BCI is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote the interests of the international lead-acid battery industry. With more than 175 members worldwide, BCI brings together representatives of many of the kinds of businesses that are involved in the lead-acid battery life cycle, including manufacturers and recyclers, marketers and retailers, suppliers of raw materials and equipment, and industry consultants.
BCI is the authoritative source of battery-related information in many areas. Through its committees and research arms, it researches, develops and publishes technical data, engineering standards, marketing practices, trade issues and governmental and legislative initiatives.
BCI has established testing proceedures for battery specifications of CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) and CA (Cranking Amps).
At this time all of Braille’s ratings are determined by using a conductance tester and not the draw down method used by the BCI. For more information on Conductance Testing, please see this link: Conductance Testing Method