cold cranking amps
Cold cranking amps tell you how well a car battery can start an engine when it's really cold outside. The higher the number, the better the battery can perform in low temperatures.
Cold cranking amps (CCA) is a measurement of a battery's ability to start an engine in cold temperatures. It indicates how much current the battery can deliver at 0°F (-18°C) for 30 seconds while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 volts.
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"A few things to remember before you head inside to locate a battery group for your vehicle is know the battery group to CCA, which is the cold cranking amps. So the number one we have on here now,..."
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"...you have 800 cold cranking amps or so that's needed to crank that vehicle. You might have a hundred cold cranking amps and that is a weak battery that needs to be replaced."
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"We use what we call an algorithm tester, which is the little handheld tester that they clipped the cables, clip the clamps to the battery and they tell you how many cold cranking amps."
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