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Aurora40 · 01-10-2010

If your battery is dead, it's probably better to put a charger on it than jumpstart the car. If you jump start it, then the alternator is going to have to strain to charge a dead battery. If you charge the battery first, it won't, and you won't have to jump it.

01-10-2010	#7
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,704	Re: Jump Starting If your battery is dead, it's probably better to put a charger on it than jumpstart the car. If you jump start it, then the alternator is going to have to strain to charge a dead battery. If you charge the battery first, it won't, and you won't have to jump it.