Car Battery Dead...left the lights on...

TomWaits · 8th January 2007, 04:01 AM

I killed the battery in the car. It was a very quiet Sunday morning today. I was up early heading out for a coffee, a little too early to start banging on doors and phoning friends and the tow truck people, well that's a fast $50 gone in the wind.

I took the battery out of my little NCR 260 Watt UPS, hooked it up and voila! I covered up the lugs on the battery and tossed it into the tire storage compartment.

Slight delay on the caffeine intake but good times nonetheless.

Just thought I'd share that.

Shawn.

dnsey · 8th January 2007, 07:32 AM

Nice idea - but the car's charging system won't do the SLA battery any good at all! Charge the proper one and refit it ASAP, or you'll be paying for a new UPS battery.

TomWaits · 8th January 2007, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dnsey
Nice idea - but the car's charging system won't do the SLA battery any good at all! Charge the proper one and refit it ASAP, or you'll be paying for a new UPS battery.

Are you kidding? I disconnected ASAP!

I'm just suprised the tiny cell did the job.

Shawn.

Cobra2 · 8th January 2007, 08:12 PM

Tiny motor?

Arne K

TomWaits · 8th January 2007, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cobra2
Tiny motor?

Arne K

You betcha.
Honda Civic Hatch back! Like starting a golf cart I guess, but still.

Pano · 8th January 2007, 09:29 PM

Good one!

A buddy of mine started his motorcyle off his laptop battery. Same sort of thing.

lndm · 8th January 2007, 09:36 PM

I once connected two running 6V motorcycles in series in order to charge a car's battery.

TomWaits · 8th January 2007, 09:56 PM

LOL!

I bet a laptop could start the Civic?
The series motorcycle trick! Brilliant!

Shawn.

XEAGLEKEEPER · 10th January 2007, 12:55 AM

Make up a cable with two alligator clips to connect to battery and a cigarette lighter plug on the other end then you can just plug your emergency battery(UPS or whatever into the cigarette lighter and start your auto) it works on my old pontiac.

TomWaits · 10th January 2007, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by XEAGLEKEEPER
Make up a cable with two alligator clips to connect to battery and a cigarette lighter plug on the other end then you can just plug your emergency battery(UPS or whatever into the cigarette lighter and start your auto) it works on my old pontiac.

Of course! I've sen those things in stores. Why bother popping the hood?

8th January 2007, 04:01 AM	#1
TomWaits diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Car Battery Dead...left the lights on... I killed the battery in the car. It was a very quiet Sunday morning today. I was up early heading out for a coffee, a little too early to start banging on doors and phoning friends and the tow truck people, well that's a fast $50 gone in the wind. I took the battery out of my little NCR 260 Watt UPS, hooked it up and voila! I covered up the lugs on the battery and tossed it into the tire storage compartment. Slight delay on the caffeine intake but good times nonetheless. Just thought I'd share that. Shawn.

8th January 2007, 08:12 PM	#4
Cobra2 DIY ! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stavanger, Norway	Tiny motor? Arne K __________________ Ars longa, vita brevis

8th January 2007, 09:29 PM	#6
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Good one! A buddy of mine started his motorcyle off his laptop battery. Same sort of thing. __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

10th January 2007, 12:55 AM	#9
XEAGLEKEEPER diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: central Iowa	Make up a cable with two alligator clips to connect to battery and a cigarette lighter plug on the other end then you can just plug your emergency battery(UPS or whatever into the cigarette lighter and start your auto) it works on my old pontiac. __________________ Ret. USAF... AKA- Avionic * Solder slinger for hire...*

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8th January 2007, 07:32 AM	#2
dnsey diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shropshire, England	Nice idea - but the car's charging system won't do the SLA battery any good at all! Charge the proper one and refit it ASAP, or you'll be paying for a new UPS battery.

8th January 2007, 09:36 PM	#7
lndm diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nsw	I once connected two running 6V motorcycles in series in order to charge a car's battery.

8th January 2007, 09:56 PM	#8
TomWaits diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	LOL! I bet a laptop could start the Civic? The series motorcycle trick! Brilliant! Shawn.

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