[Shop-talk] Battery Starter/Charger

Sat Sep 8 14:47:48 MDT 2018

Nominally 240v but in reality 230v.
Some explanation of the situation here:
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/etc/guide-voltageoptimisation.php

Hth
Nick

---- On Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:38:45 +0000 bspidell at comcast.net wrote ----            'Mains' in the UK are 240V, correct?

     On 9/7/2018 1:55 PM, jonnic1947 wrote:
                                 This is not exactly what is being discussed but I bought           one 30+ years ago and it has never failed on any flat battery           that was not completely sulphated. On diesel engines up to 6           litre capacity.

                  http://www.bcet.co.uk/jumpastarta-starter-motor.html

                  Maybe expensive but with the GBP currently on the floor           versus the USD there's no better time to buy.

                  Your only problem will be that any neighbour with a poor           starting car will always be wanting to borrow it.

                  Nick Brearley         

                          ---- On Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:07:26 +0000 <eric at megageek.com>               wrote ----

                                                  Bob,                 
                              Another option                     is what I do.  I hate those anemic jump boxes.  They                     are pretty much just an undersized battery with                     cables attached. 

                              What I did was                     get some quick disconnection battery terminals like                     these, but heavier duty... 
                              https://www.ebay.com/itm/Anderson-SB120-Connector-Kit-Blue-2-Awg-6801G1/270508372567                 

                              Then I put them                     on  my zero turn mower.  The battery I use in that                     tractor is a normal car sized fit and I put a high                     CCA battery in it. 

                              When I need to                     jump start something, I can quickly remove it from                     the tractor, and attach the special jumper cable I                     made (with one end having that connector) to the                     battery and I'm in business. 

                              Sometimes I                     don't even need to remove the battery from the                     tractor. 

                              If you don't                     have a tractor (or other toy) that takes a car sized                     battery, and you can't find a proper jump charger,                     just buy a normal car battery and trickle charger.                      It beats the jump box because it's cheaper with                     more power. 

                              Just another                     option.

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