Jumpstarter for flat battery

[mrrm]

Hi,

My battery has gone flat 3 times now for various reasons and each time had to call assistance out and they charged the battery and said it was fine. Something is clearing causing the drain and I'm due a trip to the garage but in the meantime I'm considering something like one of these:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/heavy-duty-jumpstarter-wit...

Has anyone bought something similar that they can recommend? It does say in the Q&A that its suitable for cars up to 2.5 litres so I'm not sure if this will even do the job (can't find anything more powerful).

Thanks.

[Bravo73]

Rather than let the battery drain and then jump start it from a pack, can't you leave the car connected to a battery conditioner whilst it's sitting?

If you don't have the AM branded one, the CTEK ones come highly recommended. IIRC, the AM conditioner is a CTEK one anyway (with a £100 AM sticker on it!)

[yeti]

Land Rover never fails to jump start the Aston

[3200gt]

Remember that if the battery has drained to almost zero the battery isolator will have cut in. You will need to push the reset button before the battery will take a charge. Just jump starting it alone will not suffice.

[mrrm]

I guess that would be an option but I'm using the car every day so would rather not have to connect the conditioner every time I leave the car overnight.

Bravo73 said:

Rather than let the battery drain and then jump start it from a pack, can't you leave the car connected to a battery conditioner whilst it's sitting?

If you don't have the AM branded one, the CTEK ones come highly recommended. IIRC, the AM conditioner is a CTEK one anyway (with a £100 AM sticker on it!)

[mrrm]

Where is this reset button found?

3200gt said:

Remember that if the battery has drained to almost zero the battery isolator will have cut in. You will need to push the reset button before the battery will take a charge. Just jump starting it alone will not suffice.

[yeti]

mrrm said:

Where is this reset button found?

Depends on what car you have

In my '06 DB9 Volante, the reset button is underneath the driver's side rear seat.

[Bravo73]

mrrm said:

Where is this reset button found?

RTFM?

[mrrm]

Thanks for your assistance ;-)

Bravo73 said:

RTFM?

[bomberh]

yeti said:

mrrm said:

Where is this reset button found?

Depends on what car you have

In my '06 DB9 Volante, the reset button is underneath the driver's side rear seat.

or in the boot.

[mrrm]

Thanks, its a 2007 Vantage.

bomberh said:

or in the boot.