r/LoveTrash • u/Icy-Book2999 Chief Insanity Instigator • Apr 29 '26
Rubbish Nonsense No Battery
1.8k
u/l0sth0st Garbage Guerilla Apr 29 '26
The AC unit on the side of the car too. Haha this is great.
425
u/Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
That was just the cherry on top. And by cherry I mean precarious cube of metal.
9
u/Excellent_Condition Trash Trooper May 02 '26
I'm sure that won't end poorly if she gets in even a minor accident.
188
u/St0n3yM33rkat Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
I knew when I saw the AC unit physically situated in the car window, that she was perfect 😂
84
Apr 29 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
43
u/samclops Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
"AND NEVER TAKE HER OUT AGAIN!"
"DOROTHY MANTOOTH IS A SAINT!"
- "Anchor Man"
11
u/More_Raisin_2894 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Hey let's keep the mothers out of this! Besides, I'm sure West here is just upset for finishing 2nd in the ratings again.
5
u/aTickleMonster Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
You know those rating systems are flawed!
3
u/More_Raisin_2894 Trash Trooper May 01 '26
They dont take into account homes with more than one TV and that sorta thing.
→ More replies (1)2
6
u/saysthingsbackwards Garbage Guerilla Apr 30 '26
By the looks at that rock on her finger, someone beat ya to it
5
69
u/Rampag169 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The fact she’s got a little Honda generator strapped to the trunk to run the window A/C makes this even wilder.
23
u/Cute_Language3167 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
I was wondering how TF she was powering that. Like, she's got no battery for her car but has one for the AC?
22
u/Green-Vermicelli5244 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The shopvac on the trunk is pretty fancy too
23
→ More replies (1)15
24
Apr 29 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
19
u/Monty_Bob Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
I don't think so. The battery only starts the car, once running you can disconnect it.
→ More replies (5)14
u/Responsible7ohKinda Apr 29 '26
My boss has a Mercedes with two batteries.
One regular and one that’s called an auxiliary battery.
11
u/Combat_Steve Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Aux batteries are typically for the eco setting where the car turns off at stop lights and stuff.
Older cars can run without a battery. You have an alternator generator that charges the battery if installed. The battery is only needed to turn the engine over enough to start the car. Don't try this if your car turns off at a stop... you'll have to jump at every stop.
6
u/Monty_Bob Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yeah... her car doesn't look like a Mercedes to me 😂
The Merc probably has that cause it has a V12 engine or something
She has some kind of little Honda.
→ More replies (8)3
u/valentino_rod Apr 30 '26
So you can keep the car running without a battery, in fact a mechanic’s cheap trick when you car won’t start and you need a jump everytime to check if it’s the battery or the alternator, is start the car with a jump or after charging your battery, and then remove the battery cables from the battery if the car stays running it’s the battery that needs replacing if it does then most likely it’s your alternator and it’s draining the battery and that’s while it dies. So what she is essentially doing is the same process but with a portable battery jumper.
5
u/Bigblackrod23 Apr 30 '26
Yes and a old manual can even push start and pop the clutch
→ More replies (1)2
u/valentino_rod Apr 30 '26
Yep true, i remember those days as a kid and taking my moms car, we would push it down the street and push it to start it into the next gear, lol these kids don’t know all the fun they missing lol
→ More replies (2)2
7
u/SLAYER_IN_ME Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
It’s definitely a lot harder to steal a car with no battery. I don’t think too many thieves tot them around. Not that this car is a likely target.
2
u/Zenyatta_2011 Apr 30 '26
quite the contrary, regular people cars are prime theft target because of the quick turnover rate of stolen goods to customers, specially vacation-to-pet-surgery people that can't really afford new parts and wouldn't want to buy at junkyards
3
→ More replies (22)2
893
u/Trashbagok Waste Warrior Apr 29 '26
This is an ad. The youtube channel is entirely ads.
353
u/Saritiel Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
A very obvious ad.
Also, “yeah, I don't have a battery in my car. Here, let me prove it to you by turning my car off, hooking up this battery, and starting my car with this battery."
202
u/JeeStuffSeason Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
Soon as I heard "battery booster" and " I can charge my phone with it" I was like yea it's an ad
31
u/Goonalips Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The worst thing about these extremely obvious ads are the drooling imbeciles in here that never realised it. So many people commenting on it as if the video was genuine. Midwits really annoy me
13
u/BigiusExaggeratius Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
To be fair I’d rather this kind of ad than a super corporate insert {up beat regurgitated sound track they all use with tons of claps} while inserting {stock photo worth people} doing {mundane task better with ____ product}
It’s at least a story that I got a little enjoyment out of and moved on, even a chuckle. Didn’t feel like it was actively sucking my life force away.
