{"id":180828,"date":"2025-08-19T20:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/?p=180828"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:53:12","slug":"what-does-the-inside-of-a-car-battery-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/what-does-the-inside-of-a-car-battery-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Inside of a Car Battery Look Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"summary-widget\">\n    <h3>Summary<\/h3>\n    <ul class=\"summary-grid\">\n            <li class=\"summary-grid-list\">\n            <div class=\"sm-item\">\n\n                                    <p class=\"sm-title\">\n                        Removing the battery lid exposes six cells that are separated by a plastic wall.                    <\/p>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <li class=\"summary-grid-list\">\n            <div class=\"sm-item\">\n\n                                    <p class=\"sm-title\">\n                        Lead plate straps are welded together to connect each cell, slightly towering over each plastic wall.                    <\/p>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <li class=\"summary-grid-list\">\n            <div class=\"sm-item\">\n\n                                    <p class=\"sm-title\">\n                        Each plate strap is connected to several lead plates, which are formed into grid-type structures to maximize the surface area.                    <\/p>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/car-battery-diagram-showing-inside-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"car battery diagram showing inside\" class=\"wp-image-180829\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Car battery diagram showing what&rsquo;s inside | Image Source: Richard McCuistian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A: Removing the battery lid exposes six cells that are separated by a plastic wall. 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