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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Jump start (simple question)

HI I have a simple question in order to prevent to kill my battery : Is it safe to jump start another car with our benzes?
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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i've done it...u'd wanna do it w/ the car cranked tho so u don't kill your battery
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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I have jumpstarted a couple of cars, never had any problem except for the fact that my cables are a bit short
As da_Guitarist mentioned, you will want to have you car started beforehand.

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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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exelent because my winter car is out of battrey and I dont feel like charging the battery takes too long
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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be aware that if the state of your battery is poor, jump starting may do more
harm than good. also, alternators were never designed to replenish a deeply
discharged battery. yes, you can get it started using another car/battery,
but as soon as you can, you should: 1) examine the fluid level, 2) check
specific gravity of the solution, 3) look for signs of sulfation, 4) trickle charge
at 1/10th of the rated amperage for several hours.

if you skip all this, you may end up paying a higher price....or, you can get
lucky (higher odds) because the battery was just a tad weak vs poor con-
dition and discharged.
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