It\u2019s happened to many of us: you spend your day trudging around town, soaked to the skin after a heavy downpour, only to return to your car to discover you left the lights on, and the battery is dead.<\/p>\n
Thankfully for motorists this winter, the next bit just got easier. Negating the need for jump leads, Bluecol has introduced the new Car-to-Car Jumpstart Charger, which jump-starts a car through its 12-volt socket.<\/p>\n
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\nThe device works by simply connecting the vehicle with the flat battery to a donor vehicle, via their 12-volt sockets \u2013 and that\u2019s it. There\u2019s no need to lift the bonnet, nor frantically scour one\u2019s memory to remember which jump lead goes where and in what order.<\/p>\n
The Bluecol Car-to-Car Jumpstart Charger features a six-metre cable and a digital display, which simply plugs into the two cars\u2019 sockets. You then switch on the donor car\u2019s engine, switch on the recipient car\u2019s ignition, and wait.<\/p>\n
Typically, the car will be ready to start within 15 minutes (as soon as the displays stays at a steady 20 per cent).<\/p>\n
Matt Neary, product manager for Bluecol, says: \u2018This is a really useful gadget to have on hand this winter, as vehicle batteries are under more pressure at this time of year. The colder temperatures make it harder to push oil around the engine, making it harder to start up, and the battery comes under extra strain with people using electrics more, such as the heater.\u2019<\/p>\n
He adds: \u2018It\u2019s very easy to use, it fits in a glovebox, or in any other small storage compartment, and you can stay in your car during the process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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