Hopkins Emergency Supplies,Tools - HMBC0880EW

SafeGuard technology automatically detects polarity so that you can hook either clamp on these booster cables to either battery terminal with no worries. Ratcheting mechanism on the Cinch-Lock clamps ensures quick, easy and safe hookup every time.

Features:

• Booster cables provide safe, secure method for jump-starting a battery
• SafeGuard system automatically detects polarity
  • Hook up either clamp to either battery terminal, and the system does the rest
  • Eliminates concerns about short circuits caused by incorrect cable hookup
• Cinch-Lock clamps are supremely easy to use
  • Ratcheting mechanism securely locks clamp to terminal
  • Sturdy steel, zinc-plated construction provides superior strength and clamping force
  • Push-button release for quick, simple removal
  • Premium, rubber-coated grips allow you to hold clamps securely and comfortably
• 6-Gauge cables deliver 150 percent more power than standard 10-gauge cables
• Extreme Weather insulation ensures quality performance in temperatures as low as -40 F
• Top-post and side-post mountable
• Bi-metal construction - copper and aluminum
• Storage bag and terminal-cleaning brush included

Specs:

• Cable length: 16'
• Wire gauge: 6
• Limited lifetime warranty

SafeGuard Polarity Detection

Normally, when you are hooking up booster cables to a battery, you have to be very careful to make sure that the positive cable clamp is placed on the positive battery terminal and the negative on the negative. Incorrect hookup can result in a short circuit, creating a potentially hazardous situation for both you and your vehicle. The SafeGuard cables, however, can be hooked up to either terminal with no worries. Automatic polarity detection allows the cable set to determine which terminal is positive and which is negative and then to function accordingly.

Cinch-Lock Technology

No more fighting with too-tight, spring-loaded cable clamps. The Hopkins Cinch-Lock clamps ratchet in place on the battery posts for a secure grip that is simple to obtain. Just squeeze the rubber-coated, non-slip grips, and the clamps will ratchet down until they can ratchet no more, at which point they effectively lock in place. To unlock, just push the convenient easy-release button at the base of the grips, and the ratchet will give for quick, effortless removal.

Durable, Powerful Construction

The cables on this unique system are manufactured to deliver up to 25 percent more amperage; and, thanks to the 6-gauge construction, they offer 150 percent more overall power than traditional 10-gauge cables. With an insulating coating, the bi-metal cables are also able to perform in temperatures as low as -40 F, perfect for cold climates.

The unique Cinch-Lock clamps are constructed of premium, zinc-plated steel that can withstand more than 200 lbs of bite force and provide 250 percent more clamping force than the competition.

How to Jump-Start Your Vehicle's Battery:

Before jump-starting your vehicle, check the dead battery to make sure that it isn't cracked or frozen. If it is, do not attempt a jump-start. If there is no obvious damage to the battery, continue with the following:

1. Turn off the vehicle that is providing the jump. Unplug all accessories from both vehicles. This will ensure that no devices are damaged if a short occurs.
2. Clean off any corrosion around the battery terminals so that the maximum amount of current can travel through them.
3. Connect one of the cable clamps to the positive terminal on the dead battery. Because the cables can automatically detect polarity, you don't have to worry about hooking the positive cable to the positive terminal, or negative to negative.
4. Connect one of the opposing clamps to the positive terminal on the good battery.
5. Connect one of the remaining cable clamps to the negative terminal on the good battery.
6. Ground the other clamp on the the vehicle in need of a jump - attach it to a clean, unpainted metal surface on the engine block or frame. Do not attach this clamp to the negative terminal of the dead battery.
7. Start the vehicle that is providing the jump and let it run for a few minutes.
8. Try to start the dead vehicle. If the engine does not turn over, rev the engine of the good vehicle to boost power output.
9. Remove the clamps in the reverse of the order in which you attached them, being careful not to touch the clamps together as you do so: Disconnect the clamp from the engine block or frame, then the corresponding clamp from the good battery. Disconnect the one attached to the positive terminal of the good battery, then the one from the bad battery.

BC0880EW Hopkins Juice SafeGuard Booster Cables - Extreme Weather

Video of Hopkins Juice SafeGuard Extreme Weather Jumper Cables w/ Ratcheting Clamps - 16' Long

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