Jump Starting with a Race Battery?

[Martin.]

How do you jump start when you have a race battery. Say a Varley Ret Top 25:

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=692_694&products_id=4432

My jump leads have 'pinching teeth' and there is nothing to grab on those battery terminals.

Anyone got a simple solution to this?

​Cheers

 

[Kelv]

Martin,

if you are relocating your battery, you are likely to be using something like in the picture below.
if you need to jump start the car, you can simply connect the live jump lead to these terminals, and the earth lead to any earth point in the engine bay.

 

[Tony Hunter]

You should never let these run down, they don't like it.

I keep the race car topped up with one of those solar panel things from Maplins, £12.00, comes with a nice long lead.

 

[Kelv]

Good shout, didn't think of suggesting this to Martin.
i utilise my cut off switch when the car isn't in use.

 

[Martin.]

All understood cheers

I'm planning on running a cut off like you anyway Kelv so it shouldn't run down.

Will look into the solar panel thingy too thanks Tony.

 

[Kelv]

The solar panel trickle chargers are a handy bit of kit, I used to use one ony old jeep tow car.It was only used once a month and all to often when I went back to use it there would only be just enough power to unlock it to get in, the trickle charger just sat in the windscreen and could be connected either to the 12v socket or crocodile clips onto the battery.
from that day on I had no more dead battery's.


To add: it won't charge a battery, but if it is already charged it has just enough to trickle in to it to keep it topped up when its sat unused.
With your clio sat on the driveway it will be ideal for you

 

[Tony Hunter]

.To add: it won't charge a battery, but if it is already charged it has just enough to trickle in to it to keep it topped up when its sat unused.
With your clio sat on the driveway it will be ideal for you

This, I use one for the motor home as well,it sat all winter and started 1st time. Well worth the money imo.

 

[Martin.]

This the one you use for the car?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/solar-powered-12v-2.4w-battery-trickle-charger-223251

 

[Tony Hunter]

No , this one.
£8.99 1.5v

And this one for the M home

But any will do, just put them on straight away.

 

[Martin.]

Oh it's 1.5v

​Many thanks Tony