Originally Posted by
MaydayMark
I bought one for my airport car... it didn't seem to work very well, in fact, I wondered if it was a battery "dis"-charger manufactured by the car battery folks (to make you have to buy a new battery).
In case you don't know ... the guard shack (as you drive into the Democrat lot) has a portable jumper battery. I haven't had much luck with it, it doesn't seem to have enough juice to start my dead battery, other guys have had good luck with it (I have no problem with jumper cables from another car?)
TTFN ... MM
the guard shack no longer has the starter/charger, unless they just reconstituted it. In april I couldn't start, but knew they had one. Walked down there & they said they got rid of it, with no plans to get another to loan out.
Might be a good idea for ALPA to buy one and let the guard shack keep custody. I think they are $90-100.
Solar charger at harbor freight for $20. As mentioned your cigarette lighter has to be "hot" for it to work wired up that way. It will not charge a dead or weak battery but will maintain a charge by trickling.