Flashlight, chargers and jumper cables all in one small device for winter travel JOANNE ELVES Special to The Globe and Mail Published December 3, 2016 ...

While wide swaths of gearheads can correctly and safely attach jumper cables with ease, those new to the art – or, some of us who are simply having brain freeze at the end of a bad day ...

Separate the jumper cables, making sure neither end touches the other during the process. Connect the red clamp to the metal post on the positive (+) terminal of the dead car battery.

These jumper cables use 8-gauge wires and are ETL listed and CCA constructed. Since they do measure 20-feet long, they offer plenty of versatility to jump cars that aren't close to one another.

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