Car Battery Charger/Jump Starter
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
Anyone has a recommendation for a car battery charger or jump starter...
Are you referring to a battery pack?
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If you going to have to replace the battery why not look at something like Super Cap Battery[^] if it's just a case of your car is sitting for a long time then something like Solar charger[^] which I've used and works. /Darren
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If you going to have to replace the battery why not look at something like Super Cap Battery[^] if it's just a case of your car is sitting for a long time then something like Solar charger[^] which I've used and works. /Darren
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Er, buy a new battery. Get your alternator checked. Buy a new car.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
Anyone has a recommendation for a car battery charger or jump starter...
Are you referring to a battery pack?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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I prefer a second vehicle, and a set of jump leads. I used to have one of those "portable battery packs" which was a charger and a battery for instant starts, but unless you leave it on trickle charge permanently (which is a bad idea) it was always too flat to do anything useful when I needed it. Or get an electric car. Then you will be used to having to walk anyway...because the whole car is always on charge!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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The battery packs shown, by definition, do not rely upon another car. Otherwise, what would be the point? You'd be using the second car's battery.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Solar panels on the roof maybe?
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Er, buy a new battery. Get your alternator checked. Buy a new car.
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The best solution is to carry a set of cables. How often can you NOT find another vehicle for a jump? The next best solution is just carry a 2nd battery! It is about the same price as any of those other options, it is the same size... but with the exception that once you install it, you don't need to get a new battery anymore!
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I prefer a second vehicle, and a set of jump leads. I used to have one of those "portable battery packs" which was a charger and a battery for instant starts, but unless you leave it on trickle charge permanently (which is a bad idea) it was always too flat to do anything useful when I needed it. Or get an electric car. Then you will be used to having to walk anyway...because the whole car is always on charge!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
The one I have still self-tests as good after a year in the trunk. Naturally though, I've never needed a jump since I bought it a decade ago. :doh:
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I've always thought that some of the newer LiPo emergency jump-start battery solutions were pretty damn neat. You can pick them up for a wide range of prices. Anything from about $20 to about $200. Some of them double as a usb phone-charger too. Here's the cheapest and nastiest of the options - ~$20 + the price of a charger for it ($23 US for a Turnigy Accucel 6 - which can also charge a fist-full of different cell chemistries) Jump starting a car with a $20 LIPO battery[^] http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__7028__Turnigy_Accucel_6_50W_6A_Balancer_Charger_w_Accessories.html[^] - I power mine with an old pc PSU The video uses a 4s pack, though you can do it (and it's safer for the car's electronics) to use a 3s pack Here's a couple of commercial LiPo solutions, complete with led torches and usb outputs: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/pocket-sized-jump-starters/[^] To do it on the cheap, you just need to be able to supply about 1,200 watts. You can do this with a 3s LiPo with a discharge rating of 30C and a capacity of 4Ah. This is entirely safe for the car's electronics, since it's got a maximum pack voltage of 12.6v Here's one for US $26, which can actually give you about 1,600 watts for 10 seconds: Turnigy 4000mAh 3S 30C Lipo Pack[^] - For a grand total of about USD $49 + an old PSU, when you use the Accucel 6 But like others have said, if the battery died after just 4 days without use, you've got other problems that need attention first. Even if the alternator still charges the battery, the diodes can be shot which can cause the battery to drain. If I were you, I'd charge the battery first, take it out for several (4) days and ensure that it still died. If so
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I seriously read Cat Battery Charger/Jump Starter... Guess it's time to get some sleep... :sigh:
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I've always thought that some of the newer LiPo emergency jump-start battery solutions were pretty damn neat. You can pick them up for a wide range of prices. Anything from about $20 to about $200. Some of them double as a usb phone-charger too. Here's the cheapest and nastiest of the options - ~$20 + the price of a charger for it ($23 US for a Turnigy Accucel 6 - which can also charge a fist-full of different cell chemistries) Jump starting a car with a $20 LIPO battery[^] http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__7028__Turnigy_Accucel_6_50W_6A_Balancer_Charger_w_Accessories.html[^] - I power mine with an old pc PSU The video uses a 4s pack, though you can do it (and it's safer for the car's electronics) to use a 3s pack Here's a couple of commercial LiPo solutions, complete with led torches and usb outputs: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/pocket-sized-jump-starters/[^] To do it on the cheap, you just need to be able to supply about 1,200 watts. You can do this with a 3s LiPo with a discharge rating of 30C and a capacity of 4Ah. This is entirely safe for the car's electronics, since it's got a maximum pack voltage of 12.6v Here's one for US $26, which can actually give you about 1,600 watts for 10 seconds: Turnigy 4000mAh 3S 30C Lipo Pack[^] - For a grand total of about USD $49 + an old PSU, when you use the Accucel 6 But like others have said, if the battery died after just 4 days without use, you've got other problems that need attention first. Even if the alternator still charges the battery, the diodes can be shot which can cause the battery to drain. If I were you, I'd charge the battery first, take it out for several (4) days and ensure that it still died. If so
The car's two years old and I put in over 2,000 miles a month. I've already replaced the tires once. Thankfully, after getting jump started, I haven't had any problems yet. We'll see what happens the next time I go away on travel. However, this is all for research for now since jumper cables was all I've ever owned.
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I prefer a second vehicle, and a set of jump leads. I used to have one of those "portable battery packs" which was a charger and a battery for instant starts, but unless you leave it on trickle charge permanently (which is a bad idea) it was always too flat to do anything useful when I needed it. Or get an electric car. Then you will be used to having to walk anyway...because the whole car is always on charge!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
