battery boost
Dead car revival
A battery boost is a jump-start for a dead vehicle battery, using jumper cables connected to another vehicle or a portable power pack.
The term is common in Canadian English and among roadside assistance services: I called for a battery boost when my car wouldn't start.
Also called a boost or jump.
- jump startEmergency battery charge
- jumpstartRevive with external power
- jumper cablesWires to restart vehicles
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
- quick chargeAccelerated battery replenishment
cables · voltage · jolt · power · surge · energy · dead · recharge · alternator · terminals · clamps · positive terminal · negative terminal · ignition · cranking · amps · portable · emergency
charge state/direction
battery boostbattery drain
Loss of stored charge
power drain · discharge · dead battery · flat battery · energy loss
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