[lmische]

Good afternoon,

Can anyone suggest a good source for getting a car battery jumped?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Lou

[Sable99]

Since the only thing I know about a car is where the gas tank is, I would call AAA. Or another road service company that may be covered with your car insurance.

[lightworker888]

We carry a Mighty Jump by Viatek in our car under the passenger seat to use if we ever need to. It was the best $24 insurance and even with our roadside service. Here is the link if you want to look at it.

Mighty Jump Emergency Jump-Starter

Saves having to have another car or a service call. It will not work on a defective battery, but will provide a jump for a dead one.


LW888

[paulandjean]

Maybe the guy across the street..................

[philnpat]

How about a jump from your gas golf cart's battery?

[chuckinca]

You can buy a battery charger for around $35 at Wally World.


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[JoeC1947]

I carry a high quality set of jumper cables but my first choice would be AAA.

[wendyquat]

Don't know if AAA jumps or not but I can sure put in a good word for their service in replacing a bad battery. When someone on TOTV reminded me about this service, I called, they sent someone out within a few hours and he installed a new battery for $125 with a three year warranty!

[CarGuys]

Do NOT use jumper cables under any circumstance on today's modern cars. They are mostly computers with a bus system some plastic and sheet metal and tires. You risk far more damage and danger than I could write in this post.

A battery jump pack is THE safest bet in the hands of someone who is car smart.

Your cars alternator is NOT a battery charger. It is a maintainer for a fully charged battery. So if the battery is not properly recharged after a jump start then you run the risk of overheating and burning out your Alternator.

Lets see , With Mr. Friendly jump man I have seen. The Battery blown up, Electrical circuits fried from crossed polarity. Damage to computer modules. Even seen airbags deployed from jump starting.

But I'm sure someone will jump in here with " I never had a problem"
And they usually drive a pre 81 vehicle.

AAA is a good value for these situitions.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by wendyquat

Don't know if AAA jumps or not but I can sure put in a good word for their service in replacing a bad battery. When someone on TOTV reminded me about this service, I called, they sent someone out within a few hours and he installed a new battery for $125 with a three year warranty!

AAA does jump start cars and will check also check out your battery. In my case, the car would not start after the jump, so they left to car running so I could take it down to Hilton Auto for a full checkout.

Like CarGuys said with the new technologies I would preder AAA with their knowledge and experience instead of employing my driveway technology and end up having to buya new comupter for the car and all of the other devices I would probably blow out.

Z

[hoseman]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

Do NOT use jumper cables under any circumstance on today's modern cars. They are mostly computers with a bus system some plastic and sheet metal and tires. You risk far more damage and danger than I could write in this post.

A battery jump pack is THE safest bet in the hands of someone who is car smart.

Your cars alternator is NOT a battery charger. It is a maintainer for a fully charged battery. So if the battery is not properly recharged after a jump start then you run the risk of overheating and burning out your Alternator.

Lets see , With Mr. Friendly jump man I have seen. The Battery blown up, Electrical circuits fried from crossed polarity. Damage to computer modules. Even seen airbags deployed from jump starting.

But I'm sure someone will jump in here with " I never had a problem"
And they usually drive a pre 81 vehicle.

AAA is a good value for these situitions.

Ditto these comments.

Last time I jumped a friends car (in 2001), my car wouldn't charge my battery the next morning costing me $300 for a new alternator. Too many expensive computers to risk by jumping a newer car. Get someone that knows what they are doing and charge the battery (or replace the battery if it's older that 3 years old).

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

Do NOT use jumper cables under any circumstance on today's modern cars. They are mostly computers with a bus system some plastic and sheet metal and tires. You risk far more damage and danger than I could write in this post.

.... stuff cut for brevity by Alan.....

But I'm sure someone will jump in here with " I never had a problem"
And they usually drive a pre 81 vehicle.

AAA is a good value for these situitions.

I have never had a problem .... <just kidding>

Actually, I have never heard this and likely never would unless reading this forum. In fact I recently jumped my 2001 Altima as I would any car. Thanks for the insight, I will have to do some reading on the subject.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

I have never had a problem .... <just kidding>

Actually, I have never heard this and likely never would unless reading this forum. In fact I recently jumped my 2001 Altima as I would any car. Thanks for the insight, I will have to do some reading on the subject.

The battery is your vehicles only electrical surge protection/shock absorber. When severely depleted the acid is in the plates and you have nothing but water in solution. Hence the term sulfation for batteries stored to long.

