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JZ
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Let's talk about battery boosters
Who has one? Man, these things have gotta small and powerful. They charge all kinds of stuff too.
Here's the one we use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D42TYFC/ref=ppx_od_dt_b...
[Edited on 5-21-2020 by JZ]
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I bought a "Type S" jump starter/power pack at Costco a couple of years ago for about $60. It has about the same specs as the one you have, and has
served me well!
If you are not using it regularly, be sure to plug it and top off the charge once in a while.
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chippy
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I have the NOCO boost plus. Haven´t needed to use it yet.
https://no.co/gb40
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John Harper
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I have a NOCO GB40, same a chippy. Used it three times to jump fellow teacher's cars in the last two years. Easy and effective. Just took it out of
truck last week after almost a year, needed to top it off a bit, but it seems to work great. I like the ability to charge an iPad or phone if needed.
That might be handy if you're camped a few days and just want to recharge the iPad for reading.
John
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There is no free lunch. The tiny ones have tiny performance. They will do a great job of charging the phone, less so turning over the 7.3 liter power
stroke.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8A2nIMUWA
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AKgringo
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I dug out the spec sheet for my Type S, and the unit JZ posted here lists a much greater output than mine. Maybe time to upgrade!
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chippy
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After watching that video I think I better upgrade
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Audew wins!
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  | | There is no free lunch. The tiny ones have tiny performance. They will do a great job of charging the phone, less so turning over the 7.3 liter power
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Not true. The one I posted is tiny, and will start my 3/4 ton diesel. They are lithium batteries.
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | | Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob | | There is no free lunch. The tiny ones have tiny performance. They will do a great job of charging the phone, less so turning over the 7.3 liter power
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The one I posted is tiny, and will start my 3/4 ton diesel.
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Good to know! The one I have is not among those being tested on the video, but it cranks my old 460 ford just fine. A diesel takes a bunch more amps
to crank!
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I just bought a "Type S" jump starter/power pack at Costco , it was on sale for $45 ( it should be fine as my rig is small)
Also bought a 50 quart 12volt ac/dc refrigerator/freezer for my upcoming Montana trip.
Didn't want to have to maintain ice in my regular ice chest and have to go into stores as often.
I have jumper cables but being as I will be "out there" and in the back country , I didn't want to chance a dead battery and no one around.
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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Reading Lencho's post reminded me of how my dad operated a International Harvester TD-18 Bulldozer. He had to start it up on gasoline until the
engine warmed up enough to switch it over to diesel. He taught me how operate it a little bit when I was 11-12. There was "lever A" and "Lever B"
and don't touch "Lever B", to this day I have no idea what Lever B did. But I love the term.
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On my dad's old Caterpillar D-7, the starting motor was a gasoline engine. He would start the starting motor, let it warm up, then with the fuel shut
off, open the compression release on the diesel motor, and engage it.
After it had cranked long enough to circulate the oil and was turning freely, he would open the fuel and close the compression release valves and
horse power happened!
Never start a diesel with gasoline, things break!
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Awesome vid. Upgrading to the Audew today. Thx
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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Decades ago, I operated a cable blade D-8 dozer. The gasoline starter motor was referred to as the "Pup"motor. It was a brute to operate... no
hydraulic assist on the steering clutches.
I put JZ's battery booster on my Amazon wish list for a later purchase. Thanks for that. My old unit pack had started bulging, meaning I had to
dispose of it due to it being a fire/explosion hazard.
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My dad referred to the starter as a "pony motor".
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They are lithium batteries. That's why they are small, for a given capacity. This is about the only benefit of Li batts - high energy density. Wioth
all the usual drawbacks of Li batts.
They don't like getting too hot (like in a locked car on a sunny day), or too cold, or 100% full or stored near empty for long time. The more you do
it to them, the sooner you have to buy a new one.
Going up in flames is another thing that Li batts do, luckily not very often.
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That's what I heard them called. My friend's dad had a dozer that had one of those starter "pony" motors.
John
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JZ
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Great video. Thanks for posting.
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