Batteries that sat....

[biggie1976]

For a while and I didn't charge. What do I need to do to get th back good? Anything I can do or am I SOL? They sat for 8 months and are about 2 years old now

volts ?

[biggie1976]

Originally Posted by crash test dummy

volts ?

6 volt

[Gr8hntr]

total volts of the pack and of each battery plz

you can try to charge each battery with a 6v charger or 2 with a 12v charger
you do not need to pull them to charge them
get them up to over 6 v each then put them on the cart charger
you got a 50/50 chance they will still be good

[stang99x]

If they aren't at a MINIMUM of 5 volts each then you'll probably have to charge them individually as the charger won't see the pack under a certain voltage. Charge each one on a 12V/6V charger to full charge (or even 85% charge) then reinstall and plug into cart charger.

[biggie1976]

Cart isn't back together so cant use it. I will test them when I am back home from work. I can use a regular charger as suggested.

[biggie1976]

So got them put back in the cart tonight but they are not connected so I can charge them 1 at a time. I am charging each on individually. Once they all are charged I will wire them up and see if I can get a load reading for all 6 together.

Do I need to do anything else?? Thanks.

after each is charged and rests for a few hours do a load test on each
if you can get them all charged and re-wired put on charger and let it go til it turns off ... up to 16hrs
after it turns off let them rest 12hrs and take readings of pack and each battery
post numbers here ..
if pack is above 35v there may be hope ,, recharge pack 5x

[biggie1976]

Alright got the cart back together just now and got them on the charger. here is a pic of the meter on the charger. Unfortunately I dont know what is should read when charging. Is this what I should see when charging?

I didnt get a chance to test each battery bc I dont have a meter. I am going to grab one this weekend. In the mean time I put it on charge tonight. Any help is appreciated.