HULKMAN 85S VS. NOCO GB70 (HEAD-TO-HEAD on V8)
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2022
- The Hulkman 85S & Noco GB70 square off to jump start a 2004 Cadillac Deville V8 with NorthStar system. We also brought the Hulkman 10.0 into the contest just for fun. The Noco GB70 & Hulkman 85S both have equivalent power at 2000A, can you guess which portable jump starter performed better, or maybe there was no difference at all between the Noco GB70 & Hulkman 85S........watch to find out!
And keep in mind, we brought the Hulkman 10.0 with 4000A into the video just to spice it up a little. We are aware that the Hulkman 10.0 has double the amperage as the Noco GB70 & Hulkman 85S, so we know it's NOT a fair comparison, but we did it just to see the difference in performance, if its noticeable.
Also, please be aware that in the actual Noco GB70 manual it states that if the battery indicator lights are chasing after the Noco is hooked up to the bad battery, there is NO need to press the boost button, because the Noco GB70 senses there is enough voltage in the battery to jump start (above 7 volts=partially dead battery). Now if the Noco GB70 battery indicator lights are NOT chasing (solid lights), that means the Noco can't sense a battery because the voltage of the battery is too low (below 7 volts=almost completely dead battery, as a result you MUST push the boost button in order to jump start successfully.
Also, when you push the Boost button in any situation on your Noco portable jump starter, you are just disabling the security features so that your Noco will deliver constant power with no interruptions. The Noco does not deliver an abundance of extra power like many people seem to think. But keep in mind, when you push that boost button there is live power, reverse polarity and all other security features are bypassed, so be very careful. I just wanted to clarify a few misconceptions people may have about the Noco GB70. 
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According to the Noco GB70 owner's manual, you do NOT need to push the boost button if the Noco GB70 battery indicator lights are chasing. When the battery indicator lights are chasing that means your Noco senses that there is enough voltage in your battery to jump start, WITHOUT pushing the boost button. Now when your Noco GB70 battery indicator lights are NOT chasing, that means your Noco GB70 does NOT sense that there is a battery because the voltage is too low, as a result you will need to push the boost button in order to bypass the security features so your Noco GB70 will deliver full power to your battery and jump start your vehicle (all security features will be disabled--live power at all times). We have had some commenters say I didn't push the boost button and that's the reason the Noco GB70 didn't work, which is not the case. If you noticed in the video when I hooked up the Noco GB70, the power indicator lights were chasing, and you can physically hear the relay inside the Noco GB70 clicking on every few seconds proving that the Noco GB70 was delivering power, therefore pushing the boost button was NOT necessary. Also, we have countless videos showing the Noco GB70 is not able to jump start the Cadillac V8 whether the Boost button is pushed or not. That's the reason I wanted to explain how Noco products work so people will understand why pushing the boost button in that situation was not necessary, and even if we did push the boost button, the vehicle still wouldn't have jump started. We absolutely love our Noco GB70, but for whatever reason it is hit or miss on our 2004 Cadillac Deville V8. We know our Noco GB70 is not defective, because it works great on every other vehicle, we have tried it on, except the 2004 Caddy. We seem to think there is compatibility issues with the Noco GB70 and the 2004 Cadillac Deville V8 with NorthStar System.
We hope this explanation helps, have a great day.
I really have to hand it to you. You sound like you’re freezing out there but through it all; you hung in there and demonstrated all three units. Nice job!
I was getting cold just watching.
I was freezing...lol...Thanks for the kind words
Finally a review that doesn’t take place in
T-shirt weather!
I'm a realist. Lol
I bought the GB70 and a carrying case for it several years ago after reading all the reviews and doing a lot of research. I live in a state where the snow is deep and the temps plummet at night. Unless you can plug your car in at night, it can be difficult to start it in the morning, even for batteries with the highest CCA. The GB70 has never failed me and will take on more than I could ever put it thru. It's the best purchase you will ever make. It's very portable and easy to use. It's also safer to use as well if you accidentally hook up the wrong connections, unless of course you put it into override, in which case it will do you good to check your connections. I was able to do a number of jumps with it and it would still show a full charge. I didn't use it for a full year one time and when I checked it to see if I needed to charge it, it still had a full charge. I used to haul around one of those huge, heavy, lead acid battery ones that were a pain in the ass. You had to constantly keep recharging them after one or two jumps or check them for a full charge before you could use them if you let them set for longer than a couple of weeks. Plus, their life expectancy was short lived after recharging them so many times. I love the GB70 and will buy another one when it comes time to. When that will be, I honestly can't say. It is still performing just as strong as the day I received it several years ago.
