Anker Jump Starter not working

#1

Bought the Anker Compact Car Jump Starter two years ago, fortunately never had to use it until today. Turning the unit on and plugging the jump connectors to it just cause the green and red lights to blink. Then tried to plug it into the car battery and same green and red lights blinking. Left my car and called an uber to at least get to work.

Are there any tricks to get this to work? Tried to call customer support but they are not open yet in EST.

Sucks the only time I needed to use this was in an emergency that didn’t come until after the warranties ran out :frowning:

#2

When was the last time you charged it? Batterypacks can generally hold a charge for a while, but 2 years it would have depleted that charge. Have you tried charging it up and trying again?

#3

ive had mine since 2015, still works great. Used it 2 weeks ago to help someone with a dead battery.
Did you try charging it overnight? Have you hooked it to your car battery and put key in accessory mode to see if LED changes?

#4

Hi @inactiveRC,

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention via the community.

We are sorry to hear that you are having problems with your Anker jump starter. As suggested by @elmo41683 and @bill_rae, could you please recharge the Anker jump starter to full and then try to jump the car with the following steps?

  1. Make sure the red clamp be connected to"+" end and black clamp to "-"end of the car battery?

  2. Please turn on your car headlights (to low down your car battery’s voltage) and try to jump start your car again after 30 seconds. The LED light on the jumper cable wouldn’t turn green if your car battery’s voltage is higher than our jump starter’s voltage and therefore you’re unable to jump start your car.

  3. Move the ‘-’ cable from the car battery, then connect the black clamp to the ‘-’ cable directly, and the red clamp still connected to"+" end. Turn on your car headlights, and press the reset button for seconds. Try to start your car again!

Know that the Anker Compact Car Jump Starter can only jump 3L gas(Max.) or 2.5L diesel(Max.) vehicle engine. Please make sure your car’s engine is within the specs.

Hope this is helpful. Thanks for your support.

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#5

I have Anker A1501 which has a similar problem. When I plug in the jump start leads the green and red lights blink simultaneously, without being connected to anything, and stayed that way when connected to the dead car battery. The unit does not seem to be delivering any power to the car, so I had to summon a breakdown truck to start it. I bought this unit a bit over 3 years ago, and have not needed to use it till now - so it failed at the first test. I checked the charge status, and that was fine, and for good measure I fully charged it over night, but the unit is still not working. Sadly, there does not seem to be anything to do but throw it away.

#6

Mine is the Anker Model A1501 and it experiences the same behavior: the red and green lights blink as soon as I plug in the cable and continue to do so after I’ve connected the cable to my auto battery. It was fully charged. I tried cranking my car anyway, and it worked, despite the blinking lights.

#7

Is it still under warranty? I’d recommend you to contact support directly