Can this cable be use to jump a fully charged battery to a dead battery while out on rides?
1738188
A charged battery for a car can produce very high current, like when starting a car. Connecting this thin cable between the 2 batteries can get very hot and cause a possible fire. With out knowing any more details, it is safer to charge the dead battery with a battery charger.
1738189
This depends on the amp load necessary for the jump. In most cases, I would say no. These cables are designed for two amps. Jumping can require up to 600-1000 amps and would likely melt the cable. M/C and ATV batteries require less but likely still more than this cable is capable of sustaining. Since ATVs and motorcycles use low amp alternators, it would likely work as a charger allowing the running vehicle to charge the dead battery. This would not work for large vehicles (cars, trucks, etc.) as their alternators put out 60 - 150 amps.
1738190
I am sure it would do the trick, I would make sure that I had a fuses on the line.
1738191
No! It is way too small a gauge wire to handle the amperage draw to start an engine.
1738192
This is exactly what I want to get the cable for too, so I can essentially have something like jumper cables with my bike at all times. I think I will get it, but the gauge is nothing like that of the jumper cables I keep in my truck, so if I hook it to a car, I will wait a while before starting the bike. I am just afraid I will forget to turn the key off of my bike again, and then I will be stuck.
435893
I could. Just had to plug my cable and check if the battery level was ok. If you can specify what you did...
707441
I also have one on my bike. I have the alligator clip attachment for it. I don't see why it can't be used to jump start.
1806245
It really should not matter, you should just account for the resistance (from the distance) in the wire to know how much power you are loosing between this and your batteries. My charge controller is about two feet away from my battery.
457402
This can be "hard wired" to an existing low voltage line. Considering if you can't of that there is no onstant battery draw its only for a couple of seconds.
2004734
In order to jump start--yes. There is no storage capacity in the charger itself. I bought it to run diagnostics on Optima Batteries.
1217029
Yes it does recharge the battery; its not clear how you'd do it without this cable.
2070245
No. There are other chargers that provide a "jump start" option if the battery is dead. This CTEK charger will prevent a battery from becoming dead. And, unlike other "float chargers", you can leave this one attached ALL the time - it won't over charge. The CTEK is a "smart charger", perhaps one of the smartest ones a consumer like you and I can get.
856867
I'm pretty sure that it can only be used for data transfer. In most cases, batteries have their own separate chargers.
492327
That is the exact purpose of this cord (for charging the "jump-start" batteries in a car). It's not a long cord since it should reach a lighter plug with the battery on the floor or seat of the car (very close). For more info on using it (and some cautions), see my review of this.
1129161
You can use this to jump start your vehicle and if the vehicle's battery is still good then letting your engine run for a while (usually 30 to 45 minutes) should charge the battery. If your battery won't hold a charge then its time to replace it. I don't think you will have good results trying to charge a battery directly off of this. This jump starter is basically just a battery itself that you can recharge by plugging into an outlet.
1369976
Yes you can but not advised. It will go down to a trickle charge when batteries are fully charged. ok
1765835
Yes you can, as long as the charging cable is NOT connected to a computer. So if it is connected to an external battery pack (like a Trent Powerpak) it will use the power from the external source, when/if that source runs out of power it will then use the drift battery.I have used this feature myself and that was one of the first features I wanted and tested when buying an action camera, the guy saying that you cannot probably only tried it with it connected to a computer.
1479909
No the battery wires are only about 6 inches long. You will need to supply your own wire to get back to the battery. I used a 2 wire #8 stranded cable. I used bare butt splices and crimped and soldered the connection. I used heat shrink tubing on each connection and then heat shrink tubing over the full connection. Home depot or Lowes or Ace hardware will have what you need.
823053
Possible but not recommended. The amperage is too high when cranking a bike to use as jumper cables. The fuse is too small for the amps and wire not big enough.
36253
I don't know. My unit died after about a year. I don't think I ever actually used it to jump a vehicle, but did try to regularly removed it from the vehicle and charge it. It got so that it would not charge.
1811553
it's designed to hook directly to the battery with very heavy cables similar to regular battery cables that go to the starter, it won't work with normal wire like goes to a cig lighter.