Vehicle Rescue
Tech Tip: Battery Jump Point
I received several questions and comments on Facebook about an image from Vehicle Extrication from Inside of the Auto Industry about 12 volt jump point terminals.
Battery Jump Point
I received several questions and comments on Facebook about an image from Vehicle Extrication from Inside of the Auto Industry about 12 volt jump point terminals. One question was can the 12 volt battery be secured by cutting the wire to the jump point. A good question. The jump point pictured below is a terminal to attach jumper cables to. Jump point terminals are typically a single wire that connects the terminal to the 12 volt battery. When the hood is opened by a rescuer who is searching for the 12 volt battery to secure it by double cutting a wire and no battery is located but a jump point terminal is found the battery is not easily accessible. This doesn’t always mean the battery is located outside of the engine compartment but it is hidden or covered.
More examples of battery locations.
Moditech (Crash Recovery System)
The screenshot below shows the location of the 12 volt battery in the 2016 Mercedes Benz C-Class. Luxury vehicles, will often have plastic covers over the 12 volt battery and other components in the engine compartment.
Heavy Rescue
Checkout the video of Mechanicstown’s new 26′ Stainless Steel Walk-In Tandem Walk-In Rescue 1.
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Heavy Rescue
Vehicle School Bus Under-ride Training Scenario
The Brothers at Beaver Lane Res8cue training with their PARATECH HydraFusion Struts on a training scenario for a vehicle that crashed underneath and school.
School Bus Under-ride
The Brothers at Beaver Lane Res8cue training with their PARATECH HydraFusion Struts on a training scenario for a vehicle that crashed underneath and school.
Heavy Rescue
Cedar Park, TX Fire Department Heavy Rescue
The Cedar Park, TX Fire Department chose a 22′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 20″ raised-roof Spartan Gladiator chassis.
Cedar Park, TX Fire Department Heavy Rescue
The Cedar Park, TX Fire Department chose a 22′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 20″ raised-roof Spartan Gladiator chassis. The chassis is powered by a 505 HP Cummins X15 engine. This apparatus is equipped with a 32,000-watt Onan Protec PTO generator to power the Bauer air compressor with Type 2 fill station. A Hannay high-pressure air hose reel, custom-mounted Paratech struts, Carefree Mirage lateral-arm patio awning and OnScene Solutions aluminum heavy-duty cargo slides.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
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