How Many Volts Needed to Start a Car?

For a car with a 12V engine, the normal value before starting is between 12.2V and 12.8V, and it should not exceed 14.8V after starting.

How many minimum voltages are needed to start a car?

When the voltage of the starting power supply is lower than 11.8V, it will be difficult to start the car. You can choose to turn off all other electrical appliances and try several times. When the battery voltage is lower than 10.8V, it is generally impossible to start the car. You need to replace the battery or use car jump starter pack to start the car in an emergency.

Battery voltage value judgment chart (for 12V cars)

Therefore, the minimum voltage to start the car should be 11.8V, but if you are lucky, you may be able to start at 10.8V, but we don’t recommend on this.

	Starting Battery Voltage	Judgement	Impacts and Solutions
Before Start	<10.8V	Too Low	Cannot Start Vehicle, The battery may need to be replaced
Before Start	10.8V~11.8V	Low	Hard to Start, turn off all other electrical appliances and try several times
Before Start	11.8V~12.8V	Normal	/
After Start	12.8V~13.2V	Too Low	May not be able to recharge the battery
After Start	13.2V~14.8V	Normal	/
After Start	>14.8V	Too High	May damage the battery, check the engine stabilizer

 

Why is there insufficient voltage of starting battery?

In fact, insufficient voltage of starting battery it will be accompanied by some characteristics, you can basically detect it.

For example, if you feel that the instant power jump starter is weaker when you start the vehicle thus ignite several times; or if you drive a few more electrical components on the vehicle, it will be idling unstable, etc..

Or when our car has not been started for a long time, the lead-acid battery (starting battery) inside will also self-discharge, which will also cause the voltage to be too low.

How to solve it, when the battery voltage is too low?

1. Use a multimeter to check the battery voltage

If you usually want to measure the voltage of your car, just use a multimeter to measure it directly;

2. Call an auto repair shop or roadside assistance company

A lot of company provide automobile jump start services 24/7, and you can find numerous results on Google;

Google search auto repair shop jump start car

3. Buy a Portable jump starter and put it in the car as a spare

You can purchase a heavy duty jump starter place in your car, according to the displacement of the car you are using. When encountering this kind of emergency, you don't need to wait for road rescue, you can start your car in an emergency. After your car starts, you can recharge your battery, or replace it with a brand new battery.

Most portable car battery jumper on the market on-sale, have the functions of power bank and LED light. They can also supply power to your other electronic devices. Like JA301, they also have an air inflator function, which can be used when you go to the off-road environment or before going out, tire replenishment is also a very good function.

If you are interested in purchasing a best portable car battery jump starter, LOKITHOR JA401 jump starter with air inflator is your best choice.

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