Noco makes a good product. Good luck with yours. Thanks for the input. Have a great day
Thank you much for the video in the freezing cold. I bought a Hulkman for my hubby. He absolutely loves it.
Thank you so much for your generosity. Hope your hubby loves his Hulkman like we do. Have a great day
@H & M REVIEWS CHANNEL you are very welcome
I’ve always used GB 70 and I’ve never had a problem
Noco GB70 is a great jump starter, however, I have problems jump starting my 2004 Cadillac Deville V8 for whatever reason. Thanks for the comment
@@HM_RELOADED well because you did it wrong
@@romanf5666 Explain in detail what was done wrong
When you turned the noco or powered it back back on you didn't hit the override button 👍
@Jeremy Kisling when the lights on the Noco are chasing there is no need to push the override button, it says in the manual. And I pushed the Boost later in the video and it still didn't jump start. We have many videos showing the Noco GB70 with the Boost pushed and not pushes, and either way most times it can't jump start my Caddy V8 for whatever reason. Thanks for the comment
Got me sold! Purchasing a Hulkman 85s here pretty soon. thanks alot thoroughly impressed with that unit
Enjoy it
I think you should of clicked the override button on the Noco like you did on the hulkman it uses the same technology that won't start working on a battery that low automatically hence the override button. Or a video of the hulkman starting the car without pressing the override button. I have started a completely dead 6.0 ford diesel with the gb70. In your video the noco didn't even crank or turn over the engine in the car, showing it wasn't powering anything.
When the lights are chasing on the Noco GB70 you are not supposed to hit the Boost button. When the lights are chasing on the Noco it means the unit is ready to Jumpstart your vehicle with no Boost necessary. If you listen closely after i hooked up the Noco GB70 and the lights were chasing you hear the clicking module inside the Noco showing the unit was producing power, just not enough unfortunately. Watch some of our other videos with the Noco GB70 when the unit didn't recognize that their was a battery since the battery was super low, only then are you supposed to push the Boost mode. And in those other videos you will see us push the Boost on the Noco GB70 and it still couldn't start the V8 at times. Noco GB70 is a good unit but it struggles starting my Caddy V8. In some videos the Noco GB70 would start the V8, other times it would just cause a clicking sound, other times there was nothing. The Noco GB70 works perfectly on my 4 & 6L, and some small V8 vehicles in my fleet, so u know it's not a defective Noco GB70. It's just hit or miss on larger V8 vehicles. Because keep in mind the package says the Noco GB70 jump starts Up to 8.0 liter gasoline vehicles. We do appreciate your feedback though.
I agree. I have 3 NOCOs and the Hulkman. I love all of them. It didn't seem that he used the boost on the NOCO. They both should have jumped it. I have nothing but big V8s and they both work.
@@Sebastian-oj2gu thats right, he did it wrong!
Please explain how we did it wrong.
@@Sebastian-oj2gu Which do you prefer? and why.
I have Audi A8 D3 with a 4.2 TDI engine, 326 HP. Recently my battery died, but due to the fact that I suspected problems with the electrics, instead of replacing the battery, I decided to buy NOCO 70. The car started without any problems, with 3V on the battery and the ambient temperature around +1/-1 C. Sorry for my English but I recommend the device .
Noco GB70 is a great unit, but for some reason, it's hit or miss on my 2004 Cadillac deville V8 for whatever reason. The GB70 works on just about every other card I have tried it on. Thanks for your input. Have a Happy Holiday
Thank you for posting a review that actually jumps a dead battery. I have seen a few of these kinds of videos where they just talk about the unit and "jump" a battery that has 12.7 volts. Thank you so much. You have made my decision on which one to go with.
You're welcome. Have a great day
This is the best review of the Hulkman I've seen; actually testing it in cold weather. I've got a Hulkman 85S on the way and I'm glad I chose it over the Noco.
Thank you very much for the kind words. When I first took the Hulkman 10.0 & 85S out of the trunk for the review it actually showed an icon of a snowflake on the Hulkman screen alerting me the unit was very cold, then after about 5 seconds the internal -40 degree preheat technology feature kicks on and the unit is ready to use. Most jump starters would just not work in the freezing weather. I found that so awesome. I tried to get the snowflake on camera but it came on and went off so fast I wasn't able to. Lol
@@HM_RELOADED The pre-heat feature is what convinced me to go with the Hulkman, so I’m glad to hear it works well. We’ve had battery issues during the recent cold snap and the warranty replacement is on back order so I wanted something we could rely on to get us through the rest of the winter.
