On Tuesday 09 Dec 2003 18:45, Mark Tuovinen wrote:

> Any decent aftermarket parts supplier can provide remote terminals for
> jumper cables, they are commonly used on tow trucks, race cars, and some
> street rods and customs. They work well as long as you install them
> properly.

Could you not get round this by attaching the booster's negative to a good
ground (somewhere in the engine compartment), and the positive terminal to
the alternator feed? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember
that's permanently live, isn't it?
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Tim
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