Home made Jumper cable question
The clamps on my old jumper cables were shot so I ordered new ones. When the new clamps arrived I cut off old ones and was disappointed to see the wire in my old cables were so small. My old wires we...
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Look at the cables your vehicle manufacturer uses between the starter motor, the battery(ies), and the chassis ground. They use the connectors they do, the size/type cable that they do and they keep them short as possible for a very good reason. VOLTAGE DROP Starter motors are very thirsty when it comes to amps. Of course, you can't use OEM battery cable clamps on your jumper cables, that wouldn't be practical, but in general, keeping the cables as short as possible and as big (gauge) as possible will only help you when you or someone else needs a jump. Copper is king.
That withstanding, I've had very good luck using one of the many available portable "power station" type booster batteries. I bought mine at Costco for about $70.00. It saved my tail, and others, many times. I actually had my booster battery start a power stroke diesel with two dead batteries under the hood once. I couldn't believe it, but it did work. I just took about ten minutes to boost the dead batteries before starting. Keeping it fully charged all times is the key.
Chum lee
That withstanding, I've had very good luck using one of the many available portable "power station" type booster batteries. I bought mine at Costco for about $70.00. It saved my tail, and others, many times. I actually had my booster battery start a power stroke diesel with two dead batteries under the hood once. I couldn't believe it, but it did work. I just took about ten minutes to boost the dead batteries before starting. Keeping it fully charged all times is the key.
Chum lee
