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Originally Posted by Luckydog671
So now I'm wondering if this jump starter battery could be used to provide power to lift the top half of the trailer and deploy or retract the tip out in an emergency?
Thoughts?
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I suspect it COULD raise the top. My only concern is that you would probably hook it to the "dead" battery in the trailer, and it's output would be split between trying to apply a fast charge to the dead battery and supplying the current needed to run the lift pump motor. Since it weighs only 18#, my guess is it cannot supply starting voltage and current for very long. Probably long enough to start a vehicle, since they usually fire pretty quickly if the starter can turn over, but the lift motor runs for what, 15-20 seconds maybe?
I think a better solution is a generator that you can recharge the battery with, or, a set of jumper cables that can reach from the tow vehicle to to the trailer battery. If you think about it, I doubt you'd find yourself in a situation where BOTH the TV and trailer batteries would be dead, so you could always start the TV with the trailer battery or raise the top with the TV battery.
- Jack
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