I’m curious how long you had it stored in your trunk before using either the 10.0 or 85S. They appeared to be nearly full capacity so hopefully that means they keep their charge well while not in use.
@@pvanb I have had the Hulkman 10.0 in the trunk for almost a month, and the 85S was in the other car trunk for a few weeks, so i did not have them in the trunk for long since I basically just got both units within a month of each other. They are supposed to hold a charge up to 18 months without using them. We had some frigid cold weather here in NJ this winter so far, when I did that review the weather was in the low teens and the units were ice cold when I first took them out of the trunk, and they still worked perfectly thanks to the preheat technology.
@@HM_RELOADED how do you know when the pre-heat function turns on, is there another icon that lights up or you just feel the warmth? And there’s no button for pre-heat correct, it is just activated by turning the unit on, and by an internal temperature setting right?
@@joebuck4496 If your unit is ice cold you will see a little snowflake looking icon illuminate on the screen. Just turn the power to the on position and you will see that little snowflake icon disappear, then your unit is ready to use
I have both units but you didn't do it right. The Noco required you to wait until the chasing lights stopped moving to signify that it was ready for over ride boost. My Noco HD raised 6 cars from the dead this morning after a storm dumped 2 ft of snow on top of the 4 we already had. I went along the block jumping my neighbors cars for them
I have never noticed the power indicator lights stop chasing on Noco before I push Boost. I have been doing it this way hundreds of times and I never had to wait until the lights stopped. I have jump started with the Noco and Hulkman many, many times successfully doing it the way I do it. It's awesome how you are helping others with jump starting, we need more people like you in the World. Thanks for the comment. Have a Happy New Year
Which one is better
@@akbarpashtun All units in this video are great units, but I prefer Hulkman, just my preference. I love the large LCD screen showing important information on the Hulkman. Thanks for the comment
@@HM_RELOADED Thankyou for your valued remarks.
Super test, merci 👍🏻
Thanks
Haven't charged my manly looking HULKMAN 8.5 for my BMW in months and last checked it recently and it's still at 100% charged! Amazing high quality kickstarter product! Their latest cigarette lighter Type-C 65w charging adapter is also bad ass! 😎
I haven't charged any of my Hulkman jump starters in months and they are still at 100% as well, except when I use one of them in videos. Hulkman now has Hulkman 6.5, which is bad ass as well I hear. I will be doing a video on that soon.
Thanks for sharing. Just bought the noco gb150 and cancel it and get the HULKMAN Alpha100 instead.
The Noco GB150 is a great unit as well, but in my opinion the Hulkman 100 Alpha is Topps.
@@HM_RELOADED thanks again.
@@topandrun126 My pleasure. Enjoy
Thanks! Awesome video
Thank you sooo much, very much appreciated
I have the Hulkman 85 and have jump started my kids 4.0 Frontier and my 6.2L Camaro SS with no problem. It was like the cars had a fresh battery in each. I also recently turned it on and the battery was at 87%. The last time I charged it was a year ago.
Hulkman is made very well, great jump starter
Thanks
You're welcome
Where you using the boost on the NOCO like you did with the Hulkman? I couldn't tell if the white light was blinking on the NOCO.
No he didn’t use the boost on it he didn’t use an uncle correctly I was watching everything he did
Just FYI, if the lights on the top of the Noco GB70 are chasing that means there is NO need to push the Boost button since the unit has detected some voltage on the battery and is ready to jump start. Now if the lights were NOT chasing on the unit that means the unit does not detect any voltage on the battery, then you must push the Boost button in order to get enough power to jump start. Also, when I hooked up the Noco GB70 to the connections to the battery, the lights were chasing on the unit, and you could hear the module inside the unit clicking to show that there was power being produced. Also, the white light on the unit was illuminated when the Noco GB70 was hooked up showing there was power being produced once again. Just wanted to clarify how the Noco is supposed to work. Thanks for the comment, have a great day.
I wonder if the Hulkman 85 could do it too even though it doesn't have the internal battery warmer. Speaking of which, how cold was it that day do you think?
