Most V8 car engines need only 400 amps or so in normal conditions.
I remember one REALLY cold day in Chicago when I was working for the construction machinery company in the 80s. We put an 8D diesel start battery on a cart to boost cars in the employee lot at the warehose, and burned out the starters on two or three cars that were cranked for too long. The need for high CCAs is vastly overrated. Rick Brass From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:42 PM To: C&C List; Edd Schillay Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting Battery 35 hp is smaller. V-8 auto engines usually take as little as 800 cca. Many small auto engines 1.9 liter (~100hp) take as little as 200 cca. Your battery selection will work fine. It might even be overkill. Josh On Feb 25, 2015 8:33 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Dennis, Define "smaller" -- I have a Universal M-35 in the Enterprise. I'm thinking a Trojan Group 27 with 400 CCA as a starting battery. All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY www.StarshipSailing.com <http://www.StarshipSailing.com> ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 <tel:914.332.4400> | Office 914.774.9767 <tel:914.774.9767> | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 6 iPhone. iTypos. iApologize On Feb 25, 2015, at 8:14 PM, Dennis C. <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Edd, Most smaller marine diesels only need 200-250 cranking amps. Dennis C. On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: All, So, on a related topic, what CCA rating is the battery you use for your starting battery? All the best, Edd ------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise NCC-1701-B C&C 37+ | City Island, NY www.StarshipSailing.com <http://www.StarshipSailing.com> ------------------------------- 914.332.4400 <tel:914.332.4400> | Office 914.774.9767 <tel:914.774.9767> | Mobile ------------------------------- Sent via iPhone 6 iPhone. iTypos. iApologize _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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