is this used to jump a car with a low battery, to help it start from attaching to your car's plug in?
1396047
so this solar male to male can jump start me car from inside without having to go under the hood?
1396048
This is used to charge a battery pack thru your cigarette lighter.DC to DC charging. Ex.600 amp jump starter pack. To charge that type of pack you need a 12 volt charger
1396049
That is what we purchased it for, however I'm not sure if it every car works that way, you should check your manual. We have a Prius and the ignition battery died so we used this and a jump start rechargable battery kit to start the car.
1396050
If you want to try to "charge" one car from another using the lighter plugs, I'd go with a device like the Wagan 9796 Jumper. That is intended for that purpose where it "limits" the power sent (to avoid burning fuses or wires from high draw going from a running car to a low battery), but also sends ~7 amps to be a fair charge rate.This is really for the purpose of recharging "jump-start" small battery packs while you are driving a car. The charge power will only be ~8 amps or less for that charging, jumping a car can pull 30+ amps that'll burn these wires.
1438760
I have doubts on this (or similar devices) being that reliable for jump-starting any car with a fully drained battery. The battery in this is about 20% the size/weight of most car batteries, so I don't expect but that much power out of them. Most manuals for these say things like "Don't try cranking the engine over 5 seconds or the battery will be damaged". The reason for that is because it's so small a battery and you're expecting so much power from it that cranking the engine seems like creating a short circuit (which could make the battery explode if kept in that state for over a minute). Although the sales people like to put the "400 amp" labels on these to make it seem big, I doubt you can really get 100 amps for cranking an engine. I've seen a fair number of reviews on units like this saying "It didn't work for me", so feel free to look at those (sometimes the negative reviews give more info than a "Works great" one where that's all they say). Also feel free to see my review of the Peak 1 450 jump starter (and that one has a 18 amp/hour battery, this one is only 5 amp/hour). I'm not trying to make you go after a brand (several brands sell virtually the same thing like Clore, Stanley, Black & Decker and more), but realize it's limitations since it's not a full size car battery.
1969916
Yes, this is a 12VDC battery. It won't jump start your car, but will charge the car battery enough so your car will start. You leave it connected to the car battery for about 20 minutes then disconnect the Power Tank before starting your car, or it could damage the Power Tank. It doesn't have enough starting amps to jump start a car. It is great to use to charge your phones when the power goes out. It will run 2 telescopes for many hours when your out in the middle of nowhere. The led flashlight is awesome, but never use at a star party, or you won't be invited back, it is so bright.
1692777
Don't understand the question. Think maybe you would have take the Jumpstarter out of the DC plug to charge the car battery. Hope that helps.
1322737
That cord is meant for recharging the unit not to jump start a car, You can not jump start any car that way with any product (only charge). The only thing you can do is do a slow low amp charge through the auxiliary power outlet ( I am a ASE certified tech and have seen people do much harm to the cars power outlet) Like others have said that outlet is fused and the biggest fuse I have seen is a 20 amp on that circuit, that is not enough amps to start a car.
817234
Dont use this to jump a car, it will catch on fire, may kill you. I only use this in a solar project..
1060028
No. It isn't a charger, it is a jump starter which means that it is just another battery used to temporarily "boost" the battery in the car that is weak. While this jump starter has a built-in charger for it's own battery, it cannot be used to charge your car battery--the selector switch/dial can either be set to "jump" (on) your car battery or "charge" (off) to charge itself, it will not allow the charger to function while the jump battery is connected to your car battery.
1536770
That would be my big problem. If your car doesn't turn off that plug when the car is off it will stay on and run your battery down. So I've had to have my car jumped a few times when I forgot to turn it off. And that's bad for your battery.
406994
Consider purchasing a $20 power source (e.g. Walmart). This is escentially a battery with its own clamps to hook on to a 12 volt battery to jump start it, but it also has a cigarette lighter plug in. Use your 12 volt car pump plugged into this and you'll have the speed without being tied to the car. The unit is also great for a jump start if ever you need it.
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.
1501226
No. It is designed to connect to the 12V battery of the vehicle with alligator clips.
2260278
I've never heard such a question. This is a battery charger, therefore you need a battery. A starter would trip the built in fuse as the draw would be greater than 100 amp.Please rephrase your question. IE: Will this unit charge a low battery to start a vehicle engine! The answer would be yes unless the battery is defective
1658042
If you set it on the ground next to your tire (I have an SUV), the air hose will reach half way up the tire.The cables are not very long, as you can set the jump start close to your battery, they are long enough to reach from the front of hood to the battery that is in the front.Hope that helps
698134
No. It's meant for charging and maintenance and only has the options of 2,4 and 8 amps. There is no mention in the manual of using this for jump starting. I don't think the wiring could deliver that amount of current. I have a 40 year old charger starter that I use for jump starting and a portable Schumaker mity-mite as well for that purpose.
879025
No it states in the instruction DO NOT USE TO CHARGE A CAR BATTERY OR JUMP START A CAR
844489
Maybe, but I wouldn't recommend it because of the possibility of electrical surge when jumping a battery. Could burn up the harness and some of the electrical wiring to the bike.
1086930
This could "jump start" any car, but beware that the battery in this is very small (like rated at 5 amp/hour). I have another brands "jump-start" that has a 18 amp/hour battery and just to experiment, I disconnected my car battery and hooked mine up. It started the car (a ford festiva 4 cyl), but the starter was barely turning the engine. If that's what happens on a small car with a much bigger battery than this, I'd be very surprised if this would be able to start a V6 or bigger engine with a fully drained battery (like from leaving the lights on all night). If you left on some lights while in a movie for 2 hours it may have a chance, but that's all I'd expect. Feel free to look at reviews of this and similar priced ones (that have a similar battery) to see if there are a fair number of others saying the same thing I am.