khalua1234
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Can I jumpstart or charge a truck battery with my 12vold trailer battery?
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pianotuna
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Hi,
Yes, but try not to make a habit of it!
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khalua1234
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K I'm in a desperate spot kids left light on in truck combined with the cold weather drained battery I have a spare 12 volt I was hoping I Could with out any explosions ;p thank you any words of caution??
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pianotuna
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Hi,
Just make sure you go positive to positive and negative to negative.
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ScottG
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I use my old deep cycle batterys in my classic car after they're too weak to serve my TT anymore. I've never had a problem.
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vladen
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It might be best just to switch the two batteries if they about the same size.
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khalua1234
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Switch them? But I thought dc aren't good for hard crank/cold crank or whatever its called for regular vechiles?!?
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vladen
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khalua1234 wrote:Switch them? But I thought dc aren't good for hard crank/cold crank or whatever its called for regular vechiles?!?
Well you just want to get the truk started once then switch em back hopefully yur truck will stay runnin but I dont keep up with modern stuff you may need to leave it and use the jumpers to charge the truck battery for awhile at least Ive got lucky once in your situation. Jumper cabled battery didnt give it enough juice but when I swtiched em it started the truck.
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2oldman
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No different from using another vehicle battery, cept it may not have enough power to start.
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I wouldn't do the 'switch em' thing. A lot of vehicles will not run without a battery installed. Use a set of jumper cables and call it done.
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