What is on the shelf, and what it actually made on test.
Counted Monday 10 August 2026. A reconditioned battery is a second-hand part and we are not going to pretend otherwise — what we can do is tell you exactly how strong the one you are buying is.
Reconditioned
| Battery | Price | Tested CCA | Rated | Warranty | On shelf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 35 | $68 | 512 | 640 | 6 months, exchange | 11 |
| Group 24 | $68 | 486 | 600 | 6 months, exchange | 7 |
| Group 65 | $84 | 605 | 750 | 6 months, exchange | 3 |
| Group 31 truck | $119 | 780 | 950 | 6 months, exchange | 2 |
New
Group 35
$142
640 CCA rated · 3 years, pro-rata · 9 on shelf
Group 65
$178
750 CCA rated · 3 years, pro-rata · 6 on shelf
Deep cycle marine
$196
550 CCA rated · 2 years · 4 on shelf
The test, printed so you can argue with it
- 1Charged for at least twelve hours, then rested overnight before anything is measured.
- 2Load tested at half the rated cold-cranking amps for fifteen seconds, at room temperature.
- 3The number it actually made is written on the case in marker. Not the number on the original label.
- 4Anything under 70% of its rated CCA is not sold at any price — it goes on the smelter pallet.
- 5Anything under 12.4 volts after a night's rest is a dead cell and goes the same way, however well it load tested.
Which is why only about 18 percent of what comes in leaves again as stock — 74 of 412 last month. Everything that does not pass the test goes to a permitted secondary smelter — Doe Run, in Boss, Missouri — on a manifest we keep for three years. Anybody can ask to see one.