The original article can be read here. Article re-printed with permission:https://www.emarineinc.com/rv-blog/Review-on-KBi-Kompact Hello readers, today I’m sharing a first-hand review of a product designed to support boats with higher-than-usual electrical needs: the KBI Kompact supercapacitor. The Kompact acts as an auxiliary power source alongside traditional cranking batteries, drawing power from them

MarineMax at Lake of the Ozarks has had good results testing the Mini HD for use in their service department. It has started every boat we have used it on without fail. Bryan Riley, Operations ManagerMarineMax Lake of the Ozarks

“I would definitely recommend the Mini HD” We bought a Mini HD to keep in our shop, and it works great. It’s much better than your traditional jump starters that you have to plug in and recharge. I don’t do many jumps to begin with, but, when I do, the

The Mini HD is the next breed of jump starters We recently bought a Mini HD from Kold-Ban to jump start boats and personal watercraft at our marina business. I’ve been really impressed with its capabilities so far. I wouldn’t even call it a jump starter, since it relies on

You never need to panic with the KSM I have a 34′ houseboat and was not used to starting the engine from the switch I installed to activate the KSM. One day, I put the key into the ignition and heard the worst sound you can hear while in the

Know your engine will start every time I have been running the KBI unit for two seasons now without any issues. It really is a well built product and definitely has a need in the marine industry. I no longer have to worry about playing my radio too long while

“The KSM gives me an added sense of security” I couldn’t be more pleased with the supercapacitor and the support provided by Kold-Ban in planning and executing the installation. The KSM facilitated replacing two 8D starting batteries with two Group 31 AGM starting batteries, freeing up valuable space in a

The KSM reduces battery weight and footprint I think the KSM could give builders of ultra high performance sport fishing boats a competitive advantage. The supercapacitors replace a large starting battery bank, reducing weight and footprint in the. engine room. Our technicians like it, because it means no more hauling

I like that the capacitor separates [isolates] itself once charged, so I never need to worry about KBi’s KSM being dead when I need it to start a motor. It really is the best backup system we have ever had, and I don’t want to risk [changing] that. Eric Glaser,