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<blockquote data-quote="ejschultz" data-source="post: 7345223" data-attributes="member: 603800">From experience, it&#039;ll kill them. I jumped mine a few times in the past after letting my car sit for quite some time. This year when I went to start it for the first time, I jumped it and I killed the battery. It started up, ran fine, no voltage issues, but when I shut off my car, the battery was making a crackling sound. I just about shit my pants. I removed that battery faster than I thought possible to remove a battery from a car and put it outside my garage, just in case it decided to blow up or something. I know the odds of that aren&#039;t really too good, but I wasn&#039;t taking any chances. I got the battery replaced under my free 2 year replacement guarantee. It was definitely a learning experience. I guess you could jump it, just don&#039;t rev the other vehicle, let it idle and slowly charge up the battery. They&#039;re meant to be slow charged or trickle charged. I have a charger that does a 2 amp trickle charge. However, I made the mistake of &quot;75 amp quick charge&quot;-ing mine. I didn&#039;t feel like waiting. That could have been an expensive mishap.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ejschultz, post: 7345223, member: 603800"] From experience, it'll kill them. I jumped mine a few times in the past after letting my car sit for quite some time. This year when I went to start it for the first time, I jumped it and I killed the battery. It started up, ran fine, no voltage issues, but when I shut off my car, the battery was making a crackling sound. I just about sh[COLOR=Black]i[/COLOR]t my pants. I removed that battery faster than I thought possible to remove a battery from a car and put it outside my garage, just in case it decided to blow up or something. I know the odds of that aren't really too good, but I wasn't taking any chances. I got the battery replaced under my free 2 year replacement guarantee. It was definitely a learning experience. I guess you could jump it, just don't rev the other vehicle, let it idle and slowly charge up the battery. They're meant to be slow charged or trickle charged. I have a charger that does a 2 amp trickle charge. However, I made the mistake of "75 amp quick charge"-ing mine. I didn't feel like waiting. That could have been an expensive mishap. [/QUOTE]

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