12 volt power in junkyard?
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http://www.astrotools.com/index.php/...arter-kit.html
Best damn thing since sliced bread, and without the case it'll drop right in your back pocket.
Best damn thing since sliced bread, and without the case it'll drop right in your back pocket.
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From: Hudson, FL
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All of the LKQs around me let me take one of their used car batteries in with me to test horns and window motors and such, but if you can't do that, the portable battery pack shown above, or a 9v battery with some cables, can also get the trick done.
Note that not all parts will work with 9v as they may require higher voltage, but for many parts like seat motors, 9v is plenty to check if the part works or not. It'll be slower than it would be on 12v, but a 9v battery is easy to pocket with you and just check pretty quick.
Note that not all parts will work with 9v as they may require higher voltage, but for many parts like seat motors, 9v is plenty to check if the part works or not. It'll be slower than it would be on 12v, but a 9v battery is easy to pocket with you and just check pretty quick.
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hell, up here we find the odd car/truck with the battery still in them and the wheels on. we've driven some cars in the yard.
i've taken my jump pack in before. i've even taken in a generator with grinders/sawzalls.
but as mentioned, if you're a regular, they might bend some rules.
but i would just use the drill battery and keep it in the tool box then.
i've taken my jump pack in before. i've even taken in a generator with grinders/sawzalls.
but as mentioned, if you're a regular, they might bend some rules.
but i would just use the drill battery and keep it in the tool box then.
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hell, up here we find the odd car/truck with the battery still in them and the wheels on. we've driven some cars in the yard.
i've taken my jump pack in before. i've even taken in a generator with grinders/sawzalls.
but as mentioned, if you're a regular, they might bend some rules.
but i would just use the drill battery and keep it in the tool box then.
i've taken my jump pack in before. i've even taken in a generator with grinders/sawzalls.
but as mentioned, if you're a regular, they might bend some rules.
but i would just use the drill battery and keep it in the tool box then.
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X2 on the cordless drill pack... you can accomplish a lot with them. I needed into the trunk of a Grand Marquis to get a taillight for my mom's car... Pulled the trunk-pop button out of the door and shorted the wires and then cut the terminals off the main battery cables to expose some copper and jammed them into the drill battery terminals... worked like an absolute charm.
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From: south bend indiana
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0 i six H.O.
thanks guys! I think I have a 12 volt drill battery or two with a broken drill I could rig up. maybe even an 18 volt one too, though probably too much power.
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