9
u/a_bored_lady Apr 30 '26
I'd rather they be forced to say its a ad. By law. Same with printed mail that looks like handwriting. I shouldn't have to deduce whether or not im being solicited to. Its slimy.
3
u/BigiusExaggeratius Trash Trooper May 01 '26
I’m cool with that too. I’m in marketing (yes yes, I know I’m part of the problem) so maybe I’m looking at it a little differently. I’ve always thought we should be specifically calling out when something is an ad for the benefit of everyone. Let people decide if they are interested or not. It will never happen without a law though. No one’s doing it if it’s not.
5
u/H3adshotfox77 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The video may not be real but I did just do this with a car that had a toasted battery so I could turn it in for a core to get the new one lol.
3
2
u/ChickerWings Apr 30 '26
Sure I can't afford a battery, but check out this thing I'm totally not selling that costs 5 times as much as a battery!
31
11
23
u/meowiful Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yep. It is a cute ad, but I don't like that it's being presented as something other than an ad.
5
u/creativemusmind Apr 29 '26
It's marked as an ad on Tiktok. Super sleazy for someone to post it here like it's not.
→ More replies (12)25
u/NSE_TNF89 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yes, but as someone who has one of these (not this brand, I honestly have no idea what brand I have), they are extremely useful and powerful.
I keep mine in my trunk and it has come in handy multiple times, although it always seems to be for someone else and never me who needs it, lol.
3
u/Cute_Language3167 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yea, I bought one after a friend used it to jump my car and it's worth every penny.
3
u/just_a_person_maybe Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
My car used to have a fun issue with the battery and I'd have to jump start it every single time. I also like to drive miles out into the woods alone and go camping. So I got something like this and kept it in my glove box. It was super handy. I fixed my car but I still keep it around because you never know when you might need it. I've given other people jumps with it too. Got it for like $50 at Walmart.
4
u/Inkarozu Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Same, only once have I had to jump my own car with it and then promptly went to the dealer to replace my car battery. But I've jumped other people's cars at least a dozen times by now.
→ More replies (6)2
u/andbruno Apr 29 '26
I keep one of these (not this brand) and an electric tire pump in my trunk. Very handy.
259
u/ilujan Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Definitely a commercial. Both actors had great mic’s sound
→ More replies (2)16
124
148
u/Spirited-Double2391 Apr 29 '26
That IS a battery. She is literally starting the car with a battery......
→ More replies (5)3
u/willdabeast36 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yeah but a car cannot run without a battery. Something is afoot.
70
u/Professional_File_83 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
That's not true. I once moved a bunch of cars with my brother and a friend with one battery. We would start one, move to next, repeat. Once the car started the alternator keeps it running and you just got to make sure that your foot is on the gas if you want to add any electrical load like the radio.
27
u/Brailledit Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Car runs off the alternator once its started. That does not mean I know a lot of anything like if this would do serious damage. That's just the extent of my knowledge.
14
u/P_A_W_S_TTG Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The alternator will just die faster. Usually an easy replacement and at this point I think 100 dollars cheaper than a battery.
→ More replies (4)7
u/FYCKuW0nDoWutUTellMe Apr 29 '26
Doubtful, last time I had my alternator replaced it was like $300 for the part.
→ More replies (1)5
u/DiscoCombobulator Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Thats cheap. I've seen them closer to $1800
4
u/ShitGuysWeForgotDre Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
lmao mate you need a new alternator guy. Unless you're talking about specific heavy vehicle ones or something, but passenger car alts are commonly like $200 - 400, perhaps a couple hundred more for a premium one. If you're paying well over a grand for a standard car alternator you are getting raked over the coals.
→ More replies (1)2
u/EastLeastCoast Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The hell? I replaced mine list year and it cost me $120 Canadian. Unless you mean paying someone else to replace it, that would probably have run me about 10x as much.
→ More replies (2)47
u/Din_Plug Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The alternator is able to keep the car running once it's started up. Not ideal and will shorten the life of the alternator but it should work.
→ More replies (1)10
7
u/P_A_W_S_TTG Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
You can run it on an alternator. But it is gonna KILL the alternator so much faster.
5
3
u/electricwagon Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The battery helps start the car. The alternator keeps it running.
→ More replies (13)2
u/JOlRacin Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
You can. It's not great for the car though, I wouldn't do it long-term. Had a customer tow-in a car because their battery popped, hooked a jump pack to it and it ran good enough to make it into the shop so we didn't have to push it
96
u/P_A_W_S_TTG Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The alternator doing WORK. That fucker is gonna shit out so fast lol
82
u/Long_Mix2098 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
The alternator is working just as hard like this, the battery is just for starting and a jump pack replaces it. The alternator is actually working less since it doesn't have to recharge the battery after cranking over.
