I purchased one of these NOCO GB70 units with the idea I could carry it around with me in the SLC in case I needed a little extra juice to jump start the car.
https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB70-Ul...0&qid=1557446720&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
I've read reviews where people have been able to start their cars even with a completely dead battery. Figuring that's the worst case scenario, I decided to test my unit out on my SLC with the battery completely removed similar to what's shown in this video:
On a fully charged pack I get about a half a second of whirring then nothing. I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar type of booster pack and can run a similar test. I'm not sure if it's an issue with the battery pack or whether there's a separate issue with my starter - still need to run a voltage drop test. However, with the Optima hooked up I can start the car just fine. The optima's currently measuring 13.X volts and the NOCO is measuring 11.8 volts.
https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB70-Ul...0&qid=1557446720&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
I've read reviews where people have been able to start their cars even with a completely dead battery. Figuring that's the worst case scenario, I decided to test my unit out on my SLC with the battery completely removed similar to what's shown in this video:
On a fully charged pack I get about a half a second of whirring then nothing. I'm wondering if anyone else has a similar type of booster pack and can run a similar test. I'm not sure if it's an issue with the battery pack or whether there's a separate issue with my starter - still need to run a voltage drop test. However, with the Optima hooked up I can start the car just fine. The optima's currently measuring 13.X volts and the NOCO is measuring 11.8 volts.