Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:34:30 -0400
Reply-To: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
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From: "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Danger - Jump Starting with AC on !
list:
i had an analogous mishap using a 17 AH emergency battery to give a
neighbor a jump. the battery on that car was badly discharged due to a
malfunctioning alternator. in fact, the car konked out and coasted into its
parking place many days before, not even a hint of horn or headlight, not
to budge for some time. anyway, the current draw was so huge, apparently,
that the 17 AH battery was immediately discharged without even cranking the
car, and now won't hold a full charge for more than a few days. definitely
a minor incident compared to damaging a vehicle, and a good example of why
those 17 AH batteries are such a good idea for jumping a strange car.
we replaced the alternator, gave the battery a little charging time with a
3 amp charger, hooked up both a fresh 17 AH battery and the already
marginal one (after a good charging), left the 3 amp charger on for good
measure, and she cranked and started like nothing ever happened.
dan
On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 06:06:57 EDT, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
>In a message dated 18/06/2005 12:06:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
>AC and blower bypassed on most cars during cranking anyway.
>
>
>Absolutely correct. HOWEVER, the vehicle that was doing the jumping while
>running was the one that had the catastrophe ! BTW, I spent some 8 hours
>Thursday repairing all the damage. Glad to say my CARAT is now back on
the road.
> Still need to get in there and repair the paint on the metal surfaces
that
>were scratched in the incident. Lessons learned every day !
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Frank Condelli
>Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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