<VV> Mechanic Needed ...

[Bryan Blackwell]

Uh, Bill, maybe not.  I've jump started a car with the battery  
disconnected.  I've jumped some with a D-E-A-D battery that wouldn't  
hold a charge for more than ten minutes.  Assuming the existing  
battery isn't shorting internally, a few minutes of being connected  
will generally put enough charge in a flat battery that you can crank  
the engine.  But it won't even click without the cables.

--Bryan

On Nov 17, 2009, at 5:01 PM, Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:

> The only conclusion that can be gained is the jumpers may have been
> hooked up but weren't making  good contact, or the battery was still
> dead as it wasn't adequately charged by the 'jumping' -- jumping is a
> quick way to get 14 volts at the battery, it is not what supplies
> current to start the car, although it may supplement it a bit