[olgzr]

Re: Jumping Another Vehicle

I was able to attempt to jump another vehicle, but it didn’t work. It was my buddies Silverado, guess there wasn’t enough cold crank amps in the G2 battery for the Silverado.

I’ve seen a lot of very light duty jumper cables that won’t jump a vehicle with a dead battery. The might work if the battery was just low enough that it only needed a little help, but not if the battery was dead.

 

[stevem5215]

Re: Jumping Another Vehicle

I’ve seen a lot of very light duty jumper cables that won’t jump a vehicle with a dead battery. The might work if the battery was just low enough that it only needed a little help, but not if the battery was dead.

I 2nd that comment. There was one time about 35 years ago i was working as a "cart getter" at a grocery store and while there I ran into someone from my old high school and they had a dead battery and were trying to get a jump from someone. Their truck (with a big battery) wouldn't still start. I wandered over and calmly told them to leave it connected for 5 minutes and try again. Sure enough it took the charge and started right up. She was amazed that a cart boy from high school knew that. I probably impressed her more in 5 minutes than I had the whole 4 years wandering the halls with her.

Steve

 

[longboat]

Those little Li-Ion jumper packs (the ones that fit in your shirt pocket) seem to have more jumping power than most jumper cables, assuming all are connected properly. We keep one in each vehicle. I like the MicroStart units, but you can find no-name units for around $50 if you search... they come up on woot.com from time to time around that price.

And yes, they generally work better if you attach them and wait a few minutes before starting.

A lot of jumper cables are made from copper-coated aluminum. Full copper are much better, but much more expensive.