No power going to the jumper cables. Tried to jump start my car ... got not a single tweek. Checked my clamp connections; they were firm. A second vehicle with conventional jumper cables worked just fine. This is the second time I've tried the Stanley Jump-Start without success even though battery status tests full. Is there some switch that activates the jumper cables?

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The safest order to attach the jumper cables is as follows:

1. Attach one red jumper cable clamp to the positive terminal on the dead battery.
2. Attach the other end of the same cable, the second red jumper cable clamp, to the positive terminal on the working (live) car battery.
3. Attach one black jumper cable clamp to the negative terminal of the working (live) car's battery.
4. Attach the other end of that cable, the second black jumper cable clamp, to an unpainted piece of stationary metal on the car with the dead battery. Do not attach this clamp to the negative terminal on the dead car's battery.

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If you have a battery charger, charge the battery. You can determine if the starter is good by by-passing the solenoid and jump starting the starter. First make sure all connections are clean and tight- from the battery to solenoid, to starter and make sure the negative cable is connected to a clean part of the frame.
To jump start the starter take a jumper cable (car jumpers) and connect one red end to the battery Positive Terminal of the battery, and connect the other red clamp to the large terminal of the starter. You can just momentarily bump the starter, by just hitting the clamp. Or do the opposite -connect one clamp to starter and bump the pos. terminal on the battery. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT GROUND OUT THE CLAMP ON THE STARTER BODY! If the starter works and turns the engine over, the problem is the solenoid If the engine does not turn over as it should, then the starter is bad..

The fact that a jump made the thing work really rules out starter and solenoid. If you got a clicking but no start, then a jump fixed the problem, there are really only 2 possible causes. Since the first is a dead battery and you have said the battery was fine, then it has to be the second, which is a poor connection between one of the leads and the battery. Sometimes, oxidisation builds up under the connector and this will cause the connection to fail although it looks good. Clamping jump leads to the connector probably disturbed it and made the connection good again. Remove each cable clamp, clean battery connector and the clamp on the cable thoroughly with emery cloth and reconnect, As you're doing this, also check that the connections that hold the cable into the clamp are good and tight and have no corrosion.

REMEMBER that if you disconnect your battery, you may loose the security code to your radio/CD. An easy way to avoid this is jump onto the cable connectors from another battery (Like you were jump starting it) so that the power to the radio is maintained during the procedure.

Using jumper cables :
1. Connect one red clamp to the positive terminal (+) of running car's battery and the other end red clamp to the positive terminal (+) of the dead car's battery .
2. Connect one black clamp to the negative terminal (-) of running car's battery and the other end black clamp to the negative terminal (-) of the dead car's battery.
Basically... (+) to (+)...and... (-) to (-)
3. Crank up the car needing the jump.
4. Once car is jumped and running...remove clamps in reverse order.

Using battery pack: Connect in the same fashion as above.

WHEN you put the last jumper clamp on it should ark a little if it dosen't it means one of the clamps is not making good contact if u turn your parking lights on while you are connecting the jumper cables you can see the ark better leave them on for 3 min then try to start but make sure the last wire arks if it dosent kind of wigle each one to get a good conection

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Does the engine crank over?

Do the headlights work? If not, jump start it with jumper cables. Let the car sit for 15 minutes with the jumper cables connected so it can partially charge the battery of your car. Then try to start it.

Check the battery cable connections and clean them too.

You can either jump the battery, or remove the battery from the car and bring it to your local repair shop to have it charged and tested, (a lot of auto supply stores will do this for free so call around), or you can jump start your battery and hope it holds a charge.

To jump a battery you will need a set of jumper cables and a second car, or a battery booster pack, (nice investment, they really are handy in a jam).

To jump a car with jumper cables:
******* Always where eye protection*********
1) Open the hood on the dead car and locate the battery.
2) Park the second car as close to the front of the dead car as possible, (just try to leave enough room to walk around the vehicles if you can).
3) Open the hood on the second car and locate the battery.
4) Attach the red, (positive) cable clamp to the Positive, (+) terminal of the battery on both cars.
5) Connect the black, (negative) cable clamp to the negative, (-) terminal of the battery of both vehicles.
6) With the second car running leave the vehicle to sit for about 5 minutes then attempt to start the dead vehicle.
7) If vehicle fails to start, wiggle the cable clamps to create a better connection.
8) If vehicle starts, remove the cable clamps negative first then the positive.
9) You may consider bringing the vehicle to your local auto supply to have the battery load tested once the car has run for a while, (most auto supply stores will do this for free so call around)


Using a booster pack is basically the same, except, you replace the second car with the booster pack. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for charging the booster pack before use.

Good luck. Please rate, thanks.

The rapid clicking sound is the starter solenoid. What it's telling you is, the battery voltage is still too low. Either you have a poor connection with the jumper cables or the cables are too light to carry enough current to start the car. Leave the jumpers hooked to the other car for about 10 minutes the try it again. Make sure you have good connections the other car should charge your battery enough to start it in 10 minutes or so. If that don't work your battery may be shot or you have a bad battery cable, loose or corroded connection on your car.

Hi,
I'm suspecting a bad battery connection. Have you tried jumping it off? When you attach jumper cables from another vehicle to your battery clamps/cables it bypasses the connections at your battery. See if it will start. Hopefully it will and you can fix your battery connection by cleaning the cables and battery for a good contact.
If it doesn't crank by jumpers, you may have an issue with your starter.
I hope this helps... Good luck.

It all depends on several variables.

• Were the connections clean? (battery cables and posts
• Did you have a good connection with the jumper cables? (some battery posts are hard to get at and clamping a jumper cable can be difficult)
• How long were the jumper cables left on? (weaker batteries will require leaving the jumpers on for a longer period of time (15-30 minutes)
• Was the other car running? (jumping battery to battery will have the same effect as jumping alternator to battery)
• Was the car with the dead battery warm or cold? (if the car you're trying to start was hot, it may not be the battery that's at fault

If the car you're trying to start is cold, ensure your battery connections are clean (manually cleaning is better but there are some very good sprays that work pretty well.  Leave the jumpers on for a longer period of time with the other car running.
I hope this solves your problem.  Best of luck.
Greg