<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body >Nominally 240v but in reality 230v.<div id="signid"></div><div><br></div><div>Some explanation of the situation here:</div><div><br></div><div>https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/etc/guide-voltageoptimisation.php<br></div><div><br></div><div>Hth</div><div><br></div><div>Nick</div><br><br><div id="replyid"><br><br><br>---- On Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:38:45 +0000 <b>bspidell@comcast.net</b> wrote ---- <blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 6px;"><meta> <div> <p>'Mains' in the UK are 240V, correct?<br> </p> <br> <div class="x_-628282676moz-cite-prefix">On 9/7/2018 1:55 PM, jonnic1947 wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote> <meta> <div style="font-size: 10pt"> <div>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.<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bcet.co.uk/jumpastarta-starter-motor.html">http://www.bcet.co.uk/jumpastarta-starter-motor.html</a><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Maybe expensive but with the GBP currently on the floor versus the USD there's no better time to buy.<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Your only problem will be that any neighbour with a poor starting car will always be wanting to borrow it.<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Nick Brearley</div> <div><br> </div> <div class="x_-628282676zmail_extra"> <div id="x_-628282676Zm-_Id_-Sgn1"> <div><br> </div> <div>---- On Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:07:26 +0000 <b><a class="x_-628282676moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank"><eric@megageek.com></a></b> wrote ----<br> </div> </div> <div><br> </div> <blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 6px; margin: 0 0 0 5px"> <div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">Bob,</span></span> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">Another option is what I do. I hate those anemic jump boxes. They are pretty much just an undersized battery with cables attached.</span></span> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">What I did was get some quick disconnection battery terminals like these, but heavier duty...</span></span> <br> </div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Anderson-SB120-Connector-Kit-Blue-2-Awg-6801G1/270508372567"><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Anderson-SB120-Connector-Kit-Blue-2-Awg-6801G1/270508372567</span></span></a> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">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.</span></span> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">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.</span></span> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">Sometimes I don't even need to remove the battery from the tractor.</span></span> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">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.</span></span> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div><span class="x_-628282676font" style="font-family: sans-serif"><span class="x_-628282676size" style="font-size: 13px">Just another option.<br> <br> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br> Tech Viper<br> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." 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