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| Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
List Price: $76.00
Buy New: $32.99
You Save: $43.01 (57%)
New (12) Used (1) from $29.99
Rating:  170 reviews
Sales Rank: 22
Color: ORANGE AND BLACK
Media: Automotive
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 55
Dimensions (in): 8 x 3.4 x 8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: BB7B
Model: BB7B
UPC: 617977700002
EAN: 0617977700002
ASIN: B000H774BY
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mine was DOA, yours will be too!! June 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It sounds like a great Idea, If it has worked I would have ordered one for each or my cars. I have a traditional portable battery booster which is still going strong 5 years later, but it never seems to be in the car when I need it.
Ordered this for myself for fathers day with some gift certificates, took supersaver shipping and it arrived in less than 2 weeks.
Unit arrived, read instructions which state unit is partially charged but must be charged further before use.
Instructions state, press on button before you plug it in, and green light will come on.
That did not happen, plugged it in for an hour anyway. At the end of an hour it was still dead do called the 800 number to talk to some 3rd party Customer Service person, He did not work for B&D.
Nice gentleman on the other end said, "Oh we get a lot of calls about that unit. It's either beeping constantly or does not work at all, either way you should return it to where you got it.
Good Luck,
I'll be making sure all our cars have jumper cables.
Great concept - Poor execution June 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased three of these items for each member of my family. These are small compact units and not too heavy. My feeling was that my wife could handle the Simple Start system with ease should the need ever arise. Unfortunately, within one year all three Black & Decker Battery Boosters fail to hold a charge. I wrote to the Black & Decker company regarding this situation and never received the courtesy of a reply. In conclusion: a great concept with poor execution in material longevity and product customer service.
 an okay product May 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've only had this product for a short while and I've discovered a few interesting things about it. It does work for starting a car with a weak battery. It DOES NOT work if the battery is dead.
I have a car that I don't use very often so the battery can get weak or even dead if I don't use it every few weeks. When trying to start the car I found that the device works okay only if the battery still has some life in it. So it's of limited use for what I really wanted to use it for. When I plugged it in while the battery was dead it just keeps beeping (which means something isn't right.)
Now if you want to use it for other purpose it's a fine device as the light works fine and I'm sure the other parts work fine too. It's just not a good fit for how I wanted to use it.
 Worked for Me! May 9, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I don't have time for an extensive review but this product worked for us. Our car (Dodge Neon 2003) is fairly old (90K+ miles) and we haven't been driving it as much because we want it to last longer in case of emergencies. Well we left it undriven for too long (about 3 weeks) and the battery died. We couldn't start it.
So we bought this, charged it, stuck it in the lighter outlet for 15 minutes and boom: the car starts. The car has been fine ever since.
One thing: in order for it to work, I had to turn the car onto "accessory" mode by turning the key a little bit so that the radio was on (this piece of advice is in the instructions that come with the device). It wouldn't charge unless I did that. I suspect this may be the problem for some other reviewers.
B & D Simple Start is Worthless May 4, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this at Sam's Club about 7-months ago. Since then, I have kept it 100% charged in case I needed to use it. Yesterday, I tried to use it for the first time, but it did not have any effect in charging my car battery, which was dead because I had not driven it for several weeks. The charger was fully charged, and I used it according to directions. It appeared to work, just as described, with the green light blinking off and on for about 15-minutes. Then it stoped blinking and a steady beep is heard. I did notice that the small, interior lights of the car were somewhat brighter after the charging, so it did have some minor effect. (Prior to charging, the lights were dim). However, when I turned the ignition key, absolutely nothing hapened - not a single crank or even a clicking. The battery was not charged, and I was thankful that my car was only parked in my carport, and that I was not on some lonely or dangerous road, late at night. For me, this thing is totally worthless. If I can find my Sam's Club receipt, I will take it back and get a refund. Don't risk your life and/or safety on this piece of junk.
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