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Today we finally managed to get the 105 out of a container in Durban after waiting for for 3 weeks down here.
The battery was very flat, which was annoying because it was a new battery and I'd hoped to get away with it for only 2 months of being disconnected. We tried everything to jump start it but nothing could get it to turn over. It was really flat.
In the end someone suggested we jump it from a 24v battery. I was very dubious about this as I was sure something was going to blow, but with no other choice we did and it seemed to work.
So... just how lucky did we get? Is jump starting a 12v from a 24v a total no no that you can get away with sometimes, or is it a kind of "try not to" ????
It'd be nice to know for next time.......
The battery was very flat, which was annoying because it was a new battery and I'd hoped to get away with it for only 2 months of being disconnected. We tried everything to jump start it but nothing could get it to turn over. It was really flat.
In the end someone suggested we jump it from a 24v battery. I was very dubious about this as I was sure something was going to blow, but with no other choice we did and it seemed to work.
So... just how lucky did we get? Is jump starting a 12v from a 24v a total no no that you can get away with sometimes, or is it a kind of "try not to" ????
It'd be nice to know for next time.......