It was very cold that day as you could tell in my voice. We had almost 2 feet of snow on that day and things were starting to freeze up. I really don't know the exact temp thar day but it was nippy. Lol. I think the regular Hulkman 85 would of probably started that V8 as cold as it was with no issues. When the temp starts falling in the negative degrees then the regular Hulkman 85 might have an issue since it does not have the pre heat technology. Anyone who lives in colder climates should definitely get the Hulkman 85S since it had pre heat technology. Thanks for the question
I've seen a few other videos complaining aout the Noco jumpers not wanting to work all that great, or not at all, in colder climates. This does not surprise me.
Thank you
You're welcome
Have you tried the newer Noco Boost X series? They have a GBX75.
I have not had the pleasure of testing out the Noco GBX75 yet...that will def be an upcoming video
My GB55 will start my 7.3 diesel. You have to power on the unit and go boost mode before connecting the leads.
We did that with our GB70 on and off camera, still didn't work. Our GB70 only has trouble with our Caddy V8 for whatever reason, the GB70 jump starts everything else we try up to 8L. but its hit or miss on our Caddy V8...Thanks for the comment.
Great video.
Thank you
Nice video on showing how well the Hulkman works but please connect the positive cable first & take the positive cable off first.
I understand what you are saying, but the portable jump starters on the market today have many protections that protect the user from injury, These portable jump starters with smart cables make it just about impossible for anything to happen whether I hook up the positive or negative cable first, it doesn't matter according to specs, manuals. Other mechanics have told me it doesn't matter which cable you hook up first since most of these portable jump starters have smart cables with zero spark, reverse polarity protection, ETC. You could even touch the black and red cables together, and no sparkage happens unless the Boost button is activated. Now, if I was using regular old school jumper cables, you are absolutely correct about hooking up the positive cable first, since the old school cables have no protections to protect the user. But that's the great thing about alot of these portable jump starters on the market today. They really protect you from the unexpected. Thank you very much for looking out for me. Have a great day
What’s the screwdriver probe your using? Do you have a link for it ?
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09BF9VT1J/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1#
Did you do a review on the Avapow 4000 it’s under $100 I think its a good one
No I have not, I will definitely look into that. Thank you very much for the idea. Have a great day
I wasted my money on two Hulkman Alpha 85,s when I needed one to jump start my John Deere LX280 lawn mower I tried it and would not crank it over so I tried my second one and same thing. This was in warm weather now they are paper weights.
Thats odd, that both units wouldn't start a John Deere LX280 lawn mower. If you only had one unit that didn't work, I would say possibly a defective unit, but 2 separate Hulkman 85S didn't work...weird. I'm sorry you went through that. Luckily, my Hulkman 85S & Hulkman 10.0 have never failed me, hopefully it stays that way.
After trying the Hulkman Sigma 1 trickle charger, I am going for the 8.5. I was always a NOCO guy, but Hulkman is very impressive with its products.
Hulkman products are made very well, and heavy duty. They give the top names a run for their money. Happy New Year
The Best video on testing these Jump staters in real life experience. The HULKMAN will be in my shopping list. Thank you Mr H&M.
Thank you very much...Call me Michael...lol
Yeah, My Noco's have failed me my last 5 attempts. I'm going to Hulkman
Do you use it alot, or is it an old model? My Noco GB70 is hit or miss only on my 2004 Cadillac V8 for whatever reason. Kinda weird, unless my model is breaking down internally.
@@HM_RELOADED , Not a lot but I keep it charged, but when its time to use it it fails to start a battery just needing a jump
Did you say Noco or "NoGo" 😅
That's too funny. Thanks for the comment
NOCOs are junk in comparison to what's on the market today. You're just paying for the name at this point. I'm a former Chrysler tech turned AAA Battery Tech. I purchased a Yesper Armor off of Amazon for $100 (half the price of the GB70) and it's a BEAST. I carry it with me on the job specifically for jumping dual battery diesels. It does not disappoint...plus it charges super quick off the 12v socket in the work van.
Alot of the lower cost jump starters do out perform some of the more expensive, popular brand jump starters on the market today. In many situations today, you are just paying for the brand name like you said, you are very correct.
I am also planning the same. How fair it does in a single charge and in extreme cold.
@akbarpashtun I will check it out
U didnt use override on noco!
