Battery Boosters

If you travel for work or love nothing more than exploring the British Isles under your own steam, you may be familiar with battery issues.

While it would ordinarily be charged by driving, leaving lights on, forgetting to close the boot fully overnight, car faults, or even ageing batteries can mean that you wake up to a car that simply won’t start.

If you had a battery booster, this wouldn’t be an issue.

Kendal Tools & Machinery is a leading supplier of tool and machinery essentials as well as more technical woodworking machinery, so why not browse our varied collection today?

How do battery boosters work?

Essentially, a battery booster or jump-start battery pack provides charge to low or flat car or van batteries to help start the engine.

Designed for emergencies or when travelling in more isolated landscapes, they remove the need for a jump-start from others – as they can provide power to recharge the battery instantly.

While they won’t permanently correct issues with faulty or old batteries, they do give peace of mind, ensuring you can reach a garage for assistance.

How to use a battery booster

1. Check the battery pack is fully charged and place it on a stable surface
2. Remove any metal jewellery and hanging clothes that could pose a hazard

Such as a scarf, tie, or loose coat.

3. Complete a quick visual check of the battery

It can be hazardous to try to recharge a battery that is damaged or leaking.

4. If all is well, connect the battery booster

The positive (+) red jump lead goes from the battery pack to the positive end of the car battery and the negative (-) black lead goes to either the unpainted chassis or engine block.

5. Switch on the battery booster pack
6. Try to restart the car

If it doesn’t restart after a couple of tries, it is likely you have a more serious problem that a battery booster cannot help with.

7. If the car restarts, let the engine run for 5 minutes
8. Switch off the battery booster and let the engine run for a further 5-10 minutes
9. Turn off the engine and remove the jump leads in reverse order

Remove the negative (-) black lead first, then the positive (+) red lead.

10. Restart the car and go for a drive to recharge the battery

In most cases, driving at 50mph or faster for 20-30 minutes should be sufficient but the longer you can drive, the better.

Get in touch today

If you have any questions about our range of SIP battery boosters or need a personalised recommendation for your car or van, why not contact the team?

You can call us on 01539 733 774 or drop us an email at info@kendaltools.co.uk and we’ll gladly assist as best we can.