Jumping with 12V power pack?

[vtach]

So the duece is really cold, and does not want to turn over. Is there a way I can use my 12 volt jumper pack to jump the deuce (24volt)? I don't want to damage anything.

 

[Hammer]

Yup, just had to do that with one of mine today.
If it only needs a little bump, I will just hook it up to one battery.
If it is really low on power, I hook one up to each battery, which I did today.

Nothing special, just hook the jump box up to ONE battery. Normal like anything else, pos to pos, and neg to neg. DO NOT ground to the vehicle itself, that is a 24v ground setup!

 

[uscgmatt]

Put the posative of the jumper pack on the positive of either battery, and the negative of the jumperpack to the negative of the SAME battery and give it a shot. If you have a volt meter check to see which battery is the most drained (lowest voltage) and attach the pack to this battery. I hope this helps.

Matt

 

[vtach]

Okay, thanks.

 

[stampy]

Just so you know this also works for battery charging! so you can use a 12v charger on a 24v system!

 

[thedeliverator]

Works great as long as you're careful about what ground goes where. Otherwise, the magic smoke comes out.

 

[stampy]

Lol:-d