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[IanA2]

I have a Ring Pro which seems to have become juiceless. Long shot, but does anyone know if a new battery can be fitted, I know some packs allow for this, but can find nothing relating to Ring kit.

Also, anybody got any idea what the minimum specs of a booster needs to be to start a 6 litre engine? Some of the packs claiming 800 CCA have scary prices.

When my Ring was working I never had occasion to use it on the SL so I have no idea if it would suffice. If

As ever, thanks.

 

[markjay]

I would have thought that a booster's CCA should have the same (or greater) rating as that of the original fitment battery?

At any rate, I doubt there's a generic figure for 6-Cyl engines, because the required CCA will depend on a number of other factors, most importantly the engine's compression ratio, which tends to be in this order:

Highest - Diesel engines

High - normally-aspirated high-performance petrol engines

Normal - normally-aspirated non-performance petrol engines

Low - supercharged or turbocharged high-performance petrol engines

etc....

 

[IanA2]

It's a V8. Original battery is 830CCA which is why I've been looking for specs on booster. Not all give them.

 

[Sp!ke]

Have you measured the voltage across the terminals of your booster? I ask as you seem to be getting a similar response from jump leading your SL.

My cheapo booster from machine mart is now 7 years old and still going strong. It will start my SL too from an almost flat battery.

I charge it annually...which reminds me ...its about time I give it a charge.

I saw a battery device recently for charging phones and such. Not much bigger than an iphone but was powerful enough to start a car. Came with crocodile clips for starting a car and was rated to 300 amps apparently. Impressive I thought.

 

[IanA2]

Have you measured the voltage across the terminals of your booster? I ask as you seem to be getting a similar response from jump leading your SL.

I don't have a meter, but the "health meter" lights on the charger reads O and that was after 24 hours charging.

I don't know if the fact it's 6 litre makes any difference.

What still worries me is that it wouldn't start whilst hooked up to the GS

 

[Sp!ke]

While youre on amazon, add a multimeter to your tool collection. Youll find it a useful addition.

No homestart then?

 

[Sp!ke]

If your battery is completely dead and your jump leads not really heavy duty ones then it wouldnt surprise me that you couldnt start a 6 L engine this way.

 

[IanA2]

If your battery is completely dead and your jump leads not really heavy duty ones then it wouldnt surprise me that you couldnt start a 6 L engine this way.

Yes I think you may well be right here. I noticed that the leads were very seriously hot. I need to get some thicker leads.

Don't you think a heavy duty booster should get me going, duff battery or no?

 

[Sp!ke]

It would likely start your car but im concerned your car might die once you disconnect the booster.

 

[IanA2]

It would likely start your car but im concerned your car might die once you disconnect the booster.

If that did happen, I could leave it connected for twenty minutes to get me to Halfords; no?

 

[Sp!ke]

I wouldnt risk it.

 

[V12]

Unscrew the plastic housing of the booster to reveal the battery inside. You can normally buy a new replacement from CPC.

I have replaced the battery in a snap on booster pack for less than half of what the dealer wanted to fit a new battery.

 

[IanA2]

Unscrew the plastic housing of the booster to reveal the battery inside. You can normally buy a new replacement from CPC.

I have replaced the battery in a snap on booster pack for less than half of what the dealer wanted to fit a new battery.

Yes I've seen a few that you can do that with, but I'm not sure abut the Ring Pro.

 

[jaymanek]

These jump packs really dont last unless they are used and charged regularly... Having them as a back up seems a great idea but they wont work when you really need them.

Only the ones over £200 are any good.. We have several Snap On ones.

For home use nothing better than a battery conditioner.

 

[IanA2]

These jump packs really dont last unless they are used and charged regularly... Having them as a back up seems a great idea but they wont work when you really need them.

Mine came good in the end, but it's just not powerful enough for a 6 litre V8. In fact when I checked the specs I found out it's for up to 3.5 litre. So it did well to get it started.

Only the ones over £200 are any good.. We have several Snap On ones.

I paid about £150 for mine

For home use nothing better than a battery conditioner.

Except when the battery goes phut..

 

[Sp!ke]

My 70 quid one is still going strong 7 years on.

This year it lived in the boot of my sisters car for 3 months while she was dithering over getting a replacement battery. It must have got her started at least ten times without recharge.

It starts my SL (but turns it over slower than I would like).

I take it camping and it lives in the boot on long journeys just in case.

Money well spent I think.

I tend to charge it using my maintenance charger rather than the one it came with which might explain its longevity.