12Ft Die Hard Gold 175A 8 Gauge Car Booster Cable $9.99 + Free Store Pickup

i only picked up at sears auto center once and never again.
they looked at me like a devil.

i only picked up at sears auto center once and never again.
they looked at me like a devil.

i only picked up at sears auto center once and never again.
they looked at me like a devil.

Then again if you're stupid no cable is going to keep you from killing yourself.

Just some thing to consider:

- The cables are only 12 feet - if a newer car is completely dead in the garage you usually can't even put it into Neutral to roll the car back (since the electronic lockout won't let you shift gears - I'm not a car guy so I don't know a way around this except for maybe using a booster battery), so forget trying to jump it if you can't get another car in front or next to the dead car with these cables
- The cables are aluminum instead of copper, if you are trying starts in colder weather or have a more demanding engine you may not be able to pull enough current
- The cables are only 8 gauge. This is sufficient for a start, but the cables will get warm with just one attempt. If you try to crank 5 or 6 times you better wear gloves as they may be very hot.

If you're going to throw these in your trunk it will add weight to your car (yes a very small amount), but with gas at $810/gallon here in SoCal give or take no need to haul useless crap. If you can't see yourself being able to start your car with these no point in getting them.

I have 2 pairs of cheap jumpers like these in other family members cars and they do work most of the time but they are a pain and not nearly as safe. I have a nice pair of 4 guage copper 25 foot ones and using those is a breeze and a lot safer.

Buying a good pair of cables $40-$60 may very well save your life (keeping you from getting shocked, not tripping on cables that are taught while on the side of a road, etc. Then again if you're stupid no cable is going to keep you from killing yourself.

The gauge is light, I wouldn't get cables less than six gauge and 4 is even better. Also, I read recently that when you jump another car the car jumped from should be off initially for less chance of damage to the electrical system. The next day a guy needed a jump. I tried it, I hooked up everything and didn't turn on my car and it jumped his car just fine. I expect someone to tell me:

1. Gauge means nothing, they used speaker wire to jump a car one time.
2. They have always run the engine when they jumped another car and they jump cars 40 times per day with no ill effects.

Carry on.

In general, Sears has gone down the toilet. Their products and customer service are not up to their own standards of just ten years ago. No wonder they're going bankrupt, and aren't expected to survive a couple more years. I predict they'll sell their name and survive only as Sears.com, and be like a Craigslist/eBay site.

Bye bye Sears!

Gauge does have an effect, but it does not limit the current. You can put 1000 amps into a single strand of wire if you wanted to. Be sure to keep it cool. Ever heard of superconductors at 0K? Aluminum is not the greatest but you can wire two of these in parallel and it will be just as good or better than copper. Is it cost effective? Not so sure about that.