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SCA 200Amp Jumper Leads 2.7M $9.99
SCA Jumpstart - 1900 Amp, Heavy Duty $123
ALDI: Car Jumper Leads 100amp $19.99, Car Battery Charger $29.99 - both 3yr warranty
Supercheap Auto: 65% off 200amp Jumper Leads $9.99, 40% off 1900amp Heavy Duty Jump Starter $123
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Got it for free yesterday…
how you got for free?
Check out yesterday's deal..
Thats a bargin iff it's want you want (light set for small car). I bought the 750amp ones on the same page, last night ($75.88-$10)to replace my light set
Thanks! Starting to get together some Christmas presents the jumper leads are a great buy ! Going to use my $10 store credit so will cost me nothing ;)
Cheers, needed a new set of these.
Purchased some to pick upI like a nice 3 year warranty :)
aldi's has 3yr, don't know about sca's
ALDI: Car Jumper Leads 100amp $19.99, Car Battery Charger $29.99 - both 3yr warranty
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Does sca sell trickle car chargers? I can only see a solar powered one?
Your question is a bit confusing. When charging car batteries, the current inherently drops to a trickle charge rate as the battery approaches full charge. The battery simply doesn't accept as much current, as long as the charger is regulated to 13.8V. In fact that's how simpler chargers know when to light the "full charge" light - when the charging current has dropped to a trickle.
So if you are looking for a charger to keep a battery topped up, almost any charger will do. Probably the best option is one of the chargers that looks like a plugpack, supacheap have some starting at $40.
If it is to be connected and disconnected by non-technically-minded people, I recommend you get a lead with a charge socket attached to your car battery. Some chargers have a plug on the output and come with such a lead, much easier and safer to plug in a plug than to muck about with battery clips. Make sure the lead attached to the battery is no more than about 30cm long, you wouldn't want to drive over a bump and have the lead come loose and get tangled in your fan belt! The supacheap $40 charger doesn't applear to have such a lead, you'll have to buy a more expensive unit to get that feature.
Russ - Thanks for the help - yes I agree now that I read it back it is a bit confusing!
As you worked out, yes I'm looking for a charger to keep the car topped up as it doesn't get driven too often.
I understand what you're saying re the plugs - will keep it in mind thanks.
wfdTamar - there are a lot of CTek models! Any in particular that you would recommend for a 5 series (E60) BMW? I believe the battery is around 90-100ah in capacity.
MXS 5.0 (around $100 online) seems a good one that can do up to 110 Ah, or the MXS 3.8 does up to 80 Ah.
They're smart chargers and you can leave them on all the time (like for a caravan, or overnight for a car) without overcharging the battery.
750A leads are $75, 200A $9.99. Depending on how the clamp is connected, you could possibly buy 4 200 amp ones and re-crimp them in parallel to get 800 amps at nearly half the price.
I wish they would state the cable gauge though. The cable looks just as thick as the 200A one in the photo.
p.s. you can start a large-engine vehicle that has a weak battery with thin jumper cables. Just hook them up and run the donor car for maybe 5-10 minutes to recharge the dead car's battery first before trying to jump-start the dead car.
Never believe the rating on the cable. I think they crank up the current until the insulation melts, and then tell you 90% of that figure. For example, "Hey Joe, the cables melted at 220 amps", "that's okay, sell them as 200 amp cables".
The rating on most jumper cables is about as believable at the mAh rating on no-name 18650 batteries.
I agree with Eug, hook these up for 5-10 minutes and they will work fine. In reality, I doubt the current would exceed 20A. As long as your battery is merely flat, not damaged, ten minutes of even 5A will start many cars.
that's a good price, but what is the quality like ?