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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: omega2018 on 14 April 2015, 02:42:02

Title: 500A starter charger
Post by: omega2018 on 14 April 2015, 02:42:02: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151481470260 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151481470260) shame I already have something similar but a mistake I think, £25 inc delivery :o
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: steve6367 on 14 April 2015, 07:31:55: Bargain :y
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: deviator on 14 April 2015, 07:51:27: Brilliant deal. Ordered one.

Thanks for the heads up (I too suspect a mistake and this is actually supposed to be the gunk in the first picture.) Although when I'm out and about, I have one of these (They are superb!)
(http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx182/the_deviator/Vectra/IMG_20140804_205920_zpsdo9mufgn.jpg)
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: The Sheriff on 14 April 2015, 11:43:15: How does your battery go flat when you're 'out and about'? I haven't had a flat battery since the days of escorts and cortinas.
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: deviator on 14 April 2015, 11:49:39: Quote from: STMO on 14 April 2015, 11:43:15
How does your battery go flat when you're 'out and about'? I haven't had a flat battery since the days of escorts and cortinas.
Good point :)
I keep it in the MX5, as the battery in that is very small and sidelights left on for an hour means you aren't going anywhere. They don't tow start very well (I've tried) and there isn't a buzzer on the lights. The picture was when I was helping a mate out. Jumped it off the battery pack and then I could multimeter the alternator to see which was at fault. In this case it was the battery, dead cell.
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: deviator on 14 April 2015, 12:19:44: Sorry for the DP.

Order has been refunded with no message. I'm contacting them to see what has happened. (Like I don't know)
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: Nick W on 14 April 2015, 12:42:58: Quote from: deviator on 14 April 2015, 12:19:44
Sorry for the DP.

Order has been refunded with no message. I'm contacting them to see what has happened. (Like I don't know)

Same here.
It was worth a try!
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: steve6367 on 14 April 2015, 13:20:50: Here too :-\
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: zirk on 14 April 2015, 13:23:08: Quote from: Nick W on 14 April 2015, 12:42:58
Quote from: deviator on 14 April 2015, 12:19:44
Sorry for the DP.

Order has been refunded with no message. I'm contacting them to see what has happened. (Like I don't know)

Same here.
It was worth a try!
Probably because they only had 10 left, and someone, cough, bought them all. ;D
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: deviator on 14 April 2015, 13:39:57: I was tempted to buy them all to sell on, but it felt that would draw a lot of attention, whereas I was hoping 1 or 2 would have slipped through the net.
Title: Re: 500A starter charger
Post by: deviator on 14 April 2015, 15:41:24: eBay have marked his account with an infraction and advised me to go to trading standards. I'm not sure if it's worth that much agro.