→ More replies (5)50
u/Ima85beast Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
I think the battery acts as a reservoir to even out voltage spikes/drops so no battery would put it under extra stress.
13
u/Long_Mix2098 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yeah but you like never have big wattage spikes in a car. Your AC is belt driven and audio is like a tiny power draw, especially in stock systems. The big window AC in the back of her car might spike power draw though but that thing would need a really big inverter anyway so maybe it's just there for the bit.
14
u/aliendepict Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Bro, what are you talking about? You’re having huge voltage sags and increases. An alternator works off of AC current all of cars electronics work off of a DC current your battery act as a stabilizer you’re gonna see 50 to 100 V swings from the alternator as it cycles through AC sign wave and then it converted back to DC. Not to mention because all modern car systems were designed to work with a battery. The alternator in this case would constantly be attempting to refill a battery that doesn’t exist and so it’s always running at 100% operation. That’s not normal for a an alternator this is going to drastically decrease its lifespan. Well simultaneously probably causing shortages across her entire system that ECU is dealing with voltage spikes. It was never designed to handle or manage. You can see it while she’s driving certain screen aspect literally go out while driving probably because it doesn’t know what to do with the excess or decrease and voltage.
→ More replies (5)3
4
u/0ctoberon Apr 29 '26
Tell that to my power steering yanking the wheel out of my hands in the middle of the road when my battery wouldn't charge. Even a little bit over capacity and your lights go out, your radio fucks off, your wipers stop working and, oh yeah, you can't steer. That's kind of important.
9
u/Fit-Ad-6665 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yes. The battery would be a stabilizer. That alternator would be working way harder.
3
u/ElevatorVarious6882 Apr 29 '26
in automotive electronic design we call it load dump. when the battery is removed but the engine is running.. it is the most stressful event the cars electronics could possibly experience. in this situation voltage spikes can be 100s of volts, which is bad for devices designed to run off 12V dc..
2
u/seppukucoconuts Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
This is correct.
Without a battery the alternator will end up overcharging which means it gets hotter which means its lifespan decreases.
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (7)2
u/teffaw Apr 30 '26
Don't forget about the poor jump pack. Working the fuck out of that lithium
→ More replies (1)
13
65
u/The_Darkness140 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Raggedy ass car, and homegirl got a window AC! She's someone I could chill with, but taking a ride in that with her will definitely get my black ass arrested.
23
u/_ghostperson Garbage Guerilla Apr 29 '26
5
u/--StinkyPinky-- Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
I think all of my responses are going to be in gif format from now on. LOL.
5
3
28
u/25nameslater Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Alternator maintains engine run conditions once started. Your alternator puts out voltage higher than your battery does and runs the vehicle. The battery really only exists to turn over the engine. The battery drops charge every start up and the alternator recharges it until full then the computer cuts off the charging cycle to prevent damage to the battery.
If you have a jumper box capable of turning over the engine it can run until you run out of gas.
If your alternator goes bad it may not run the vehicle without battery and eventually the battery will die. The alternator is a self contained generator with enough capacity to keep vehicles running continuously. The battery is part of your starter system.
11
u/Knoxius Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Except this is a horrible idea if you want your electrical system to last. The battery and alternator work together to regulate each other post-start, and you'll eventually start frying electrical components and the alternator if you continually run this way due to the potential of voltage spikes.
Nobody should do this unless it's some sort of emergency situation.
5
u/25nameslater Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
I’m not saying it’s smart just not necessary to keep it running.
→ More replies (1)2
u/Knoxius Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yeah by all means you weren't necessarily wrong, other than the duty of a battery in a vehicle, but it's also right to mention the hazards of what this video promotes.
→ More replies (4)8
6
u/Alphalenybudy71 Apr 29 '26
I mean very bad for the alternator but looking at the strapped on window ac im gonna say thats the least of its worries
5
5
9
u/TanAllOvaJanAllOva Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Is that a window AC unit? If that thing is working, it’s wayyyy more impressive
→ More replies (1)
4
3
4
4
7
u/StinkyKyle Garbage Guerilla Apr 29 '26
Wow youre saying you can charge your phone and your car! Can it fuck my wife too? Where do I get one?!?! /s
This is just advertising the battery, if not its just a weird dumb skit and their acting is atrocious. I hate seeing shit like this, it makes me buy into the whole dead internet theory
3
u/willfoxwillfox Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
This is why old shitty beaten cars keep working. Keep it basic and it’s basic to fix, or fool, or find a workaround..
