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PostSubject: Re: Can old style jumper cables damage new cars?   Can old style jumper cables damage new cars? - Page 2 EmptyMon Apr 19, 2010 6:19 pm

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meh, thats why you don't jump a car with a batt as flat as a pancake and then just pull off the jumper cables. If its that flat, use a smart charger.

If you are stranded somewhere, the batt shouldn't be so flat that you can't just give it a quick jump and have it running on its own with no trouble. If it is, its your own dumb fault for not monitoring batt life and changing accordingly.

and, as Albertj said, the manual has the procedure, for any old cable thats in good shape.

Agreed. I have a battery charger (not sure if smart charger is the brand) and that's what brought my Riv back to life after being buried in the snow for a couple of weeks (I wasn't happy to leave her there but alas).

Hooking it up to the battery charger for a couple nights, letting it run for about 20 minutes gets it started. Then it's your own responsibility to keep her moving!
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PostSubject: Re: Can old style jumper cables damage new cars?   Can old style jumper cables damage new cars? - Page 2 EmptyMon Apr 19, 2010 6:22 pm

florence_x wrote:
Karma wrote:
meh, thats why you don't jump a car with a batt as flat as a pancake and then just pull off the jumper cables. If its that flat, use a smart charger.

If you are stranded somewhere, the batt shouldn't be so flat that you can't just give it a quick jump and have it running on its own with no trouble. If it is, its your own dumb fault for not monitoring batt life and changing accordingly.

and, as Albertj said, the manual has the procedure, for any old cable thats in good shape.

Agreed. I have a battery charger (not sure if smart charger is the brand) and that's what brought my Riv back to life after being buried in the snow for a couple of weeks (I wasn't happy to leave her there but alas).

Hooking it up to the battery charger for a couple nights, letting it run for about 20 minutes gets it started. Then it's your own responsibility to keep her moving!

I should have mentioned, this is also what is done with my father's Infiniti G35, because we don't drive that one during the winter months.
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