As I mention in all my Noco videos, as it states in the manual, if the lights are chasing you do NOT need to push the boost because the Noco senses a battery. If the lights are Not chasing, then you must push the boost button. Also, I pushed the boost on & off camera in many videos over and over and the Noco GB70 is hit or miss only on my 2004 Caddy V8 for whatever reason, the Noco works on just about every other vehicle I have tried it on. Thanks for the comment
You never did the override on the noco 😂..
If the lights are chasing on the Noco that means it detects the battery and you do not have to push the Boost button, it says the exact same thing in the instructions. The only time you must pust the Boost or override is if the Noco does not detect a battery since the battery is almost completely dead, and also if the lights are not chasing on the unit. Those are the only times you have to push the override or boost button. We have other videos showing this same Noco GB70 struggling on only the 2004 Cadilllac Deville for whatever reason, it doesn't have an issue on any other vehicle except the Caddy. Weird. Thanks for the comment
Not a fair test, you left the light on with the NOCO unit when attempting to jump the second time....
I'm not understanding, what light are you talking about?
NOCO is the best
I used 1000 times not problem
He said,I try Noco GB70,it didn't work,but he didn't show it,on the camera not working 😢😮.
If you rewatch the video, you will clearly see me testing the Noco GB70, and it didn't work. This is the exact reason people should watch the whole video instead of just part of the video. Try watching from around the 2:40 mark, thats when we tried the Noco GB70. Thanks for the comment. Happy New Year
The GB70 is 2000amp and the Hulkman 10.0 is 4000 amp rated. Of course the Hulkman is going to out perform the GB70. The Hulkman 10.0 is also twice the cost
The Hulkman 85S which was also in this video has basically the same specs as the Noco GB70, and the Hulkman 85S was able to jump start the Caddy V8 with ease, but the Noco GB70 could not jump start for whatever reason. I was told by a few mechanics that every vehicle is different, and not all jump starters are compatible with certain vehicles, for whatever reason. For example, just because a Noco GB70 could jump start a 2004 Cadillac V8, doesn't guarantee that same exact Noco GB70 will jump start someone else's V8 model, know what I mean. Some jump starters have issues with certain vehicles. I'm not discounting Noco products, because I have a few Noco jump starters and love them, the Noco GB70 is hit or miss on my 2004 Cadillac Deville V8 for whatever reason.
I just used my Hulkman (in GOD mode) and it did nothing.
to be fair gb 70 is not the same amps or capacity as the hulkman 100/10.0 a comparable one would be the noco boost gb150 or gbx 155 . I was a die hard noco user but my gb150 posts for clamps broke the unit discharges faster only in a year of use . I was a advocate until i had to deal with their customer service and now they can kick rocks they are dismissive and rude.
You are correct, the Hulkman 10.0 has twice the amps as Noco GB70
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😂😂 è il 100 non 85s
You missed the point of the video, we tested both the Hulkman 10.0 (4000A), then we tested the Hulkman 85S (2000A) a few minutes later to show the difference between the Noco GB70 and Hulkman 85S & Hulkman 10.0. I appreciate your comment, have a great day.
My hulkMan 85 didn’t last a year. They won’t help me out either. Crap product and crap service. I’d go with the other brand
It's very unfortunate that your Hulkman didn't last too long. Luckily, our Hulkman unites have worked perfectly since the day we got them, hopefully they continue to work well. It's a shame that Hulkman didn't help you out in reference to your Hulkman unit. Good luck with which ever unit you decide to purchase. Thanks for the comment
You didnt override the Noco
You do not need to override or boost the Noco if the lights are chasing, if the lights are not chasing the unit does not recognize that its hooked up to a battery, then you need to boost or override. It says in the manual.
man, you should really delete this video and do a new one, and pls do it correct...
Explain what we did wrong. You are aware that when you hook up the Noco GB70 and the lights on the Noco immediately start chasing, and you hear the module/relay clicking, that means the Noco detected the battery and its ready to jump start. Now, if you hooked up the Noco GB70 and the lights were not chasing, that means the Noco does not detect a battery and you will need to push the boost/over-ride button so the security features will disable, and the Noco will deliver the power the battery needs to jump start. And everything I mentioned is in the Noco GB70 manual to back up what I say. Also, we have used the Noco GB70 and the boost button countless times on our 2004 Cadillac V8 test car, and sometimes the Noco GB70 is able to jump start it, and sometimes it can't for whatever reason. As we mention all the time, we love the Noco GB70 but it struggles on our Cadillac V8 for some reason.