A must-have for any second-hand vehicle or vehicle using a second hand / used battery is a 12V Jump Starter Pack.
So let us see what’s and how’s relating to it.
WHAT IS A 12V Jump Starter PACK?
It is the one piece of equipment that will jump-start your car in an instant hassle-free and get you back on the road with no problems you need a 12V Jump Starter.
It is so simple and easy to use, and by yourself, as all you need to do is connect the correct cables to the correct terminals and let the booster do its works and you will be ready to go in an instant.
HOW DOES THE JUMP-STARTER WORK?
It is a case with a handle and a charging port with a pair of connecting alligator cables that also contains a heavy-duty type of battery that is non-serviceable so you do not have to check its battery water and regular service.
These cables on the pack are then connected to your car battery terminals, making sure you connect to the correct sequence, or even just to the positive terminal and ground cable to anywhere on the body of the car that is grounded.
This will cause enough charge to run through the battery of your car and electrical system to start your car first time.
DOES THE STARTER PACK HAVE ENOUGH AMPS TO START THE CAR?
Most packs are leveled at 500 amps and most small to medium-sized cars and small SUVs only need about 400 amps to start, so if you have a larger vehicle or truck you just have to make sure you use a higher amp starter pack.
The engineers that built and designed your vehicle’s battery make the battery’s CCA (cold crank amps) much higher than what is needed to swing the engine to start so there are always enough amps even through your starter pack.
HOW LONG IS WARRANTY ON THE STARTER PACK USUALLY?
As most, if not all, starter packs last for about a year only, the warranties are always for a year.
So if you do buy a starter pack and only get offered a 6-month warranty beware of the quality of its lifespan, as your warranty is usually equal to the lifespan but also remember it is all up to usage.
DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF I USE A CIGARETTE LIGHTER CHARGER?
Well if you think about it, a charger pack works on its own with no connections to the starter pack, as it stores the charge in the encased battery itself and the lighter plug is there to only charge the starter pack once that battery has run down by all the boosting of the car’s battery.
So yes it is good to use as it not only gives the same power as a home plugged pack but you can recharge it while driving if the pack is low.