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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Jump starting a late model car
From: Gene Garrison <gene@garrison-grafixx.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 10:17:35 -0800
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The BMS was my first thought.  In connecting to the battery posts to 
start the car, you would be bypassing the BMS, so it wouldn't "know" 
about the charge and would think the battery was still dead.  But this 
would have affected the Lexus (which had the dead battery), not the F150.

Other than that, I agree.  I can't think of any reason it would cause 
damage.  Just don't put the two batteries in series.

- GeneG

On 12/1/23 06:32, Bob Spidell wrote:
> I got into a discussion on a Mustang forum when I posted I wanted to 
> swap batteries without losing all my radio and other presets (I would 
> have connected another battery in parallel). People on the forum 
> brought up Fords's 'BMS;' which was new turf to this old dog. There 
> are, apparently, some possible issues with this system (the Mustang 
> has them too). In the end, I pulled an Elon--'F-it'--and just swapped 
> the batteries like I always have and only lost the settings for my 
> custom drive mode. I think it possible that some who don't understand 
> the BMS may have started this rumor; I suspect you can damage these 
> somehow but a simple jump shouldn't do it as you're not passing any 
> current through it (unless you connect to a hot lead somewhere). The 
> only modification to this time-proven technique--jumping a car--is 
> you're now admonished to hook ground to the chassis somewhere instead 
> of the common battery terminal, which I've always assumed was to avoid 
> a spark which could ignite any lingering H2 gas.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KmO-KaR4A
>
> bs
>
> On 12/1/2023 4:22 AM, Donald H Locker wrote:
>>
>> And if someone can point me to a reputable site with information to 
>> the contrary, I'm open to changing my mind.
>>
>> Thank you all,
>> Donald.
>>
>> On 2023-12-01 07:21, Donald H Locker wrote:
>>>
>>> I think someone is pulling someone else's leg. There is nothing 
>>> (that I know of) in any post-2000 vehicle that can be "fried" by 
>>> providing or accepting a jump, provide it's done properly (+ to + 
>>> and - to -).
>>>
>>> The "dead" battery does not appear as a short because the cables and 
>>> clamps have significant resistance. That is the big reason that the 
>>> "dead" battery needs to be connected for a period of time before 
>>> cranking. (I usually wait 30 sec (longer in winter); not very long, 
>>> but it really doesn't take much to bring a dead battery up to 
>>> sufficient charge.)
>>>
>>> The protections on vehicle electronics and electrical systems are 
>>> amazing; I've helped design and test quite a few of them. Protection 
>>> is built in to every component against: over-voltage; reverse 
>>> connection; shorts to ground; shorts to power. The battery itself is 
>>> a very simple electrochemical device that _can_ be damaged, but it's 
>>> difficult: freezing (-40F if charged; -20F if significantly 
>>> discharged); reverse charging; mechanical damage is the most common 
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> Provided the jumper and jumpee batteries are connect properly (+ to 
>>> + and - to -), there is almost no way to damage either of the 
>>> vehicles' systems.
>>>
>>> Donald.
>>>
>>> On 2023-11-30 17:12, JohnT Blair wrote:
>>>> I come to the well of knowledge looking for information.
>>>> My sister just emailed me about her having a friend jump start her 
>>>> late model Lexis from his F150 pickup.  He got her started and then 
>>>> drove his truck to someplace and parked it.  When he tried to start 
>>>> it, it wouldn't start.  He had it towed to a dealership and they 
>>>> said his battery was fried.
>>>> In my sister's email she said that she has found out that you 
>>>> shouldn't jump start a car made from 2000 on.
>>>> My question is why and how do you start a car with a dead battery?
>>>> I realize that the jumping car should be running, so that gives the 
>>>> possiblity of too much current being drawn from the jumping car as 
>>>> it's got a good battery and an alternator capable of putting out 
>>>> well over 100A!  So the jumped car's dead battery looks like a 
>>>> short circuit.  Bad - lots of current!
>>>> So disconnecting the dead battery and putting it on a battery 
>>>> charger to give it a more controlled charge should be OK.
>>>> But that's not easy to do in a parking lot.
>>>> What about these jump boxes, especially the little ones like
>>>>
>>>> https://www.walmart.com/ip/NEXPOW-Battery-Jump-Starter-1500A-Peak-12800mAh-Car-Starter-up-7-0L-Gas-5-5L-Diesel-Engine-12V-Portable-Booster-Power-Bank-Box-LED-Light/534414164?adsRedirect=true
>>>>
>>>> But that is supposedly capable of 1500A!!!