If you jump a vehicle with a depleted battery the excessive current can travel into any circuit that is now open. Pressure moves from high to low. So lets say the dead car has a battery with 2 volts left in it. The Key is left on, The door is open and the good neighbor say's , " OK Hit it" You just forecd his ALternator to full field and produce it's max volts and Amps. That car does not know its being used as a donnor jumper. So 100 amps and 15 volts travels to any darn path it can go in the dead vehicle.

KaaaaaaaaaaaBam. Because electricity travels the speed of sound. FAST. In a nano second damage can occur.

Now with a cart or lawn mower or old school classic equipment no big deal. They have mechanical switches and components that can take a surge a spike or ac current. volate spike. Heck wait till these new fuel injected Carts with computers get jimped and tampered with!

Today cars are all inputs modules and processors. Most people do not know that the gear selector is a computer module that collects and sends data to the main processor. You push lets say the Air Conditioner button and really your just sending a input to a computer asking for AC. The vehicle will tell you if you get it or not. All enabeling conditions must be met.

Bottom line a dead battery should be brought up to at least 11 volts before trying to crank over a engine or run electrical componts. It's best practice to use a jump pack not cables from another vehicle.

Now I'm really going to rock some minds here in TV. That Wally World battery charger and even some large chargers in shops from the 70's - 90's can send out damaging AC current. So while they are charging your car they are playing dangerous with computer modules. A computer hates AC current. Don't believe me go turn on your charger and set your DVOM to AC current. Anything over half a volt is not good.

Had a friend with a $$$ New Range Rover. Battery went dead at school. Good old Bob the building trades teachers said. " I'll help you man. That idiot Herv is just a tech guy as I wanted the car pushed in the shop and battery put on my safe charger.

He jumped it with his pickup truck. Then it got towed to Land Rover to have a new computer installed. Thousand dollars plus later ole Herv was right.

Ignorance can be fixed with education but stupidity takes great salesmanship.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

The battery is your vehicles only electrical surge protection/shock absorber. When severely depleted the acid is in the plates and you have nothing but water in solution. Hence the term sulfation for batteries stored to long.

If you jump a vehicle with a depleted battery the excessive current can travel into any circuit that is now open. Pressure moves from high to low. So lets say the dead car has a battery with 2 volts left in it. The Key is left on, The door is open and the good neighbor say's , " OK Hit it" You just forecd his ALternator to full field and produce it's max volts and Amps. That car does not know its being used as a donnor jumper. So 100 amps and 15 volts travels to any darn path it can go in the dead vehicle.

KaaaaaaaaaaaBam. Because electricity travels the speed of sound. FAST. In a nano second damage can occur.

Now with a cart or lawn mower or old school classic equipment no big deal. They have mechanical switches and components that can take a surge a spike or ac current. volate spike. Heck wait till these new fuel injected Carts with computers get jimped and tampered with!

Today cars are all inputs modules and processors. Most people do not know that the gear selector is a computer module that collects and sends data to the main processor. You push lets say the Air Conditioner button and really your just sending a input to a computer asking for AC. The vehicle will tell you if you get it or not. All enabeling conditions must be met.

Bottom line a dead battery should be brought up to at least 11 volts before trying to crank over a engine or run electrical componts. It's best practice to use a jump pack not cables from another vehicle.

Now I'm really going to rock some minds here in TV. That Wally World battery charger and even some large chargers in shops from the 70's - 90's can send out damaging AC current. So while they are charging your car they are playing dangerous with computer modules. A computer hates AC current. Don't believe me go turn on your charger and set your DVOM to AC current. Anything over half a volt is not good.

Had a friend with a $$$ New Range Rover. Battery went dead at school. Good old Bob the building trades teachers said. " I'll help you man. That idiot Herv is just a tech guy as I wanted the car pushed in the shop and battery put on my safe charger.

He jumped it with his pickup truck. Then it got towed to Land Rover to have a new computer installed. Thousand dollars plus later ole Herv was right.

Ignorance can be fixed with education but stupidity takes great salesmanship.

And you wanna know why I love this guy. Any one concerned about a battery going dead over time should invest in a product called a "Battery Tender" it will maintain any battery indefinately

Battery Tender Parts and Accessories - SummitRacing.com

Amazon.com: Automotive Jump Starters

[batman911]

Unless you left your lights on or you are stranded in the middle of no where, remove the battery and have it tested. I buy batteries at Sears who will test them for free and prorate the cost of a new battery if the old one fails before the end of the advertised life span.