<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpf77661cdyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I believe you are right. There are design standards regarding the voltage spikes likely to be encountered in a vehicle electrical system and they are quite significant. All the components (ECU's, electronic controls, etc) must meet these standards. The starter is typically the worst-case source of voltage spikes especially on disengagement.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpf77661cdsignature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Friday, December 1, 2023 at 08:02:16 AM CST, Donald H Locker <dhlocker@protonmail.com> wrote:
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<p>And if someone can point me to a reputable site with information
to the contrary, I'm open to changing my mind.</p>
<p>Thank you all,<br clear="none">
Donald.<br clear="none">
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<div id="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414yqt45137" class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414yqt5519028502"><div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-12-01 07:21, Donald H Locker
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</blockquote></div></div><div id="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414yqt07550" class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414yqt5519028502"><div><p>I think someone is pulling someone else's leg. There is nothing
(that I know of) in any post-2000 vehicle that can be "fried" by
providing or accepting a jump, provide it's done properly (+ to
+ and - to -).</p>
<p>The "dead" battery does not appear as a short because the
cables and clamps have significant resistance. That is the big
reason that the "dead" battery needs to be connected for a
period of time before cranking. (I usually wait 30 sec (longer
in winter); not very long, but it really doesn't take much to
bring a dead battery up to sufficient charge.)</p>
<p>The protections on vehicle electronics and electrical systems
are amazing; I've helped design and test quite a few of them.
Protection is built in to every component against: over-voltage;
reverse connection; shorts to ground; shorts to power. The
battery itself is a very simple electrochemical device that
_can_ be damaged, but it's difficult: freezing (-40F if charged;
-20F if significantly discharged); reverse charging; mechanical
damage is the most common problem.</p>
<p>Provided the jumper and jumpee batteries are connect properly
(+ to + and - to -), there is almost no way to damage either of
the vehicles' systems.</p>
<p>Donald.<br clear="none">
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-11-30 17:12, JohnT Blair
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</blockquote></div><div><div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> I come to the well of knowledge
looking for information. </div>
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> My sister just emailed me about her
having a friend jump start her late model Lexis from his F150
pickup. He got her started and then drove his truck to
someplace and parked it. When he tried to start it, it
wouldn't start. He had it towed to a dealership and they said
his battery was fried. </div>
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> In my sister's email she said that
she has found out that you shouldn't jump start a car made
from 2000 on. </div>
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> My question is why and how do you
start a car with a dead battery? </div>
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> I realize that the jumping car
should be running, so that gives the possiblity of too much
current being drawn from the jumping car as it's got a good
battery and an alternator capable of putting out well over
100A! So the jumped car's dead battery looks like a short
circuit. Bad - lots of current! </div>
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> So disconnecting the dead battery
and putting it on a battery charger to give it a more
controlled charge should be OK. </div>
<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> But that's not easy to do in a
parking lot. </div>
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<div class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"> What about these jump boxes,
especially the little ones like </div>
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<p class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/NEXPOW-Battery-Jump-Starter-1500A-Peak-12800mAh-Car-Starter-up-7-0L-Gas-5-5L-Diesel-Engine-12V-Portable-Booster-Power-Bank-Box-LED-Light/534414164?adsRedirect=true" class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414moz-txt-link-freetext" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.walmart.com/ip/NEXPOW-Battery-Jump-Starter-1500A-Peak-12800mAh-Car-Starter-up-7-0L-Gas-5-5L-Diesel-Engine-12V-Portable-Booster-Power-Bank-Box-LED-Light/534414164?adsRedirect=true</a></p>
<p class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style">But that is supposedly capable of
1500A!!! </p>
<p class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style">I did a google search on the subject
and found an article talking about all the problems that you
can have doing this. But the article really didn't say if
these problems were to the jumping or the jumped car or
both.</p>
<p class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style">So what is the collective knowledge
about this? What am I missing?</p>
<p class="ydp784edf4yiv5596510414default-style">JohnT,</p>
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<span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">John
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