I've owned 2 Antigravity Micro-Start XP-10s. Both have suffered catastrophic failures.
I first heard about the Micro-Start in Overland Journal somewhere around 2014. Since I run solo a lot of the time, being able to jump start myself was a useful capability. I had an old jump starter with a full size battery, but it was obviously heavy , cumbersome, couldn't charge electronics off of it, nor could I recharge it in the field. So the Micro-Start looked like a good option.
Slightly over a year from purchase the lithium battery swelled to the point of splitting the case open. I contacted Antigravity and they blamed some bad parts they'd purchased but replaced the unit. I had purchased another unit (different brand) because i had a long planned solo trip that began before they could get me a replacement, so the new XP-10 stayed in the box for more than a year. I eventually gifted the replacement I'd bought to a friend and broke out the new XP-10.
Well just over a year and guess what? Swells up and pops the case. Never used except to recharge every 6 months or so. Called Antigravity. They said they won't stand behind it. Suggested I not leave it in my vehicle since "the inside of your vehicle might get warm." I live in AZ, so yeah it dang sure might get warm. But my truck 4R is garaged if it isn't on a good trip so it isn't THAT warm. And I really don't need to jump off anything in my den.
Bottomline - Don't buy their products. They are expensive with a known deficiency that seemingly is not suffered by their competitors.
Would like to hear what others have used successfully as a jump starter / power bank.
I first heard about the Micro-Start in Overland Journal somewhere around 2014. Since I run solo a lot of the time, being able to jump start myself was a useful capability. I had an old jump starter with a full size battery, but it was obviously heavy , cumbersome, couldn't charge electronics off of it, nor could I recharge it in the field. So the Micro-Start looked like a good option.
Slightly over a year from purchase the lithium battery swelled to the point of splitting the case open. I contacted Antigravity and they blamed some bad parts they'd purchased but replaced the unit. I had purchased another unit (different brand) because i had a long planned solo trip that began before they could get me a replacement, so the new XP-10 stayed in the box for more than a year. I eventually gifted the replacement I'd bought to a friend and broke out the new XP-10.
Well just over a year and guess what? Swells up and pops the case. Never used except to recharge every 6 months or so. Called Antigravity. They said they won't stand behind it. Suggested I not leave it in my vehicle since "the inside of your vehicle might get warm." I live in AZ, so yeah it dang sure might get warm. But my truck 4R is garaged if it isn't on a good trip so it isn't THAT warm. And I really don't need to jump off anything in my den.
Bottomline - Don't buy their products. They are expensive with a known deficiency that seemingly is not suffered by their competitors.
Would like to hear what others have used successfully as a jump starter / power bank.
