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expired Posted by einstrigger • Feb 9, 2022
Feb 9, 2022 4:40 PM
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Heck, my wife made fun of me when I bought one for her car a few years ago. She sort of patiently watched me show her how to use it before I put it in her trunk. A few months later she had a dead battery when she was out and about. AAA said they could be there in 45 minutes. Thankfully she remembered how to use it (it's easy) and was back on the road in minutes. She has sung it's praises ever since.
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You do you but I don't know a single person that prefers jumper cables once they've tried one of these.
Careful how you use the term "destroys"…seems to confuse your overall message haha
Look at this one on Walmart, it even has an A/C port 100W inverter built in! You could use it to power a tire inflator, cellphone, portable fridge etc. for $59. That's definitely worth the extra $19 cost.
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Which makes me think it's important to leave them connected for a few minutes to charge the dead battery... just like we do with traditional cables. Move the electrons over BEFORE you need them.
Anyone have experience with this? I don't recall my instructions asking for a waiting period.
But when they're charged and working, they're godsends. It's still a good idea to keep a set of jumper cables in your trunk (and an emergency kit suitable to your location and driving routes along with a basic tool kit, jack, blanket, water, energy bars, etc.). But these are so much nicer to use than cables.
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Which makes me think it's important to leave them connected for a few minutes to charge the dead battery... just like we do with traditional cables. Move the electrons over BEFORE you need them.
Anyone have experience with this? I don't recall my instructions asking for a waiting period.
The only time it didn't work for me was my truck that sat for two years. The battery was so flat that the device wasn't enough. But for every car battery that was just low enough it couldn't start the car, these things work great.
The only time it didn't work for me was my truck that sat for two years. The battery was so flat that the device wasn't enough. But for every car battery that was just low enough it couldn't start the car, these things work great.
I'll see how warm the wires are next time. Maybe they just get warm since they don't get used very long... so full amp rating isn't required.
I can see that you already have had several responses.
I think that one thing to keep in mind is that this is not lead-acid. So these can last much longer without needing to be charged. I pull mine out of the trunk and top off the charge about once a year. You can even just lay it in the passenger seat and charge via the cigarette lighter if you want to.
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