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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2019 14:47:16 GMT
Battery in Mrs 12th's car let us down earlier, despite a fair amount of recent usage. Anyone recommend one of those stand-alone roadside starter packs from personal use?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2019 17:59:20 GMT
I know one of the residents here uses one fairly frequently and swears by it.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Jul 27, 2019 18:28:53 GMT
Just buy a new battery and a basic set of jump leads for emergencies. The battery sounds knackered, if it's the original.
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 27, 2019 20:16:58 GMT
The new-fangled comp[act lithium-ion emergency star packs .... our works van went through a spate of flattening its battery and the company bought one. It's amazing how something so small and light can have enough energy to jump-start a van
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2019 9:45:08 GMT
Just buy a new battery and a basic set of jump leads for emergencies. The battery sounds knackered, if it's the original. We did change it - I'm just not wanting a repeat of the event! |
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 28, 2019 14:17:02 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jul 28, 2019 15:12:58 GMT
Battery in Mrs 12th's car let us down earlier, despite a fair amount of recent usage. Anyone recommend one of those stand-alone roadside starter packs from personal use? Not a fan of the magazine, but their tests are usually good. I’ve bought all sorts of things based on the results, mainly car cleaning stuff, but it should apply to other products. Test Results |
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Post by Martin on Jul 28, 2019 15:14:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2019 7:37:19 GMT
Thanks, all.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 29, 2019 7:49:43 GMT
Battery in Mrs 12th's car let us down earlier, despite a fair amount of recent usage. Anyone recommend one of those stand-alone roadside starter packs from personal use? Got myself a set of these from the US incase something similar happens.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2019 7:54:24 GMT
Now you're talking!
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Post by Roadsterstu on Jul 29, 2019 8:08:45 GMT
Just buy a new battery and a basic set of jump leads for emergencies. The battery sounds knackered, if it's the original. We did change it - I'm just not wanting a repeat of the event! Ah ok. There shouldn't be a repeat for some time but a set of jump leads is my preferred choice as it's most likely to happen at work or home, where either a colleague or a neighbour can assist. I used the jump leads last month to help a lady in the car park next to us whose battery had gone flat. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 29, 2019 8:20:59 GMT
Using jump leads is a dying art, you so rarely see it these days.
But when you do get the opportunity to use them and help someone on their way you feel like a bloody superhero as they look at you in awe! I like to be completely nonchalant about it, as if I do this sort of thing every day and my mechanical knowledge knows no bounds.
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Post by LandieMark on Jul 29, 2019 17:32:09 GMT
The quality of the jump leads is important. I have a set of shitty AA ones and a set I made myself from 35mm battery cable. The shitty AA ones won't turn the tractor engine over at all. The ones I made have it started within seconds. One end is an Anderson plug so it attaches to the Land Rover battery without having to access the seat box.
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Post by PG on Jul 29, 2019 21:06:42 GMT
Using jump leads is a dying art, you so rarely see it these days. But when you do get the opportunity to use them and help someone on their way you feel like a bloody superhero as they look at you in awe! I like to be completely nonchalant about it, as if I do this sort of thing every day and my mechanical knowledge knows no bounds. Indeed, it is a dying art. Like being able to wire a plug or change a fuse. |
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Post by Tim on Jul 30, 2019 8:41:48 GMT
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 30, 2019 9:44:07 GMT
Looks good if a little pricey, but also says that it does not jump-start |
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Post by Tim on Jul 30, 2019 10:43:26 GMT
No it doesn't but I've already got a decent set of jump leads for that.
However, I'm not sure jump starting modern cars is such a good idea anyway due to their more sensitive electronics.
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Post by PG on Jul 31, 2019 9:23:34 GMT
The quality of the jump leads is important. I have a set of shitty AA ones and a set I made myself from 35mm battery cable. The shitty AA ones won't turn the tractor engine over at all. The ones I made have it started within seconds. One end is an Anderson plug so it attaches to the Land Rover battery without having to access the seat box. Didn't they just melt and catch fire? Like my crappy ones did when we first had a tractor to start. We now possess a mega-cable set. |
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