After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!
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JohnH wrote:
After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

They work. Sort of. They help a tired battery start a car.

In article ,
says...

After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

I got the fourth one down, not once has it held enough juice to start
even my lawn mower...

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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:10:29 -0400, JohnH
wrote:

After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

In my opinion you are better off getting to the root cause of why you
needed a jump start and fixing that. I'd been having the same issue
with our runabout recently and just discovered that one of the bilge
pump switches was sometimes sticking in the on position and running
down the batteries, easy fix once you find it.

Another possibility is that the batteries are getting old and tired
but there is no sense in replacing them if you have a leakage
situation because that will soon ruin new batteries also. The only
other answer is to leave a trickle charger on all the time, solar or
otherwise.

On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:43:24 -0400, JustWait wrote:


I got the fourth one down, not once has it held enough juice to start
even my lawn mower...

You keep it charged? It's just a battery in a case. I've used one to
jump start a full sized car, but the booster has to be fully charged. I
doubt if sticking it in your trunk, hoping it will have enough of a
charge if you ever need it, is a good plan.

On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 11:43:24 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

In article ,
says...

After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

I got the fourth one down, not once has it held enough juice to start
even my lawn mower...

Wow. Such rave reviews!
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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:03:01 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:43:24 -0400, JustWait wrote:


I got the fourth one down, not once has it held enough juice to start
even my lawn mower...

You keep it charged? It's just a battery in a case. I've used one to
jump start a full sized car, but the booster has to be fully charged. I
doubt if sticking it in your trunk, hoping it will have enough of a
charge if you ever need it, is a good plan.

Which do you have?
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"BEND OVER - The 'change' is coming!"

On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:56:16 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:10:29 -0400, JohnH
wrote:

After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

In my opinion you are better off getting to the root cause of why you
needed a jump start and fixing that. I'd been having the same issue
with our runabout recently and just discovered that one of the bilge
pump switches was sometimes sticking in the on position and running
down the batteries, easy fix once you find it.

Another possibility is that the batteries are getting old and tired
but there is no sense in replacing them if you have a leakage
situation because that will soon ruin new batteries also. The only
other answer is to leave a trickle charger on all the time, solar or
otherwise.

Yesterday I left the accessory switch with the radio and gps on while
we were at the beach, about four hours. I've put a battery cut off
switch in the boat, and that has prevented the 'accidental' rundown of
the battery while sitting in the marina. The boat started fine when we
left, but after sitting at the beach for four hours it would do only
the rrrr.....rrrr......rrrr....bit. One of the guys who'd been ogling
my daughter volunteered his jump starter, which got me going again. I
suppose I'll put the charger on the battery while it sits in the
driveway overnight before trips.
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John H

"BEND OVER - The 'change' is coming!"

On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:10:29 -0400, JohnH
wrote:

After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

http://www.tylertool.com/blackanddecker63.html

I have one of these that I picked up at a yard sale for a buck or two.
Had to replace the battery, though. It needs to have a charge of 13
volts, or full charge, though, to turn over an engine. I've used it
to crank a Chrysler 318 when the unit was fully charged.

You may want to consider something like a combo unit, though, to make
any investment worthwhile;

http://www.etrailer.com/y-119.aspx

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On Sep 7, 11:52*am, wrote:
On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:10:29 -0400, JohnH
wrote:

After needing a jump start yesterday, I've decided to invest in one of
these:

http://tinyurl.com/lfnhqy

I'd appreciate any comments on the good, bad, or ugly. Thanks!

http://www.tylertool.com/blackanddecker63.html

I have one of these that I picked up at a yard sale for a buck or two.
Had to replace the battery, though. *It needs to have a charge of 13
volts, or full charge, though, to turn over an engine. *I've used it
to crank a Chrysler 318 when the unit was fully charged.

You may want to consider something like a combo unit, though, to make
any investment worthwhile;

http://www.etrailer.com/y-119.aspx

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John, building a dual battery system for your boat isn't anything
difficult. That way you can charge both batteries yet have them both
independant of each other. That way you can run your accessory bater
all the way down, and still have a fresh engine battery to start the
engine with .

One of those battery boosters is great assurance to have with you,
that is if you don't need it.