[Vwdiesel] block heater

[Lee Hillsgrove]

  I have one of those jump start packs with the sealed lead-acid battery.
It's rated at 17 amp-hours, so it's no wonder it drained it down. Unless
they are deep-cycle batteries, that's not very good for them. Still, any
port in a storm, right? I'd do it if it meant the difference between getting
started or not, but wouldn't rely on using one on a regular basis.


  Lee
  Oo-v-oO
  PP-ASEL
  KB1GNI




----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam & Doug Boes" <db53248 at alltel.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 6:19 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] block heater


I just had an experience with those little booster batteries. We had a near
zero day and it wasn't enough to help get me started. I ended up getting a
jump from a dodge turbo diesel with two batteries and even this took awhile
and several tries.

Next day, it wasn't quite as cold but I took my 12V to 110 inverter and
plugged it into the little booster battery and plugged the block heater into
the inverter about an hour before I needed to leave. It started right up but
when I went to recharge the little booster it was really discharged. It took
all day to get it back to full charge.