I'm totally doing this next time I'm dead with only a 24v power source... :)
On Nov 16, 2011, at 19:55 PM, Kurt Nolte wrote: > I haven't jumped a bike with 24v (yet), but I did jump a car that way. I just > unhooked the feed wire from the starter then clamped directly to the stud and > the engine ground strap, then used the car's 12v to trigger the solenoid as > normal. Only had a 24v system to jump from, no roll starting ability (stupid > automatics), and I had an adjustable wrench. Took me all of five minutes, no > starter damage, and that was that. > > Just saying if all you have available to jump from is 24v, it isn't the end > of the world. I may at some point have to do it, I too work for a bus company > and all we have are 24v jump boxes. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > How could you ONLY give the starter 24 volts? You would have to jumper it > separately from the rest of the wiring harness. I can't see why anyone would > want to do that anyway. If your starter is so shot that a 12V system can't > spin it then you just need to rebuild the thing. Or get proficient at push > starting. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
