WHY DOES YOUR VEHICLE NEED BOOSTER CABLE?
Have you ever got stuck in a car with a
dead battery in the midst of winter? A booster cable, or a jumper lead, can
help you find a way out of such unfortunate circumstances. This article will
will help you learn about booster cables, how to use it, and reasons to keep it
at hand.
What Is a Booster Cable/Jumper Cable? A
booster cable, also known as jumper cable or jump lead, has a thick electrical
cable, insulated wires with both ends thick clips, which help create a
temporary electrical connection. The function is to start a vehicle by
connecting the battery that went out of service with the battery of another
vehicle.
Booster cables typically have thick
insulation, such as EPR (Ethylene Propylene Rubber) or PVC, with excellent
resistance to weather, moisture, ozone, abrasion, and mechanical impact. The
wire also have stranded copper conductors or CCA conductors that make them
flexible, which is ideal for the type of application they typically serve.
The actual limit when using a jumper lead
is not voltage but current. In jumper cables, the amount of current that can be
safely handled depends on the quality and, most of all, the thickness of the
insulation. The thicker the cable, the more current it can handle. The bigger
the gauge of the cable, the more current and, as a result, the more voltage the
cable can handle.
In order for this voltage to really