How to Convert Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) to Amp Hours (Ah)?

Are you going to purchase a new car battery for your car?

Car batteries have a lot of specifications you should be aware of. Modern cars use many electronic components, and you must get the right battery for your car.

In this article, we will help you to find the information you need about how to find the right car battery for your needs and how you can convert CCA to Ah/ampere-hours.

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How to Convert CCA to AH

There is no way to convert CCA to AH directly because there is no correlation between them. But for a rule of thumb, you can divide the CCA by 7.25 to get the calculated Ah. For instance, if your battery is marked with a 1450 CCA, it represents 200 Ah.

A battery of this rating should last for 25 hours while producing power of 8 amps.

Understanding your rate of use and your voltage level will help you make the right battery choices, even if you only have the CCA figures. Conversely, if you have the Ah ratings on your battery, you can calculate the CCA measurement to determine how suitable your battery is for cranking your engine in cold temperatures.

What Are Ampere Hours (Ah)?

The ampere measures the flow of electrons and current within a conductor. A single ampere represents a single coulomb of electrical charge, which passes throughout every part of the conducting item within a second.

Battery measurements are commonly written out in units of ampere-hours (Ah), and milliampere hours (mAh), which represents 1/1000. This unit represents the battery operation threshold, which can calculate how long the battery might last without recharging.

What Are Cold Cranking Amps?

Many batteries use CCA to present the battery’s ability to start an engine at certain temperatures, usually ranging between 30-32 degrees Fahrenheit. While knowing this starting power can help you choose a better battery, you will need to convert CCA to AH to determine capacity.

CCA can be a good unit of measure to help you determine the best battery for you if you live in cold conditions. Higher capacity and power batteries will have better CCA values than weaker batteries. Even as the battery power deteriorates over time, they will be more likely to last longer and provide better service.

Even though you cannot calculate battery capacity, you can still determine the best battery for replacement.

3 thoughts on "How to Convert CCA to AH/Amp Hours"

To test my 12v 12ah battery i require the CCA or CA rating which is not indicated on Battery. What do i use 100,150,200 ?

Thanks for your research.. I want to buy a battery capacity analyser..please kindly advise me on which models to buy.. our main work is on batteries from 2v,6v,8v,; from -3000Ah batteries.. And on smaller batteries 6-12v 250Ah..I will be very Glad for your help.. Many Thanks Peter

I read your "Converting CCA to ah/Amp Hours". It was helpful -- Thank you! Are your battery explanations also relevant for motorcycles? For instance I'm considering replacing a single 12v battery of 200 CCA at 12ah, with three or four small 12v batteries (in parallel) of 7ah rating (but no CCA rating, probably because no one has ever used them to spin a starter motor). Are there advantages/disadvantages of using multiple batteries (in parallel or series)? I recognize that electric vehicles don't require a high initial draw-down to spin a starter motor... I look forward to your reply.