Essential to the operation of a motor vehicle the car battery s first and primary function occurs when the engine is cranked up and started.
Auto battery specs.
Cca is a rating used in the battery industry to define a battery s ability to start an engine in cold temperatures.
Replacing the battery in most newer passenger vehicles is straight forward.
Maximum outside dimension chart for automotive batteries.
The rating refers to the number of amps a 12 volt battery can deliver at 0 f for 30 seconds while maintaining a voltage of at least 7 2 volts.
The letter is the month.
The number is the last digit of the year of manufacture.
A is for january b is for february and so on.
Car battery specifications and cold cranking amps by robert alley.
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The term cranking amps refers to the power generated by the battery.
Laboratory tested field proven and backed by gm with outstanding limited warranty coverage acdelco gold professional and silver advantage batteries set the standard for performance.
On your original ford battery the first two characters in the code are a letter and a number.
So a code starting with a9 would mean the battery was made in january of 2009.