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| Thread ID: 80785 | 2007-07-05 05:25:00 | 12v Jump Starters. | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 565969 | 2007-07-05 05:25:00 | Was thinking of getting a 12v jump starter. The one in question is 900amp and costs $80. Opinions on these would be much appreciated. Car was found with flat battery,due to light left on,would have done the trick. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 565970 | 2007-07-05 05:38:00 | Alas. Probably won't work too well on your (t)rusty old Lada, it would take too long to start. The 900 amps will only be available for a few seconds. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 565971 | 2007-07-05 06:00:00 | Don't tell me Cicero drives a communist Lada, that would be too much. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 565972 | 2007-07-05 06:07:00 | Would it work on one of those girls cars(MX5),if so it will work on my Nissan Primera. Zqwerty,that is G-f's attempt at humour,painful I know. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 565973 | 2007-07-05 06:13:00 | afaik they only work if the battery is low not completly flat. however someone did tell me you can leave it connected for a while and it will charge the battery up to a point where it can work (assuming the jump starter battery hasn't run flat). $80 sounds awfully cheap for a 900amp one. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 565974 | 2007-07-05 06:26:00 | afaik they only work if the battery is low not completly flat . however someone did tell me you can leave it connected for a while and it will charge the battery up to a point where it can work (assuming the jump starter battery hasn't run flat) . $80 sounds awfully cheap for a 900amp one . Thanks Tweak,wondered if they worked,seem like a good idea,but in my case battery was flat due to lights left on . much gnashing of teeth if I had bought one . In this weeks Repco flyer . 600 amp $60 900 amp$80 1200 amp $150 . This one they say suitable a V8!! |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 565975 | 2007-07-05 06:34:00 | $80...cheap insurance. also those "lights left on" alarms are handy ;) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 565976 | 2007-07-05 06:42:00 | Alas. Probably won't work too well on your (t)rusty old Lada, it would take too long to start. The 900 amps will only be available for a few seconds. Oh dear - poor old Lada. I bought one umpteen years ago because I lived on the beach at New Brighton and the Toyota was rusting like mad. A lot of other people in the same area did the same. The Lada did rust of course but nothing like the Toyota did - and was a great deal more solid. It was and remains the easiest car to start that I have ever owned. Especially in really cold weather. And it would run on the cheapest petrol available. I sold it to my daughter for $20 and it is still running every day with little problem. The Toyota I run now (miles from the salt air) is lovely in comparison, but the Lada was a cheap vehicle and did its job well. Be kind to it. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 565977 | 2007-07-05 06:46:00 | $80...cheap insurance. also those "lights left on" alarms are handy ;) Not cheap, if battery flat I thought you said? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 565978 | 2007-07-05 06:47:00 | I have used one on my old subaru with dead battery (sulphated)that had been sitting for a few months . Took a few minutes but finally it started . I do agree they are designed for times when the car just need a few cranks to get going like when lights left on . Although, if you have a fairly newish battery and this happens - if time allows, just turn the lights off and go for a walk or wait about 15 - 20min . The battery sometimes recover enough to get it going . Oh and as for Lada's What's the difference between a Lada and a sheep? It's less embarrasing being seen climbing out the back of a sheep . |
sam m (517) | ||
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