[C320-list] Dead Battery

[Chris Burti]

No...if you are talking about a true jump start.

The wiring and inline fuse on that circuit are inadequate to carry the
load required jump start the engine.

If your device has a 12v outlet plug to be used to sart a car, it
sounds as if you have one of one of those toys that uses a small
battery to try to boost the car's battery just enough to kick over the
engine. That is not likely to work in this instance.

If you have one of the more substantial battery packs with alligator
spring clamps and a plug for recharging the pack, then Pat's advice is
good. This particularly true if your batteries are defective. If your
battery bank is simply discharged, but still above 10.5 volts, a
straight jump should start a normally easy starting diesel.

On 7/17/07, Kurt R. Budelmann, M.D. <krbmd77 at charter.net> wrote:
> If one has a case of discharged house batteries and has a portable device to jump start the engine, where is the best place to connect it?  Would the  12 volt outlet on the breaker board work?
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> Kurt R. Budelmann
> Everwind, Catalina 320 #1035
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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC