Power Pack Jump Starter
I know very little about these things so I come here asking: "Will this thing really start a car?". My wife wants to give one to her son for as a backup for his 2008 Harley Streetglide. He has been wi...
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Before auto electrical became so sensitive I had an eight volt and a six volt battery series in the back of my service pickup for winter jump starting.
Both batteries were within 5% of amp hours of each other.
And each got recharged separately.
I connected jumper cables to the vehicle to be started
Then asked the driver to twist the key and hold it
I would then press an underhood button to trigger a starter relay
Rrrr...Rrrr...Rrrr...(click)...WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Not recommended with today's ECU's
But it brings forth warm memories. I would be called to start cars in the 70's when tow truck drivers wanted to tow.
Before auto electrical became so sensitive I had an eight volt and a six volt battery series in the back of my service pickup for winter jump starting.
Both batteries were within 5% of amp hours of each other.
And each got recharged separately.
I connected jumper cables to the vehicle to be started
Then asked the driver to twist the key and hold it
I would then press an underhood button to trigger a starter relay
Rrrr...Rrrr...Rrrr...(click)...WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Not recommended with today's ECU's
But it brings forth warm memories. I would be called to start cars in the 70's when tow truck drivers wanted to tow.
