Hi Hobo Funny this topic comes up tonight I just had this very discussion last friday with a parts store guy and a battery rep. The new battery's wouldn't start my tractor in a heated shop, before they died off bad. 2 year old battery's that had been outside in - 15 0c swapped right over with lower cca fired it right up instantly. I charged and tested with my cheap load tester. I took the battery's back and said nothing about what I knew, they tested with an idiot box, and it said recharge and re test. they did and called me and said they where fine. I said yeah warm in your shop. throw them out overnight and re test. they did and said the voltage was 12.4 or closev to 12.5 and the cca was within a bit to, come get them
Somehow the rep got involved and I got told I was having 2 new batteries when I got there to pick mine up. The rep explained exactly what you said about the voltage. I listened to what he said for quite a while about battery and test things. Then said to the guy ok thats why my cheap load tester said these cca's were lower than the store tester then and the $500 idiot box has no clue.he said yes and the parts guy got educated to.
The funny thing is my buddy I was talking to tonight, said he has had quite a few shop customers get battery's tested by parts stores and they come back good, the guys fit new starters and stuff and then guess what it's no better. My buddy gets called after the customers stuck.He load tests the battery's properly surprise surprise, the battery's stuffed. I think some parts stores maybe use those testers to sell starters and alternators as well !!!!!!!!.
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