New sign ups to the SCA Club Plus will cost $5 and you get $10 credit, making this $4.99 delivered.
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/clubplus
295 left in stock at the time of posting.
Jumper Leads 125A 3.7 Meters $9.99 (or $5 with Club Plus sign up) Free Shipping @ Supercheap Auto
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ezarc on 13/06/2016 - 15:54 supercheapauto.com.au (587 clicks)
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125AMPS does seem awfully small.
Wonder if this would be fine to use to jumpstart a Mazda 3 ?
yes, it says on the box " ideal for small cars"
The starter of an average 4 cylinder draws about 80-100A but its not going to pull all of that from the donor battery.
Also leaving the jumpers connected with the donor car running for a few minutes (the longer the better) before trying to turn it over will also benefit as it will give the flat battery some charge and help reduce the load on the donor car when turning over the engine of the car with the flat battery.
This isn't the bees knees but for $5 shipped (less than postage costs) its fine for emergencies.
Or buy two sets.
Buying a jumper lead with ample capacity it very important or else you end up throwing the money if it doesn't do it when you desperately need it to work. Anyone can share their experiences with this item?
As ezarc said above, this will work provided that the battery is still capable of holding SOME charge. Just leave the cables connected for 5-10 mins (or 15 mins for a larger car) with the donor car engine running before attempting to start it.
That does not look like a small car with a small battery/power requirement.
Supercheap even says that the 200 Amps is only suitable for motorbikes and lawnmowers….
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/SCA-J…
Kmart have 400 Amp jumper cables for $20.
http://www.kmart.com.au/product/booster-cables---400-amp/722…Yeah this. You kind of want to spend a tad more. Unless you drive a 1.0 put put car.
Jumper Leads? Hmmmmmmm…..So this is some sort of skipping rope for a car?
a tough looking man walks into a bar carrying some jumper leads.
He says to the bar tender "one beer please".
Bartender hands him a beer and says "here you go, but don't start anything"
and says "here you go, but don't start anything"
unlikely to with only 125AMPS…
nice try
free shipping? how do you get free shipping? it's keeps wanting to charge me 9.95 ?
Ignore,,worked it out
after I sign up as clubplus member, I can see there is $10 credit in my account, however when I try to check out, the credit does not apply.
anyone can help?
Thanks
Its further down the checkout process, you will see member selection and you can apply the credit in there.
You may get away with it but better not to try on modern vehicles. Well worth a read if you weren't aware of the huge potential for damage:
http://www.mynrma.com.au/get-involved/advocacy/news/why-you-…“Well-meaning car owners can do massive amounts of damage very easily and not realise it until it’s too late,” Darrin says.
“Your mate can’t jumpstart the car anymore – the NRMA has to do it for you.”
Organisation charging to help you with your car advises you let them charge you to help you with your car.
Oh yeah, that's a reason to neg a deal.
"there is no link between tobacco and cancer" - the tobacco industry.
Believe it or not tantryl, your choice. Cynicism has its place but in this case personally I prefer to know the FACTS. A quick google will confirm the dangers but feel free to provide information to the contrary.
I negged it as a warning for the unaware. Might stick in a few minds if they are ever in a flat battery situatio. Nothing worse than offering to help jump-start someone's car and stuffing their electrics.
'…better not to try on modern vehicles'
That may be correct, but has no bearing on whether these are a bargain.$9.99 for leads that are suitable for older small cars, motorbikes, ride on mowers, etc. is a bargain
This is BS. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS..
The existing car battery in fact acts like a big surge/current protector so it's won't "shock" electronics. This article is false and misleading
I'll take your word for it. There are myriad more references if you need them but don't hold back tell us how your theory works. A basic knowledge of how modern batteries and vehicle ECUs work would be a good starting point.
A 2 minute google search will turn up far better sources but here for example is what this deal's retailer says:
Late model cars are generally more dependent on complex electronics to function and any voltage spike can damage the delicate electronic circuitry. Quality jumper leads fitted with a 'spike guard' or 'surge protector' should always be used and are available online or from any Supercheap Auto store.
Anyone jump starting a computer controlled vehicle without knowing what they are doing and the potential risks and expense probably deserves what they get but personally I'd prefer it if they informed themselves first. The risk might be small but it's there.This is absolute rubbish. You'd be replacing ECUs every start if they didn't have their own DC filter & surge/spike protection.
I cbf convincing you to stop using NRMA for car starts.
@snoo: tell that to people who have fried their ECUs or other ECU controlled parts.
Spikes are rare and they can be avoided by simple things such as having an open circuit, eg turn the lights on before removing leads.
Problems, as rare as they are, usually arise when jumper leads are removed from the vehicle with the flat battery. The tiny time gap between the alternator providing its charge and the regulator kicking in is more than enough to 'fry' ECUs, although not in the manner you might be thinking. The ECU might be relatively robust but other components aren't.
There are numerous examples of damaged electronics/components - two reports on this website alone: http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gta/208486-jump-starting…
Buy 4 of them and use them in parallel for 500amp!
Just FYI I bought a set of these a while back for a similar price when I had some loyalty credit due to expire but got them for a different purpose than jump starting, they are extremely thin I think if I need some for a car I'd give these a miss no matter how small and get some bigger rated ones. For bikes, mowers or other purposes these would probably be fine.
So how thin are the cables relative to the the new glovebox battety jumper thingies?
Only 125AMPS, small cars only?