Replacement battery
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From: Virginia Bch VA
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St. Jude Donor '06
If you have not had DBS your battery should last 5 years.
Every time a Battery dies it loses 20% CCA. Your stock battery is rated at 590. If you have dumpted it 3X you're at 50% or 290. Not a problem in the summer but come winter you're out of luck. I dumped 4X and a few weeks back @ 8 AM it was 38 deg and it would not start. Later in the day up to 60 and I was good to go.
Every time a Battery dies it loses 20% CCA. Your stock battery is rated at 590. If you have dumpted it 3X you're at 50% or 290. Not a problem in the summer but come winter you're out of luck. I dumped 4X and a few weeks back @ 8 AM it was 38 deg and it would not start. Later in the day up to 60 and I was good to go.
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From: San Clemente CA
If you have not had DBS your battery should last 5 years.
Every time a Battery dies it loses 20% CCA. Your stock battery is rated at 590. If you have dumpted it 3X you're at 50% or 290. Not a problem in the summer but come winter you're out of luck. I dumped 4X and a few weeks back @ 8 AM it was 38 deg and it would not start. Later in the day up to 60 and I was good to go.
Every time a Battery dies it loses 20% CCA. Your stock battery is rated at 590. If you have dumpted it 3X you're at 50% or 290. Not a problem in the summer but come winter you're out of luck. I dumped 4X and a few weeks back @ 8 AM it was 38 deg and it would not start. Later in the day up to 60 and I was good to go.
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 10,516
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From: Virginia Bch VA
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St. Jude Donor '06
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