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| machina |
 Oct 14 2004, 06:25 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848   |
Have been looking at getting one of those starter packs. Most are 400 amp starting power with 17 amp battery.
Don't want one with air compressor, flashlight, compass built in, just the power. |
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| Sparky |
Oct 14 2004, 07:40 AM
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Mahna Mahna! Group: Members Posts: 1,134 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Spencer, MA Member No.: 847 |
For kicks I tried one on my 944. I put in a discharged marine battery (barely moved the needle on my volt meter) and plugged one in. Now this was the handy dandy plug it in your cig lighter model (forget the brand my dad had bought it) and gave it a whirl. My starter went clunk once and that was it. I double checked my grounds and tried again. Nothing. Maybe this was a defective one who knows. My test was hardly scientific and after a shrug dad returned it to the FLAP he bought it from.
Mike D. |
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| kafermeister |
Oct 14 2004, 10:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 778 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Cincinnati/Northern KY Member No.: 174 |
My dad started his 914 (1975 1.8 w/L-Jet) a few months ago with one. Didn't have a battery at all, car started and ran at least long enough to move it out of the garage. Didn't push our luck by driving it arround the yard.
I can check what kind it was if anyone is interested. Rick |
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| Rhodes71/914 |
Oct 14 2004, 10:37 AM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
I think that the problem that Mike D. had was the discharged marine battery. Prolly sucking all the juice before it got to the starter. I bet if you hadn't of hooked up the bat it should have started.
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| bondo |
Oct 14 2004, 11:23 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
They are NOT all the same.. the VAST majority of them are only intended to recharge your current battery enough to get a start, and depend on having a good battery that's just dead.. and they take a while to do the charging, even longer with the cig lighter plug. The only one I know of that has the power to actually start a car by itself is the "Secure Start" which uses Bolder TMF batteries.. very advanced technology. I don't know if it is still available.
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| bondo |
Oct 14 2004, 11:26 AM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Oh, and a battery that barely moves the voltmeter is a bad battery.. Any time a lead acid battery gets discharged below about 10 volts, damage is being done.. the longer it stays low, the more damage. If you can get a battery that dead to take a charge, it won't have anywhere near the performance it had before.
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