My car battery feels a little low. I’d like to test its Ah output, but I don’t really know what the standard is supposed to be. What’s a normal number of Ah for a car battery?
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Generally speaking, a car battery will have an Ah rating of around 50Ah. Since most car batteries run at 12 volts, this means that your battery can push 12 volts out at a rate of 50 amperes per hour.
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