Flat battery? No jump leads? - try this

[Barclaybasher]

 

[Barclaybasher]

It is funny but my son did that yesterday and sent me the pic - car is a Toyota Celica, spare battery off his camper !

And it worked !!!

 

[POH]

Explain please!!

 

[bigtwin]

Explain please!!

Second battery placed upside down, terminal to terminal on the causality vehicle!

Ian

 

[ChrisL]

Probably not a good idea to do this with a non sealed wet lead acid battery

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[TheBig1]

A very stupid idea for most people to even try. 2litres of Sulphuric Acid in the battery for a start, without considering the risk of arcing across the terminals on bodywork. Major damage to vehicle and idiot trying it is highly likely

I was shown that trick in a scrapyard when I was about 9 and told never to even try it.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Ooeer ,stand well back and watch it blow up.

 

[Barclaybasher]

A very stupid idea for most people to even try. 2litres of Sulphuric Acid in the battery for a start, without considering the risk of arcing across the terminals on bodywork. Major damage to vehicle and idiot trying it is highly likely

I was shown that trick in a scrapyard when I was about 9 and told never to even try it.

He said he's buying jump leads - just because it was too much like hard work............

I asked him if he'd seen it done before or on Youtube.................. no he thought it up himself

 

[Sandancers]

Maybe you should by him a book about the Darwinian theory.

 

[Barclaybasher]

Maybe you should by him a book about the Darwinian theory.

Nah.... he's just a chip off the old block........................

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[HKF]

It is funny but my son did that yesterday and sent me the pic - car is a Toyota Celica, spare battery off his camper !

And it worked !!!

I wouldn't fancy risking acid leaking everywhere

 

[Dave Scadding]

Umm, engine starts, battery rolls forward into fan and radiator. Sooner walk.

 

[Barclaybasher]

I told him t was a shocking thing to try but on the positive side the car started

 

[Tombola]

I told him t was a shocking thing to try but on the positive side the car started

Shocking

Ive done it plenty time with 2 spanners in the past

 

[Tea Bag]

.. no he thought it up himself

Hi.
" Necessity is the Mother of Invention " Fair play to him. Knowing that a spark can blow a battery ( Large chunks of Plastic flying about ),i would still venture to do that,if it meant escaping from some foreign powers tanks coming to get me. Good job people persevered trying to fly,even sail over the horizon. Did i ever mention the day i drilled through a mains cable.... It blew me off the worktop and the end of the drill had............................ Gone. Lesson learnt..........
Tea Bag.

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[L' Hobo]

Some batteries gas and then explode from arcing. I've seen a van battery explode and the acid sprays for about 30ft in all directions and does £1000's of damage to person, paintwork and premises.

DON'T DO IT!!!

 

[P Bentley]

Sure it has its dangers, however if you are stuck in the arsend of nowhere, with no phone signal, no signs of people, or help, no jump leads and a flat motor battery, are you going to sit their and whine about the perils whilst wringing your hands with angst, or are you going to do something to get yourself rolling again?
Given the above scenario I would opt for the proactive choice, but each to their own.

 

[L' Hobo]

Sure it has its dangers, however if you are stuck in the arsend of nowhere, with no phone signal, no signs of people, or help, no jump leads and a flat motor battery, are you going to sit their and whine about the perils whilst wringing your hands with angst, or are you going to do something to get yourself rolling again?
Given the above scenario I would opt for the proactive choice, but each to their own.

I lived in Australia and their 'arse-end of nowhere" is slightly different from Britain where one is no further than 20miles from civilisation of some description.

Personally, as a practical person, I would never be in his position BUT, If I were, I would prefer to sit in my dry car and wring my hands rather than die a agonising and horrible death by acid and very sharp pieces of battery case BUT as you say, "each to their own!"

 

[P Bentley]

I don't live in the UK and am often a long way from any help, and planning to be even more so shortly, so if I can help myself I do.
That said I would have jump leads with me because they are basic bit of motoring kit that anyone should carry.
But in an emergency... needs must and all that

 

[L' Hobo]

I don't live in the UK and am often a long way from any help, and planning to be even more so shortly, so if I can help myself I do.
That said I would have jump leads with me because they are basic bit of motoring kit that anyone should carry.
But in an emergency... needs must and all that

Jump lead are okay IF you have another vehicle or battery to slave off and in the 'arse-end of nowhere' with no passing traffic (otherwise you would probably be able to bum a lift) It is probably better to pay £100 and get one of the best small power packs that can also be used for other purposes like powering up ones phone, torch etc. but once again ' each to their own'

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[Dave Scadding]

Sure it has its dangers, however if you are stuck in the arsend of nowhere, with no phone signal, no signs of people, or help, no jump leads and a flat motor battery, are you going to sit their and whine about the perils whilst wringing your hands with angst, or are you going to do something to get yourself rolling again?
Given the above scenario I would opt for the proactive choice, but each to their own.

Yeh point taken , but he wasn’t!!

 

[Jaws]

Someone nicked ONE of the jump leads out of my recovery van
Back then almost all cars / vans had chrome bumpers, so just rolled my van on to their bumper and used the one jump lead for the +ve side

 

[Dave Scadding]

Now that’s clever thinking. Couldn’t do it to today’s plastic cars though, shame I miss seeing a bit of chrome.

 

[pappajohn]

A very stupid idea for most people to even try. 2litres of Sulphuric Acid in the battery for a start, without considering the risk of arcing across the terminals on bodywork. Major damage to vehicle and idiot trying it is highly likely

I was shown that trick in a scrapyard when I was about 9 and told never to even try it.

When I worked breakdowns I got called to a car in the multilevel carpark as a non-starter.
Not surprised it wouldn't start .....the battery had exploded and dumped acid all over the engine bay and a nice bulge in the bonnet where the battery lid had hit it.
Don't prat about with batteries, it's not worth the acid burns.....maybe for life

 

[68c]

Years ago I was disconnecting a battery charger from my Peugeot 604, suddenly a bang and a pain on my head. At first thought the bonnet had come down and hit me. Then I saw the top of the battery was sitting at an angle. My face started to burn, running up the path to the garden hose I thought how lucky I was to wear glasses. My clothes slowly fell apart over the next set of wash cycles. Although I hosed the engine bay well the car was never the same again, so many relats and connectors starting to rot. Obviously the old fashiobed wet lead battery had gassed having been left overnight in my cheap unregulated charger, disconnecting without switching off the charger resulted in a spark and the need to buy another set of clothes and car.
When I told my Dad he said back in the fifties he was lifting a car battery out, used a piece of household flex tied around the exposed lead connection bars. Of course the insulation cut through and shorted out the battery! As this was one of the few batteries in the village that could actually start a car he held on until it was on the ground. Very painful.

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