>>>>
>>>> I did a google search on the subject and found an article talking 
>>>> about all the problems that you can have doing this.  But the 
>>>> article really didn't say if these problems were to the jumping or 
>>>> the jumped car or both.
>>>>
>>>> So what is the collective knowledge about this?  What am I missing?
>>>>
>>>> JohnT,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John T. Blair  WA4OHZ     email: jblair1948@cox.net
>>>>
>>>> Va. Beach, Va    Phone:  (757) 495-8229
>>>> 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106)     75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)   48 
>>>> TR1800    48 #4 Midget
>>>> 65 & 77 Spitfire   71 Saab Sonett III   65 Rambler Classic   65 
>>>> Volvo P1800
>>>> Morgan: http://autox.team.net/morgan/
>>>> Bricklin: http://www.bricklin.org
>>>>
>>>> If you can read this             - Thank a teacher!
>>>> If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!
>>>>
>>>> From Dennis Prager - The American Trilogy:
>>>>      e pluribus Unum, "from many, one."
>>>>      In God We Trust
>>>>      Liberty - the  power  of  choosing,  thinking,  and  acting 
>>>> for
>>>> oneself; freedom  from  control  or  restriction
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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    <p>The BMS was my first thought.  In connecting to the battery posts
      to start the car, you would be bypassing the BMS, so it wouldn't
      "know" about the charge and would think the battery was still
      dead.  But this would have affected the Lexus (which had the dead
      battery), not the F150.</p>
    <p>Other than that, I agree.  I can't think of any reason it would
      cause damage.  Just don't put the two batteries in series.</p>
    <p>- GeneG<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/1/23 06:32, Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:a2b4e839-63a1-4d53-8f95-b240316ee658@comcast.net">
      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
      I got into a discussion on a Mustang forum when I posted I wanted
      to swap batteries without losing all my radio and other presets (I
      would have connected another battery in parallel). People on the
      forum brought up Fords's 'BMS;' which was new turf to this old
      dog. There are, apparently, some possible issues with this system
      (the Mustang has them too). In the end, I pulled an
      Elon--'F-it'--and just swapped the batteries like I always have
      and only lost the settings for my custom drive mode. I think it
      possible that some who don't understand the BMS may have started
      this rumor; I suspect you can damage these somehow but a simple
      jump shouldn't do it as you're not passing any current through it
      (unless you connect to a hot lead somewhere). The only
      modification to this time-proven technique--jumping a car--is
      you're now admonished to hook ground to the chassis somewhere
      instead of the common battery terminal, which I've always assumed
      was to avoid a spark which could ignite any lingering H2 gas.<br>
      <br>
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
        href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KmO-KaR4A";
        
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_KmO-KaR4A</a><br>
      <br>
      bs<br>
      <br>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/1/2023 4:22 AM, Donald H Locker
        wrote:<br>
      </div>
      <blockquote type="cite"
        cite="mid:e5384526-49a1-4fb2-bb8a-5df63705a81e@protonmail.com">
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        <p>And if someone can point me to a reputable site with
          information to the contrary, I'm open to changing my mind.</p>
        <p>Thank you all,<br>
          Donald.<br>
        </p>
        <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-12-01 07:21, Donald H
          Locker wrote:<br>
        </div>
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          cite="mid:bf47de2d-ae42-466a-9a86-4c4d03494b5d@protonmail.com">
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            content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
          <p>I think someone is pulling someone else's leg. There is
            nothing (that I know of) in any post-2000 vehicle that can
            be "fried" by providing or accepting a jump, provide it's
            done properly (+ to + and - to -).</p>
          <p>The "dead" battery does not appear as a short because the
            cables and clamps have significant resistance. That is the
            big reason that the "dead" battery needs to be connected for
            a period of time before cranking. (I usually wait 30 sec
            (longer in winter); not very long, but it really doesn't
            take much to bring a dead battery up to sufficient charge.)</p>
          <p>The protections on vehicle electronics and electrical
            systems are amazing; I've helped design and test quite a few
            of them. Protection is built in to every component against:
            over-voltage; reverse connection; shorts to ground; shorts
            to power. The battery itself is a very simple
            electrochemical device that _can_ be damaged, but it's
            difficult: freezing (-40F if charged; -20F if significantly
            discharged); reverse charging; mechanical damage is the most
            common problem.</p>
          <p>Provided the jumper and jumpee batteries are connect
            properly (+ to + and - to -), there is almost no way to
            damage either of the vehicles' systems.</p>
          <p>Donald.<br>
          </p>
          <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2023-11-30 17:12, JohnT Blair
            wrote:<br>
          </div>
          <blockquote type="cite"
            cite="mid:510083893.2718443.1701382371753@myemail.cox.net">
