Follow this step-by-step guide to using jumper cables By Jeff S. Bartlett Every drive begins with a 12-volt battery starting ...

Portable car battery jump starters can be essential in case of a battery emergency. If your car refuses to start from a weak or dead battery, these compact devices can jump-start your car wherever you ...

Between the invention of the self starter and the end of the 20th Century, the best portable car jump starters weren’t something you carried with you. They were heavy lead-acid automotive batteries ...

One of the worst-case scenarios while traveling, is finding yourself with a dead car battery. A dead battery in a car can cause several dangers, such as difficulty starting the engine, reduced ...

Unless you’re brand new to car ownership, you’ve dealt with at least a few dead batteries. It’s just another consumable that will eventually require replacement. When it does, it usually leaves you ...

Loose or corroded battery terminals restrict electrical power from reaching the rest of the vehicle, making it difficult to start even with a jump. Remove the cables from the terminals and clean them ...

I'm planning to change out my car battery. I haven't done this myself in at least 20 years and back in those days, removing the battery generally meant your car stereo locked and you needed a code to ...

Own a vehicle for long enough and eventually you are going to find yourself in a situation where your battery is drained and you need a little help to get started. Traditionally this has meant ...

Jump-starting a car means transferring current from a live battery to a dead battery by creating a circuit to charge the battery. After jumping a car, it’s important to keeping it running for a while.

Now you can never be stranded with a flat battery thanks to the lightweight Antigravity Re-Start Battery which includes a built-in jump-start feature. Small jump-start battery packs have been ...