Jump starters

Bob Vaughn wrote:
As a general rule how often do jump starters need to be recharged especially the small ones that just jump start?

Its kinda silly, but youre not supposed to leave them fully charged. Thats if you have the same battery technology as the model we have. Think it was around $80.

If you drive a little honda civic. Leave it at their recommended storage level. Will have plenty of power to start. If you are about to go on a driving vacation then i would fully charge it. Or if a friend calls to borrow it and you have the time then fully charge it before use.

We had a weird battery issue on a vehicle. Took me forever to find it. Kids would use the jump starter after school to start the truck. I would monitor the level. Definitely didnt fully charge it after each use. I think after the last time we used it we purposely did not fully charge. Because i fixed the problem and the jump starter was at their storage level.

Same with most lithium. Cordless weed wacker battery doesnt like to be stored at 100%.

The battery will self discharge. Quicker in higher ambient temps. Use that to determine whats best for you. I think the majority of people fully charge everything and call it good. Less headache.

To someone like me knowing i forget and left the battery on the charger is what gives me a headache. Happened with the weed wacker last week. Only meant to charge it back to about 60%. Forgot and it sat on the charger for a few days.