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[quote user="csxengineer98"][quote user="dalien"]<p>Thanks guys. Makes more sense now. </p><p> If you do have to jump start due to a low battery is it a big deal with the AAA (<span class="smiley">[:P]</span>) or can you just connect to another engine through the regular cables and do a normal start?</p><p>[/quote]there are jumper cables that are just like the kind you use to jump you car..but alot longer and the cables are thicker.. you put the aligator clamps on the battery knife switch of one unit that is good..the the knife switch of a unit that needs the jump...then go fire that puppy up </p><p>csx engineer </p><p>[/quote]</p><p> </p><p>That's just like we did it down on the farm.<span class="smiley">[^] That cable set must weigh a bunch to drag around.</span> </p>
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