Jump box recommendations

[timjmcconnell at gmail.com (Timbo)]

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On 1/8/06, Brian Haygood <haygood@myway.com> wrote:
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>  --- On Sun 01/08, Rick Kellner < rfkellner@snet.net > wrote:
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> From: Rick Kellner [mailto: rfkellner@snet.net]
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> To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
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> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:01:15 -0500
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> Subject: RE: Jump box recommendations
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> What about putting a trickle charger on it the day before you plan to<br>take it out?  Not near a 120v outlet?<br>Rick.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: scirocco-l-bounces+rfkellner=snet.net@scirocco.org<br>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+rfkellner=snet.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of<br>GGehrke<br>Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:50 PM<br>To: Larry Fry<br>Cc: Scirocco list<br>Subject: Re: Jump box recommendations<br><br>I'm thinking along the lines of Cathy's comments, too, that I'll<br>probably truthfully end up using it on my friends cars as much as my<br>own.  We can only drive once or maybe maybe twice a week here (USNA)<br>so our cars do a lot of sitting.  Sitting and draining.  I've got a<br>red top in my beater that I've been meaning to move over, but even<br>that needs a little persuasion after months of non use.<br><br>The car was, in fact, mostly dead when I went today.  Got a jump and<br>drove it about 100 miles and it's being good to me, but I think
> I'm<br>still going to swing by autozone to pick one up just for rain<br>insurance.<br><br>-Grant-<br><br><br>On 1/8/06, Larry Fry <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:<br>> My philosopy on those things is this: take the money you would spend<br>on the<br>> 'jump box' and buy a new battery for your car/get the charging problem<br>> fixed.<br>>   Carry around an expensive 'good' battery to support a faulty<br>battery?<br>> What's wrong with that picture....?<br>> :)<br>><br>> Larry<br>> sandiego16v<br>><br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: "GGehrke" <ggehrke@gmail.com><br>> To: "Scirocco list" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org><br>> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 7:31 AM<br>> Subject: Jump box recommendations<br>><br>><br>> Does anyone have experience with those jump boxes?  You know, the<br>> little packs that you charge up in an outlet and carry with you in the<br>> car for dead batteries?<br>><br>> I had to jump my scirocco yesterday (i mean, it had been sitting in<br>> the cold not
> being driven since the end of october) and even when I<br>> drove it I needed another jump later that night.  I am about to go<br>> back out to it, and i'm sure it's going to be dead again.<br>><br>> Anyways, I figure I'll just go to autozone and pick up whatever<br>> they've got, but if anyone has any recommendations or other places to<br>> look, I'm open to suggestions.<br>><br>> I think today I'm also going to try to tackle some of my other<br>> electrical gremlins, such as how when I turn on my lights, my tach<br>> starts fluttering, the coolant temp idiot light flashes with RPMs<br>> instead, and dash lights dim as my speed (not RPMs) increase so that<br>> above about 15mph they're completely out.  Not cool.  And I have no<br>> interior lights, so any time I need to read a map or anything I need<br>> to bust out a flashlight.  These cars...  I swear...<br>><br>> -Grant-<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Scirocco-l mailing list<br>>
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