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redbone

07-27-2007 15:18:47




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can a car battery be used to "jump-off" a riding mower battery. Lack of rain in the southeast means our lawn hasn"t been cut since mid june and the mower battery died from sitting idle.




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Aaron Ford

07-28-2007 12:35:56




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
I do this regularly. The lawn and garden batteries that we are forced to use due to space issues last about two years around here. My old man came up with a great solution. He bungeed a car battery to the running board and it lasted nearly six years. The mower died before that battery did. Starter and battery setup was pulled and used on the neighbors for a few years after that. HTH Aaron

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sammyd

07-27-2007 22:36:17




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
How many amps do you think the car battery is capable of putting out? 40 from an alt is nothing.
Car started, car shut off...don't matter, I do it all the time too.
Sometimes I'll even throw the 50 amp booster charger on it if I don't feel like messing around with jumper cables.



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Janicholson

07-27-2007 21:06:07




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
Plus to plus and Negative to Negative. They can explode if reverse connected. Connecting the last connection to a metal ground not at the battery will also be safer (reduces sparks near the hydrogen gas in the battery) JimN



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mike46

07-27-2007 17:25:48




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
Last used in mid June? I'd say that you need a new battery. You can save yourself a lot of time by buying one, forget the charging up routine, it's a waste of time. Get a new one in my humble opinion.



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Walt Davies

07-27-2007 20:55:55




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to mike46, 07-27-2007 17:25:48  
If all batteries went completely dead in a month then we are all in trouble.

Just jump it the car alternator won't put in more than the battery can take so don't worry about that either.

Walt

MYTHs sometimes they sure get in the way of good old common knowledge.



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landlord7012

07-27-2007 15:36:29




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
And - don't forget to check the electrolyte level and charge it up good



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old

07-27-2007 15:36:05




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
Yep but if its still in the car/truck I wouldn't do it with the car engine running because a alternator puts out 40 plus amps and thats to much at one time for that small of a battery



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uncle

07-27-2007 15:23:53




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 Re: OT-dumb question in reply to redbone, 07-27-2007 15:18:47  
I do it all the time with no problems.



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