Coyote Chris
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I forgot to talk about this with others at the rally. Many of us are carrying the mini lith ion jump packs now. Great for jumping small cars (V6 and below), Charging your phone, and jumping your bike. Remember that bikes with computers, fuel injection, high pressure fuel pumps, etc, dont push start worth a darn. These jump packs are small, light and cheep. I jump started my wife's old Subaru 3 times over the years.
But how do you test the jump packs? I have one in every car and bike, after all....
In the state patrol, we techs used this on the trooper's cars.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Battery-Load-Tester-6V-12V-Diagnostic-Charging-System-100amp-Car-Boat-/282360249184?hash=item41bdfb7b60:g:K2AAAOSwx6pYom08
Bone simple. You hook it up to the battery, read the volts, push the spring loaded toggle switch to simulate a 100 amp load, read the volts under load, then start the vehicle and read the alternator volts.
I am getting one to test my jump packs once a year. You can also do a reference test on your bike's battery to see how it ages (probably not like fine wine)
But how do you test the jump packs? I have one in every car and bike, after all....
In the state patrol, we techs used this on the trooper's cars.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Battery-Load-Tester-6V-12V-Diagnostic-Charging-System-100amp-Car-Boat-/282360249184?hash=item41bdfb7b60:g:K2AAAOSwx6pYom08
Bone simple. You hook it up to the battery, read the volts, push the spring loaded toggle switch to simulate a 100 amp load, read the volts under load, then start the vehicle and read the alternator volts.
I am getting one to test my jump packs once a year. You can also do a reference test on your bike's battery to see how it ages (probably not like fine wine)