what are cranking amps in a car battery?
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Cranking amps are the numbers of amperes a lead-acid battery at 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) can deliver for 30 seconds and maintain at least 1.2 volts per cell (7.2 volts for a 12 volt battery). In other words, CA/cranking amps determine how much power you have to start your car in most climates.
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Deep cycle batteries have thick plates and can be discharged down to 80 percent (deep cycled) time after time without causing damage. In contrast, starter batteries deliver short, high-current bursts to crank an engine, meaning they frequently discharge only a small part of their capacity.
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Car Battery Voltage A fully charged battery should read 12.6 volts or above. When the engine is running, that number should be between 13.7 and 14.7 volts. If the battery is reading at 12.4 volts, then it's 75% charged. At 12 volts, it drops to 25%.
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Car batteries provide 12.6V DC (direct current) through six cells, producing 2.1V each. Anything under the 75% charge rate, or about 12.45V, generally indicates the battery is undercharged and will need recharging.
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A typical 12-volt battery used in a RV or marine craft has a rating 125 AH, which means it can supply 10 amps of current for 12.5 hours or 20-amps of current for a period of 6.25 hours. Lead acid batteries can be connected in parallel to increase the total AH capacity.
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The same company that makes DieHard and Sears car batteries produces Duralast car batteries. These can be found at AutoZone stores. This battery matches the performance found in the DieHard batteries, so you have 800+ cold cranking amps. ... This budget battery offers excellent performance.
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Marine Cranking Amps (MCA) This is the number of amps a battery can deliver at 32 degrees fahrenheit for 30 seconds, and maintain at least a voltage of 1.2 volts per cell. This differs from cold cranking amps which are measured at 0 degrees fahrenheit.
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Battery Voltage Voltage refers to the amount of electrical potential your battery holds. The standard automotive battery in today's vehicles is a 12-volt battery. Each battery has six cells, each with 2.1 volts at full charge. A car battery is considered fully charged at 12.6 volts or higher.
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Noting that our units both have hours in them. So here's how we make them the same, watts =amps times volts. Thus a car battery has a Wh rating of its voltage, 12 in cars, times its Ah rating, usually 40+ depending on car engine size. So a basic car battery has about 500 Wh.
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A 1 amp-hour battery will give you 1 hour of runtime at a 1 amp load, or 1/2 an hour of runtime at a 2 amp load. Similarly, a 5 amp-hour battery will give you 5 hours of runtime at a 1 amp load. With a 5 amp draw, that 5Ah battery will give you an hour of runtime.
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Typically, the larger the battery, the higher the amp rating. The internal chemistry of the battery will also affect the amp rating. Most car batteries have a capacity between 550 and 1000 amperes.
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Battery load testing involves measuring the amperes produced by a charged battery and is particularly relevant for vehicle batteries. The battery in a car or truck needs to produce high amperes to power the starter motor and turn the vehicle's engine.
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A good, healthy car battery should have no fewer than 12.6 volts. Because of the way lead-acid batteries discharge, it's important that you test the battery after it's been sitting for a period of time to get what's called the 'resting voltage'.
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They both reflect different performance characteristics of the vehicle. The same holds for CCA and Amp-hours: CCA is how much current the battery can supply in a short amount of time (usually 30 seconds), Amp-hours is how long the battery can output a certain current.
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You can use a Deep Cycle battery as a starting battery provided that you take into account the lower CCA of a Deep Cycle battery. As a rule of thumb, it's a good idea to upsize the battery by about 20% to deliver the same amount of cranking amps from a deep cycle battery.
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Car Battery Voltage A fully charged battery should read 12.6 volts or above. When the engine is running, that number should be between 13.7 and 14.7 volts. ... At 12 volts, it drops to 25%. Once the battery reads at 11.8 volts, it's considered to be completely discharged.