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Old Dec 17, 2022 | 03:10 PM
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Battery test Bamboozle

I went to have my battery tested in my 1990 F150, as we're forecasted to see -9 next Fri morning. It was tested at 850CCA, (Motorcraft group 65) and tester showed bad. It was then tested at 700 CCA, where it tested good. I was asked to start my truck, voltmeter showed 14.9 engine running. Termials and all connections clean and tight. Wonder why it would show bad at 850, but good at 700 CCA. I was told, that 700 was more than enough to start my truck's 5.0 engine
 
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Old Dec 17, 2022 | 04:18 PM
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You haven’t told us the CCA of the battery. There is more than one group 65 battery. Is it a BXT-65-650 or a BXT-65-850?
 
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Old Dec 17, 2022 | 10:41 PM
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You haven’t told us the CCA of the battery. There is more than one group 65 battery. Is it a BXT-65-650 or a BXT-65-850?
BXT-65-850. No clue how long it has been in the truck, it was in it when I got it
 
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Was the test result for 850 CCA “bad battery”? How was it bad? Did the voltage
drop too low when put under a load? Did it say “charge and retest”?

The standard battery was 650 CCA.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2022 | 02:24 PM
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Was the test result for 850 CCA “bad battery”? How was it bad? Did the voltage
drop too low when put under a load? Did it say “charge and retest”?

The standard battery was 650 CCA.
Not sure what the ******** counter jockey was doing, did not say charge and re test. Was no voltage drop, and it spins over like a top so I'm gonna run with it.
 
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