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OK. Thanks @MG Technician.
Good to know but I still do not see how and why one can have a flat 12volt if the HBV is full or adequately charged in normal use but given that it can happen as an unlikely event it is good to know that one can jump start.
More importantly I think one should know that if both 12BV and HBV are flat then jump start achieves no purpose.
I believe that the AA approach is to apply a power pack. Why?.... If I correctly understood what the AA patrol have said to me their preference is to apply a power pack through the charging port in all low power situations both 12BV and HBV. This equates to an equivalent of normal fast / rapid charging the EV for several minutes. The AA so far as I understand it do not jump start EV's in the normal understanding of Jump Start.
Anyway, so far as jump starting is concerned @MG Technician you mention that the donor car should not be running.
I am not sure but I think the correct advice is that both cars should be off at the beginning. Establish connection red cable first and after the connection has been made with both cables securely, you start the donor car first. Then you start the receiving car and keep both cars running for 2 to 5 mins then put the donor car off before removal of cables black cable first.
@Chrispydoc and others have more experience in jump starting so I am sure they will correct us if if we are both wrong.
Good to know but I still do not see how and why one can have a flat 12volt if the HBV is full or adequately charged in normal use but given that it can happen as an unlikely event it is good to know that one can jump start.
More importantly I think one should know that if both 12BV and HBV are flat then jump start achieves no purpose.
I believe that the AA approach is to apply a power pack. Why?.... If I correctly understood what the AA patrol have said to me their preference is to apply a power pack through the charging port in all low power situations both 12BV and HBV. This equates to an equivalent of normal fast / rapid charging the EV for several minutes. The AA so far as I understand it do not jump start EV's in the normal understanding of Jump Start.
Anyway, so far as jump starting is concerned @MG Technician you mention that the donor car should not be running.
I am not sure but I think the correct advice is that both cars should be off at the beginning. Establish connection red cable first and after the connection has been made with both cables securely, you start the donor car first. Then you start the receiving car and keep both cars running for 2 to 5 mins then put the donor car off before removal of cables black cable first.
@Chrispydoc and others have more experience in jump starting so I am sure they will correct us if if we are both wrong.
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