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Nov 28th, 2017, 20:45 | #11 |
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As long as you follow the instructions for jump starting in the respective owners manuals then you probably won't go too far wrong.
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Nov 29th, 2017, 00:58 | #12 | |
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Like others have said, I usually stop the donor engine first, but only because I'm told to. I've never had any problems not doing so, so it could be one of those myths. Has anyone here ever blown a known-to-be-good alternator by jump starting another car? |
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Nov 29th, 2017, 05:01 | #13 | |
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However, thanks for all the comments, tbh, I can't remember the last time I started a car using jump leads, certainly I've not owned any since I moved to this house, nearly 40 years ago.
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Nov 30th, 2017, 12:24 | #14 |
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Yeah, you do need to give them a charge monthly, which I stuck to rigidly and I guess that is why the original battery lasted so long.
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Nov 30th, 2017, 15:51 | #15 | |
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It's a result of not having a garage, it is stored in the attic and out of sight out of mind. Paul. |
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May 2nd, 2024, 16:35 | #16 | |
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May 2nd, 2024, 19:08 | #17 |
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I have both - I’ve had the same jump leads since I passed my test and they’ve been used from everything from my first Cortina to current cars. Never a problem, except for one trip to the local tip where they borrowed them to jump a skip lorry from a 360 excavator and they got a little warm.
I’ve also got a Topdon jump pack which sits in the boot and is far more convenient than having to position the cars nose to nose. I regularly use it at my local Tesco when some old lady leaves the lights on her 25 year old Fiesta…. As others have said, I charge it once a month or 6 weeks, but the kids also use the USB-A and USB-C charging points for their gadgets when we’re out and about. Personally, I’d use the jump pack for every car and the jump leads in emergency only, but that’s for convenience.
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