Has anyone every used one of these to start a bird?

[Chuck Wheeler]

Gary,

We travel in cold weather a lot with some dry camping. I have been concerned about the batteries being down and not being able to get started. I carry a small Honda in one side compartment for emergencies. I used it one weekend when the lights were left on and could start the BB after about 20 minutes.If you could run the generator I don't understand why the chargers would not have brought the batteries up so you could start. We have a 60 amp Intell-Power charger and it will geta dead battery to enough power to start in less than a half an hour.

- Chuck Wheeler-

FC 31SB Fort Worth TX

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Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Has anyone every used one of these to start a bird?

I'm still in search of an economical way to ABSOLUTELY quickly get
started after dry camping.

I'm a little paranoid because we accidently turned on the security
lights one night and had to wait the entire next day for a jump.
Couldn't get the genset to charge the batteries enough within a few
hours.

Has anyone ever used something like either of these two items to
start a bird?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=46944
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47449

I used to have one like the first item to start my tractors after
sitting for a week or two but am curious if they would provide a
nearly immediate start as long as the genset came alive.

If you take the time to read the manual of the second item, it could
be rigged up to autostart the genset with a minimum of trouble.

Movin on,
GPSGary
1984FC35