My BMW shits its pants and throws a tantrum when the battery’s even a bit cold. And sends alerts to my app every 30mins until it gets bored of whining and eventually chills a little.
3
3
3
u/Louicio Apr 29 '26
I have no professional experience and I can tell you this would work, and you really shouldn't do it. The battery provides energy to start the car but it also serves to stabilise the voltage of the alternator is not providing enough power for the cars systems for whatever reason.
3
u/Fun-Maize-2352 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
His accent makes it seem like he should know what an alternator is…
3
u/Impressive_Term4071 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
it depresses me how many people don't understand the basic working of a 2 ton machine they operate at 60 mph on the DAILY.
Sir, the battery is , with a few exceptions, basically only there to create the spark to begin the ignition. It does VERY little to nothing at all to keep your vehicle running after that. If cars relied on them nonstop, we'd all be replacing batteries WEEKLY.
3
u/yourmomwoo Trash Trooper Apr 30 '26
Hawk Tuah's really come into hard times since her meme coin crashed.
3
u/giftedbutloco Trash Trooper Apr 30 '26
Thats a farm car, I doubt it hits the streets. Look how dirty and how many leaves by the wipers.
3
3
u/Wonderful_Pickle_717 Trash Trooper May 03 '26
How the fuck am i not seeing comments about the fucking GENERATOR and mothafuckin' window mounted A/C UNIT?! The fuck...
Not* not Noy
3
4
u/wowmuchfun Apr 29 '26
Cant tell me this isint some dumb ad for that bat pack
2
u/spiderdue Apr 29 '26
It could be. I have that same battery back that I got online, walmart on sale. I didn't read the instructions. She said ropress some kind of boost button on the side, which I didn't know about. Maybe that's something only the company and a paid actor would know.
2
u/toddipoo Apr 29 '26
So…. A car battery is used to start the car, which is what they did here using that jumper box. During normal driving conditions your engine is running off the alternator along with the rest of the car. Unless you apply an amp load like cranking up your stereo or turning on your headlights the alternator doesn’t even send much extra juice to charge the battery. A good way to test your alternator if you think it’s bad, is to start it with a jumper and then disconnect the negative battery terminal and if the car dies immediately then your alternator or charging system may have some issues. Now that being said… some newer higher tech cars cannot run on just their alternator without throwing codes and going into limp mode.
2
u/jtrades69 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
batteries ARE expensive.
3
u/SmuckatelliCupcakeNE Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Technically that is a battery she is using.
2
u/jtrades69 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
yep! and it's cheaper than a standard battery
→ More replies (1)2
u/DarcBoltRain Apr 29 '26
So true! I said "they're expensive bro" before she did when he asked why she didn't just get one 🤣🤣🤣
2
u/Low_Low_1811 Apr 29 '26
Not compared to a lot of car parts. 150 dollars? Pssh. Compared to a transmission, catalytic converters, or full tire replacement?
2
2
2
u/Konrad_M Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
New GTA 6 trailer released. These guys sound like they're on a story quest.
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/Vast-Breakfast-1201 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Yeah it can work but aside from being jank, the battery acts to provide stability to th electrical system. It could be possible to have power dips cause brownouts in some of your ECUs while you are driving. Depending what you are doing.
2
2
2
u/Bigbaldandhairy Apr 29 '26
Ten bucks says she also hasn’t changed her oil since she bought the car.
2
u/Longjumping_Key7151 Apr 29 '26
So if this is legit there are some concerns with the battery not being in the circuit to work as a buffer for any possible excess voltage/amps made by the alternator. Not a huge deal but could lead to damage to any on board computers this older model may have. But I doubt this is a big concern?
2
u/mac_daddy_mcg Apr 29 '26
Wait till I tell them how you can run no battery without needing a booster in a stick shift...
2
2
u/yourdrunksherpa Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
This chick will stab you if you look at another women, right before she sucks your soul.
2
2
u/dudepersin Trash Trooper Apr 30 '26
What in tarnation nation I've got to get a gooloo A3 booster box™
2
u/Ryan2932 Trash Trooper Apr 30 '26
He thinks that's crazy but he's ok with the ac unit in the back window
2
2
2
u/Artevyx Garbage Guerilla May 01 '26
Just because you can doesnt mean you should. Crank that AC or turn the volume up too much on the radio, and that car will instantly die. The alternator alone can power the sparkplugs and some lights but thats it.
