Jump to content

Slave starting, M series to British


Recommended Posts

We try to always slave start from another vehicle and not a pair of batteries on a trolley as others are often liking to do.

 

A while ago we tried to start an M818 from a Bedford and had a minor display of arcing when coupling up the slave cable using an adaptor for the M series connection. We stopped instantly.

 

We usually start Brit vehicles with same and M series with same but there wasnt one close at hand that day.

 

Can anyone comment on what may have happened?

 

R

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The adaptor has worked perfectly for ages.

 

R

 

I was referring to the vehicle earth. We get sparks from the trains at work when we plug in the battery chargers as the building earth is better then the earth through the train body, wheels and rails.

 

I believe SirHc had this when he connected a sabre to a dead 432 with an A frame, and the 432 then started as it had a poor vehicle earth. He had tried jump starting it with a cable before.

 

We fitted a standard NATO jump socket to our M series truck and have had no problems with it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...