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compact battery boosters
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:32 pm
by OldGuywhoTinkers
I had thought about buying a 18,000 milli-ampere compact 12 volt booster as insurance with my 2014 Genesis. I'm thinking that that is a momentary boost of 800 amperes
(or what most car batteries put out).
Here is my question: Can these things be used safely with batteries as small as scooter batteries ?
Re: compact battery boosters
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:27 pm
by tjupille
No reason why not. When it's hooked up, it's in parallel with the battery, which means that the starting amperage does not go *through* the battery. For the same reason, there would be no issue with hooking up a car battery -- so long as the car engine isn't running.
Re: compact battery boosters
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:58 am
by Mel46
I have one of those, and I have used it once on my wife's bike before we purchased a new battery, and multiple times on my lawn tractor before replacing its battery. It works, and it didn't hurt either of the charging circuits. I think they come with a builtin capacitor for starting cars, and contact points for charging other items, such a USB devices.