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Hi Don, My emergency starter battery unit is a "Motor Trend" unit. Don't remember from where I got it - on line somewhere..in the last 6 months. Still that doesn't tell how old it was, sitting on a warehouse shelf somewhere. It would get very hot on charging, so it took a long time to attain a full charge....as I would disconnect and let cool. I still don't know if its worth a damn ! :) except for powering a radio, or light. etc.. Thanks for the info. I hope the newer units work better...BUT, I still don't see how the small cell size could generate sufficient amperage to recharge the battery in 20 minutes, to start a car...unless the battery voltage is much higher than 12 volts (separate charging circuits for a series of cells), thus being able to quick charge the battery. I think this is possible, form an electrical standpoint, and a circuit of diodes. Regards, Harry ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
