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Old Jan 24th, 2020, 19:50   #6
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Originally Posted by C70Noob View Post
The battery in the car is not the right one anyway, its a 54Ah with 530CCA, for a diesel engine, but according to what I can find it should have a 60Ah 520CCA battery, but suggests an optional 70Ah 600CCA battery.
Are you anticipating a 54amp drain or even 70amps for an hour ?!…….and will your starter use 530 amps when cranking......your battery will deliver more but it'll fail sooner than the 600cca type.

The issue is with the alternator.
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