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Old 07-30-2014 | 11:54 AM
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Dear All,

For grand cherokee 2012 limited v6.

I was checking out jump starters and I had no experience with them before.
How many "Peak Amps" and "Cranking Amps" I should choose ?

I have done some researches over the Internet and some are saying 200Amp would be enough. in Amazon, most of starters are above 1000 Amp peak.

I think the higher number wont make a problem as long the voltage is 12v. but would it be enough if I buy 300-500Amp starter ?!
Old 07-30-2014 | 07:24 PM
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I would think 300 to 500 would be plenty. In a garage I once worked in, they had a clip-on ammeter that went on the battery cable. It measured cranking amps and the boss told me if the starter drew more than 250 to 300 amps, you should replace it.
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Rockford make a small jump starter that is about as big as a sandwich. It has a peak of 200 amps and has all kinds of adapters for charging phones and stuff like that. I have one at work and it is awesome. We paid 150 for it fro MAC tools, but found them online for 115.
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thank you guys
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