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Noco gb150 starts my diesel no problem

Black & Decker smart charger with a battery rejuvenation mode has worked well for me for 3 years or so................$50 at Home Depot.

Use a Battery Tender if not using the battery / vehicle for a while or if in storage.

MM

Lots of good ones these days. Hell, you can use your cordless tool batteries.

I got my jump battery from NAPA. The only complaint I have is the cables could stand to be another 6" longer. The jump battery is rated at 1100 amps. I haven't needed anything more.

kwg

Apparently some don’t.

I have the same one. Those stubby little cables are a PITA!

Yeah.... I guess you gotta read the [bleep] manual.

NOCO boost, keep one in all vehicles, one in the jeep has been through freezing weather and scalding summers. I top them off every three months.

Noco Boost

Same for me.

I've used it once for my own vehicle, and three times for damsels in distress.

John

Yes they are a PITA. Do ya think NAPA will go broke if they added 6" of cable to that battery pack ??

kwg

My Noco GB150 has jumped several 6.0 and 6.7 ambulances at work without issue. Put it on boost mode and it starts then right up

Buy a https://www.batteryminders.com/ and a few ring connector kits....these will do amazing things in a couple of weeks to old batteries.

There's a https://www.pulsetech.net/pp-12-l-powerpulse-12-volt-battery-maintenance-system.html that does drain a bit of voltage, but does the same high freq desulfation while driving. Good for a daily driver or plugged in trailer, not for a sit all week rig

ES5000 BoosterPac

I have 2.

Made the mistake of buying a dewalt that sams or costco sold. POS will not get charged and runs out very quickly.

The ES5000 keeps its charge.Had one in my truck overnight. Was -24. Got it out. Still fully charged and worked fine. Simple without a bunch of electronics or unnecessary crap. Just a case with jumper leads.

diesel owners: has anyone tried putting a car sized jumper on each battery?

I'm not sure if one this small fits your needs, but it claims to work to -40*. I bought one last year for my son after watching videos showing comparably priced battery packs fail to work in the cold weather such as when stored in a cold vehicle.

The concept is that this device works as a supercapacitor and not a battery pack, so it is less affected by cold operating temps. The downside is that it doesn't work on a totally dead battery because it uses the little remaining power in the vehicle battery to quickly charge the capacitor, which is then recycled to start the vehicle.

I think there is a Project Farm Youtube video from the last year or two showing that this capacitor device worked better than comparably priced battery packs after Project Farm dude stored them in his freezer over night before testing, with the caveat that the vehicle battery wasn't totally dead.

Here is a link:

Autowit SuperCap 2

There was one in the video posted earlier. There's also a newer model in the video below. From what I saw I didn't think either did all that well, especially for the price.

I’ve never used mine on my personal diesel truck but had done so on several diesel ambulances and a handful out hunting.

With my noco 150 I put it in boost mode and have never had an issue jumping a diesel off 1 battery.

With newer diesels requiring set voltage and crank rpm to turn on the injectors 2 car sized may be needed.

Arrived yesterday... Not tested yet.

First impression... 4000A is probably BS.

Had that one until I drove over it with a track loader, good unit. I replaced it with a Jump n Carry 1700 amp unit.