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opnspaces
Navigator II
May 02, 2019

Performance difference between jumper cable and Lithium pack

How is it that my standard automotive jumper cables have very thick wires and the new lithium packs use wires that are comparatively much smaller than the old style cables? Do they both do the sam...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
May 03, 2019
Copper v/s aluminum makes a big difference

ALso Car to Car jumpers are Much. much. much longer (More feet means more resistance so you need a bigger cable)

Also read the instructions... Hook up. Pause, Pause, Pause, Start. During that Pause pause pause the jump pack transfers some charge to the larger battery.

QUALITY car to car you do not even NEED a battery in the "Target" (Dead) car. ut that grade is .. Rare.

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