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Battery Information Definitions

Battery Application

Automotive, Marine, Powersport, Group 31, Commercial 4D/8D, Lawn and Garden

Battery Installation

Single Battery or Dual Batteries

Battery Post

Top Post, Side Post, Dual Post

Battery Rating

Enter the Battery Rating Units value

Battery Type

Flooded, AGM (Absorbed Gas Mat), AGM Spiral, Gel, Enhanced Flooded

Battery Units

CCACold Cranking Amps: Battery
current at 0 ºF (–17.8 ºC).
100 to 3000
CACranking Amps: Battery current
at 32°F (0 ºC).
100 to 3000
JISJapanese Industrial Standard:
Usually printed on battery label.
26A17 to
245H52
DIN(A)Deutsche Industrie-Norm100 to 1000
SAE(A)European labeling of CCA100 to 3000
IEC(A)International Electrotechnical
Commission
100 to 1000
EN(A)Europa-Norm100 to 1700
EN2(A)Europa-Norm100 to 1700

Charge Limit

Limit charge by Voltage or Amperage

Charge Value

Maximum amount of applied charge (Voltage or Amperage)

Rated Ah

Rating of battery being charged in Amp-hours (optional)

Temperature (Max)

Maximum temperature of battery during a manual charge

Test Location

Top Post, Side Post, Remote Post

Time Type

Timed (10 to 120 minutes) or Continuous

Time Value (Timed Charge Only)

Length (In Minutes) of Manual Timed Charge

VIN

A unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by ISO 3833.

Vehicle Make

Vehicle manufacturer

Vehicle Model

Vehicle name or number

Vehicle Technology

Hybrid, Gasoline, Electric, Start-Stop, Hybrid Start-Stop, Diesel

Vehicle Year

Model year that a vehicle was manufactured.

Updated on March 3, 2021

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