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            <meta charset="UTF-8">
            <div class="default-style"> I come to the well of knowledge
              looking for information. </div>
            <div class="default-style">   </div>
            <div class="default-style"> My sister just emailed me about
              her having a friend jump start her late model Lexis from
              his F150 pickup.  He got her started and then drove his
              truck to someplace and parked it.  When he tried to start
              it, it wouldn't start.  He had it towed to a dealership
              and they said his battery was fried. </div>
            <div class="default-style">   </div>
            <div class="default-style"> In my sister's email she said
              that she has found out that you shouldn't jump start a car
              made from 2000 on. </div>
            <div class="default-style">   </div>
            <div class="default-style"> My question is why and how do
              you start a car with a dead battery? </div>
            <div class="default-style">   </div>
            <div class="default-style"> I realize that the jumping car
              should be running, so that gives the possiblity of too
              much current being drawn from the jumping car as it's got
              a good battery and an alternator capable of putting out
              well over 100A!  So the jumped car's dead battery looks
              like a short circuit.  Bad - lots of current! </div>
            <div class="default-style">   </div>
            <div class="default-style"> So disconnecting the dead
              battery and putting it on a battery charger to give it a
              more controlled charge should be OK. </div>
            <div class="default-style"> But that's not easy to do in a
              parking lot. </div>
            <div class="default-style">   </div>
            <div class="default-style"> What about these jump boxes,
              especially the little ones like </div>
            <div class="io-ox-signature">
              <p class="default-style"><a
href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/NEXPOW-Battery-Jump-Starter-1500A-Peak-12800mAh-Car-Starter-up-7-0L-Gas-5-5L-Diesel-Engine-12V-Portable-Booster-Power-Bank-Box-LED-Light/534414164?adsRedirect=true";
                  moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.walmart.com/ip/NEXPOW-Battery-Jump-Starter-1500A-Peak-12800mAh-Car-Starter-up-7-0L-Gas-5-5L-Diesel-Engine-12V-Portable-Booster-Power-Bank-Box-LED-Light/534414164?adsRedirect=true</a></p>
              <p class="default-style">But that is supposedly capable of
                1500A!!! </p>
              <p class="default-style">I did a google search on the
                subject and found an article talking about all the
                problems that you can have doing this.  But the article
                really didn't say if these problems were to the jumping
                or the jumped car or both.</p>
              <p class="default-style">So what is the collective
                knowledge about this?  What am I missing?</p>
              <p class="default-style">JohnT,</p>
              <p class="default-style"><br>
                <span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">John T.
                  Blair  WA4OHZ     email:  <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
                    href="mailto:jblair1948@cox.net";
                    moz-do-not-send="true">jblair1948@cox.net</a></span></p>
              <div class="default-style"> Va. Beach, 
Va                
                   Phone:  (757) 495-8229 </div>
              <div class="default-style">   </div>
              <div class="default-style"> 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106)
                    75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)   48 TR1800    48 #4
                Midget   </div>
              <div class="default-style"> 65 &amp; 77 Spitfire   71 Saab
                Sonett III   65 Rambler Classic   65 Volvo P1800 </div>
              <div class="default-style">   </div>
              <div class="default-style"> Morgan:    <a
                  href="http://autox.team.net/morgan/";
                  moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://autox.team.net/morgan/</a>
              </div>
              <div class="default-style"> Bricklin:     <a
                  href="http://www.bricklin.org/"; moz-do-not-send="true"
                  class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.bricklin.org</a>
              </div>
              <div class="default-style">   </div>
              <p>If you can read this             - Thank a 
teacher! <br>
                <span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are
                  reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!</span></p>
              <div class="default-style">   </div>
              <p><span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From Dennis
                  Prager - The American Trilogy:</span> <br>
                <span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">     e
                  pluribus Unum, "from many, one."</span> <br>
                <span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">     In God
                  We Trust</span> <br>
                <span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">     Liberty
                  - the  power  of  choosing,  thinking,  and  acting 
                  for  </span> <br>
                <span
style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, 
sans-serif;">                 
                  oneself; freedom  from  control  or  restriction  </span>
                <br>
                <br>
                <br>
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