can u start a car with a flat battery with a generator that has a 12 volt output ?
2007-05-18 08:24:37 · 12 answers · asked by textkitten 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can use it as a battery charger for a few minutes, and then try a start. Be careful to check that the polarity is right, and that the battery is taking the charge, or you just might blow your electrics
2007-05-18 20:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may be able to charge the battery for a while with it if there is a way to hook it to the battery and get it hot enough to start the car.
2007-05-18 15:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better/safer to get a battery charger (not expensive) and charge the battery over night.
2007-05-18 15:29:03 · answer #3 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly,If you let the generator charge the battery over night.(Guessing this is a low amperage generator)
2007-05-18 15:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by wcs_n_ms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would need to have sufficient amperage. Such a generator would be very expensive. The ones at radio shack only produce one amp perhaps.. maybe less. You need several hundred amps.
2007-05-18 15:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by Louis G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the generator puts out 100 amps or more, I do it all the time!
2007-05-18 15:28:42 · answer #6 · answered by samhillesq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how much amperage output it has.
The more amperage, usually gets better results and quicker starts.
2007-05-18 15:33:21 · answer #7 · answered by james 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOPE.
You can however charge the battery with it for an hour or so.
Then try to start it.
2007-05-18 15:29:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, need a lot of power to start a car.
2007-05-18 15:26:49 · answer #9 · answered by lulu 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
should do if your generator has enough ampage
2007-05-18 17:19:51 · answer #10 · answered by sharon v 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