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electrical:12v:self-jumpstarting [2022/04/30 10:37] frater_secessus [maintaining starter batteries] |
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====== Self-jumpstarting ====== | ====== Self-jumpstarting ====== | ||
- | Self-jumpstarting means jumpstarting one's own vehicle without the use of another vehicle. | + | Self-jumpstarting means jumpstarting one's own vehicle without the use of another vehicle. |
+ | Note: regardless of specific method used, it will be gentlest on the system to combine the batteries and wait for the starter battery to come up instead of immediately attempting to start. This will minimize the amount of current flowing from house bank to vehicle chassis. This may be especially important with Li chemistries that have BMS protections. | ||
===== jumping from the house bank ===== | ===== jumping from the house bank ===== | ||
- | It will be gentlest on the system to combine the batteries and allow the starter battery to come up a bit instead of immediately attempting to start. | ||
This will be easiest if one already has some kind of [[electrical: | This will be easiest if one already has some kind of [[electrical: |