# Battery Mazda Protege 1996

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-mazda-protege-1996/7652>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 26, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-mazda-protege-1996/7652 "2007-11-26T01:02:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![simplifying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@simplifying](https://community.cartalk.com/u/simplifying)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-mazda-protege-1996/7652/1 "2007-11-26T01:02:22Z")

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I just replaced the battery in my  
  
 car. It is the exact same model as the old, but is shorter in size. Is this normal?  
  
 Thankyou

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-mazda-protege-1996/7652/2 "2007-11-26T01:14:54Z")

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As long as the new battery has sufficient Cold Cranking Amperage (CCA), the difference in size is not significant.

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**Author:** ![simplifying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@simplifying](https://community.cartalk.com/u/simplifying)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-mazda-protege-1996/7652/3 "2007-11-26T13:05:18Z")

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Thanks for the response! According to an on-line battery chart, the model I bought is one that has sufficient CCA for the vehicle.