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A loose battery cable can cause the battery to not be able to receive a charge from the alternator. This can run the battery down. Will it kill the battery? Yes and no. Draining the battery once will do very little harm but it will do some. Run it down a few times and you can ruin the battery. Auto batteries are designed to be kept charged and are not designed to be run down and recharged like a deep cell marine battery or Golf cart battery.

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