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DSchmidt_2000
Explorer
May 04, 2014

Tale of two batteries (HF AGM 17AH vs Ebay AGM 18AH)

Bought one of the Harbor Freight jump starter packs to keep in the car. Just a blow molded case with a 17AH AGM battery inside, high current switch, jumper cables and charger built in. Also bought...
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MrWizard
Moderator
May 05, 2014
yeah but that peak is only for micro-seconds
they never tell you how they reached that Peak rating,
i suspect by measuring a direct short "spike" and not a consistent load of an automobile starter

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