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Last time I went to Montagu my mom's old Nissan Bakkie wouldn't start and I tried to use her jumper cables to start it. But for some odd reason enough amps did not reach the flat battery to crank it.
I opened it to see if the cables are making contact with the clamps and with a shock I found that although the isolation is about 8mm thick, the wire inside has a diameter of only 1.7mm.
No wonder it wouldn't work, the 2.5 sqr mm cable we sell in the shop has more copper than these "jumpers".
This is what cheapy spare shop "jumper" cables look on the inside:
Jumper cables
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Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow!
1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
Sadly, that is typical of the rubbish sold by many spares outlets. Always pays to look carefully at the copper, this is all-important for good jumper cables.
-F_D
White Fang: 1999 2.7i DC Raider 4x4 Bull Dog: 1987 4Y-EFI 2.2 DC 4x4 Pra Dog: 1998 Prado VX 3.4 Hound Dog: 2000 2.7i SC 4x4
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