Dead batteries are a common occurrence around construction sites. Employees leave their lights on, old batteries fail, or good batteries get drained running warning lights and other accessories.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A set of jumper cables connected to a vehicle engine's battery terminal posts; (photo/Derek Mau) It happens to the best of us ...

You can jump-start a dead car battery by using jumper cables to connect its terminals to the terminals of a functioning car battery or a standalone jump starter kit. However, if you don’t know how to ...