From: robin_listas@es.invalid
On 2025-04-15 21:17, Ralph Mowery wrote:
> In article , robin_listas@es.invalid
> says...
>>
>>>
>>> I bought one of the lithium emergency power jump starter battery.
>>> Those things amaze me. Got one off Tumu for about $ 25 and unhooked the
>>> battery on my Toyota 4 cylinder truck. It started the truck 3 times and
>>> I quit at that . It may have started it even more. For my truck and
>>> car I did buy a better one off Amazon for around $ 50 or maybe more.
>>> Have not had to use them yet. The better ones will not send out any
>>> power if the car battery voltage is below about 10 volts or you try to
>>> hook it up reversed. There is an over ride button that will send out
>>> power to a totally dead battery or probably evenif hoked in reverse.
>>> The cheap ones do not have this feature.
>>> They even have phone charging sockes.
>>
>> Those features are nice, but why would a normal person buy it?
>>
>> I made myself a pair of jump start cables from cables that were surplus
>> from a telephone exchange. Very good cables, thick. That would be 1999.
>> I carry them in my car, but I don't remember having ever used them.
>> Maybe once?
>>
>> A nice kit like you describe would probably have the battery die of old
>> age in that time. For a garage or parking lot to have, yes, but a normal
>> person?
>
> I have jumper cables in my car also. That does not help if you are
> somewhere there are no others around to jump you off. I may neve use
> it,but like insurance it is conforting to know I have it if needed. Abou
> t 2 years ago I did not have one and the battery died in my car. Had to
> call my son to come and jump me off. Just good that he was not working
> that day. I think that I have only had to use them 3 times in about 60
> years of driving.
I'd just call the automobile club.
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