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Originally Posted by porschenut View Post
I have too, but that just indicates a weak battery, not a dead one. Important distinction.
As I understand, it can also indicate a dead cell. There's enough voltage to turn on lights but not enough amperage under load to crank the car. That's why when you bring the battery to a car parts place they put it under a "load test" because the voltage shows good but the amperage is too low.

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