTING FRATERNITY NEEDS TO KNOW WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE AS SOMEONE MADE THE CALL.

Whilst it is time to put this sporting travesty to bed the question as to who made the decision still must be answered.

I can only assume the lifting of the ban does not mean he would be allowed into F1 again but that will remain to be seen.