Jump box for dual battery 7.3 diesel
I started thinking about items I might need as a new RV’r, jump boxes came to mind. I’ve looked at a few video’s online of large diesels requiring higher amperage jump boxes when their batteries are ...
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Definitely do your research and get one that's up to the task.
Case in point: Couple winters ago my 3500 diesel was parked in a customer's driveway most of the day. That was the day both batteries decided to go south.
Mr. Gadget man brought out a piddly little jump box, insisting it would start my cold diesel. My skepticism was verified when it did absolutely nothing to help. 2 clicks from the solenoid and the box just whined a bit.
I had to get a ride home, get my big stout battery charger and run it a while to get me going.
Would a bigger jump box have done the trick? Not sure, I know little about them.
All I'm saying is be sure it has enough oomph to crank a dead diesel.
Case in point: Couple winters ago my 3500 diesel was parked in a customer's driveway most of the day. That was the day both batteries decided to go south.
Mr. Gadget man brought out a piddly little jump box, insisting it would start my cold diesel. My skepticism was verified when it did absolutely nothing to help. 2 clicks from the solenoid and the box just whined a bit.
I had to get a ride home, get my big stout battery charger and run it a while to get me going.
Would a bigger jump box have done the trick? Not sure, I know little about them.
All I'm saying is be sure it has enough oomph to crank a dead diesel.
