[Shop-talk] Jump starting a late model car

[Doug Braun]

An interesting topic!  I didn't realize how sophisticated these BMSes are.
I found a video that explains the Ford version very well:
https://youtu.be/I_KmO-KaR4A

Doug


On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 1:35 PM Gene Garrison <gene at garrison-grafixx.com>
wrote:

> The BMS was my first thought.  In connecting to the battery posts to start
> the car, you would be bypassing the BMS, so it wouldn't "know" about the
> charge and would think the battery was still dead.  But this would have
> affected the Lexus (which had the dead battery), not the F150.
>
> Other than that, I agree.  I can't think of any reason it would cause
> damage.  Just don't put the two batteries in series.
>
> - GeneG
>
>
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