No idea if this is true but .....................
Having just packed up from a four day camping trip in a remote corner of Arizona (we hadn't seen a soul the entire time), I turned the key, heard two clicks, and then nothing. Apparently a dome light had been left on and it drained the battery. The wife started to panic. I concocted this idea to calm her down, buy time and come up with a plan to get us out or walk the fifteen miles to a ranch. I pretended to know what I was doing by making sure everything electrical was shut off. Then, I connected my cordless drill battery to the now dead truck battery. Fat chance, I said to myself. To buy plenty of time, I confidently exclaimed, "This will take at least an hour to charge."
The hour passed quickly, as I studied the map for the shortest route to the ranch and hoped against all odds that someone would drive by so I could flag them down for help. As I started to pack a bag for my hike to the ranch, she called my bluff. Not willing to fess up, I went over and turned the key. VROOOM! The truck started right up. Just goes to show that even a silly idea can work, save your pride and avoid a long walk.
Freshly charged cordless batteries and a set of alligator clip jumpers are always in my tool box now.
Ken in Arizona
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If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog, sending a text while drinking coffee!
