jump pack
I have an Amerilite 21. It has no 12 volt receptacles. I wanted to be able to run a small tv while not on shore power. also possibly a laptop which draws considerably more power than the tv, about 3 a...
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wa8yxm wrote:
There are two kinds of jump packs, One is full of something like Ni-Cad or Li-On recharegables and is designed to plug into a 12 volt outlet. Sit for a while and re charge the on-board battery..
The ones I saw above have battery cables and clamps to actually JUMP START a car..........
I keep one with me at all times, don't leave RV'ing without one on board. IMHO should be a must have when RV'ing.
And YES they can start cars with complete dead batteries.
That puppy has jumped started my MH several times over the years and the toad! It also has started many of my fellow campers RV's including a couple of big buss's
It also has kept me out of the dark when the CG power goes down. I just plug in a couple of ac table lamps to it with one of those cheap inverter plugs from Wally world, I'm usually the only one in the CG with the whole MH lit up during those black outs!:W
