Jump Leads....

[ktg1000]

Am I likely to turn the engine of my Chim over off a jump from a little Polo?? What do you think? Any chance?

[Podie]

Oooh.. Dunno. I have read that you need to use decent leads though because the V8's draw a lot of current… cheapo ones are likely melt… apparently!

[victormeldrew]

answered on Chim forum already ... but re the leads, yes you need heavy duty ones as cheapo ones WILL melt.

[Steve_T]

You may not do the Polo battery any good, the TVR's starter will draw a considerable amount of current (check the crank rating on the battery!), a lot more than the Polo's starter will ...

[ktg1000]

Thanks everyone. Forgive my ignorance but am I ok using a 12v battery charger on the Chim's battery?

[jem]

yep keep inti on low over night if you don;t want to fry the battery.

Other interesting battery facts


It takes 4 miles to put in what you take out of a battery for an average engine starting

It takes 300 miles to fully charge it.

The alternator should be changing at between 13 and 14 volts

The battery should read around 12.5 volts.

An already damaged battery can be fried on charging.


At least these are the pieces of info that I recall from the interesting RAC man when I last fried my clapped battery trying to charge it prepping it for winter.

J

[JonRB]

Ditch the battery charger and get an intelligent battery conditioner like an Accuguard (see here) then you can put it on charge and not have to worry about anything.

Added advantage is that you can leave it on for long periods of time if you don't use the car often and you'll never have to worry about a flat battery.