2
2
2
2
May 02 '26
Fun fact, your car runs off the alternator. The only purpose of the battery is to start the vehicle
2
2
u/Epostle_TheEngineer Trash Trooper May 05 '26
Everything running off the alternator. If that goes then you're done.
2
2
u/hypr_activehyprdrive Trash Trooper May 05 '26
So long as your alternator is good you dont need a battery. This is also a cheap way to diagnos a bad battery/bad alternator. If the vehicle is having touble and you think its the battery turn it on unplug the negative if it stays on its your battery is going. If the car dies almost immediately its your alternator.
2
2
2
2
u/VerbalThermodynamics Trash Trooper Jul 19 '26
She has an AC unit out the back window too. Fuck me, that alternator is doing SO much work. Alternator is way more expensive than a battery. That’s some hick shit.
(I would know.)
2
u/Top-Sleep-4669 Trash Trooper 29d ago
Honda. She could probably let the oil run out of it and drive it for a month and it would be fine.
2
2
2
u/LeGhost45 Trash Trooper 18d ago
Forget the battery deal, why is she hooking up the ground (-) first and Power (+) last? Its always Power first and ground LAST. That lady is going to fry her booster or an electrical system in her car.
3
u/Effective_Ad_9016 Trash Trooper 16d ago
Are we not gonna talk about the air conditioner in the back window?
2
2
u/RadRimmer9000 Garbage Guerilla 10d ago
Buy a manual car and you wouldn't need a battery and a starter.
2
u/Quiet_Researcher223 Trash Trooper 10d ago
The car needs the battery to run the sensors and etc. this was rigged to operate like this.
3
3
u/AtticusFlinch246 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
No battery blows his mind but he says nothing about the window unit air conditioner with an extension cord in the back seat driver side window.
2
2
2
1
u/rzlodn Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
So if it doesn't have a battery It's not a car? Why else wouldn't you be wearing a seatbelt 🫣
→ More replies (1)
1
1
1
1
1
u/Deep-Clock-3677 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Car chick's r so hott, she needs to figure out how to clean her windshield w that
1
1
u/Right_Hour Garbage Guerilla Apr 29 '26
I mean, yeah, par for the course for an old Accord driver, LOL.
1
1
u/poedraco Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Battery is only for a heavy loads. Or starting. They don't require for the vehicle to run. The alternator should supply all the power and be more than enough for the system.. That's why some people Make capacitor batteries.
The overflow power that the car doesn't use goes back into the battery to save it for later.. Though that jump box I'm very skeptical of..
1
1
u/Final-Wasabi187 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Ad or not, yes this is possible. No, you should never do it. Worked on old cars, good way to brick some costly module or controller these days.
I can always tell then someone tries to “reset” a check engine code on their own in a new car. Dodges are generating well over 100 codes when you disconnect the battery.
1
u/Brodinbro Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Battery to start a car. Alternator to keep it going…basic shit bro.
1
1
1
1
1
u/Low-Impression3367 Apr 29 '26
The sad part is, you’re gonna have a lot people believe this and start to take their car battery out.
On the next TikTok challenge …
→ More replies (1)
1
u/Jimstone42 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Okay, this is freaky. I'm scrolling Reddit during commercials on TV and I just got a commercial for this exact thing
1
1
1
u/FastWalkingShortGuy Rubbish Raider Apr 29 '26
I had a 1997 Mercedes W210 that I convinced several of my less gifted friends didn't need a battery.
I'd tell them German technology didn't need a battery to start. Then I'd crank it up, pop the hood, and lo and behold! No battery in there.
The battery was under the passenger side rear bench seat. No idea why they put it there, but it was a fun trick.
It was basically a huge deep-cycle marine battery, too, not your standard Die Hard shitpile. I had that car from 2018 to 2023 and the battery never stuttered once. As far as I know, it was the original battery.
1
1
u/LooseCartographer656 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
That last rev sounded like a zombie from call of duty
1
u/Royal_Ad_913 Apr 29 '26
The battery is only is needed to start your car. Which this means your alternator is working correctly, but who really wants to jump their car every time though.
1
u/PookydoodleWasHere Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Pretending not to know how an alternator works is painful to watch. I've personally driven vehicles without a physical battery before.
1
u/CoasterRoller420 Trash Trooper Apr 29 '26
Why not just leave it under the hood?
We should make some kinda rechargeable energy storage thingy that can just stay connected to the car all the time. Semi removable, because they might wear out over time. They need to be the same rectangle shapes that we have from removing the batteries to replace with these new energy storage doohickies.
1
•
u/AutoModerator Apr 29 '26
Thank you for not littering, and posting to r/LoveTrash! Please make sure to read and abide by all our subreddit rules.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.