Noco 400amp jump starter powerful enough?

breakfasteatre

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I street park and today my car wasn't having any of it. Yesterday it started fine.

I see noco has several jump starters starting at 400amp. Is the 400amp enough or should I be going to at least 1000amp?
 

maxmoo

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I have a 1200 amp booster pack from cdn tire (motomaster)that I am very happy with.
I think I paid about $100 for it when it was on sale about a year ago.
400amp may not cut it when you need it most.
 

imo000

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As a stop gap you can just remove the battery, take in indoors and charge it. The fully changed warm battery should start the engine without any issues.
 

Uberhare

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Too many.
BTDT. For a week I had to bring in the battery every night. A few winters ago when we had a long cold snap every supplier was out of C-94R's & had to wait for one to come in.
 

breakfasteatre

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As a stop gap you can just remove the battery, take in indoors and charge it. The fully changed warm battery should start the engine without any issues.
That is what I have been doing :) keeping the pup warm
 
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