Would a brand new battery go bad if unused for a year? (vehicle, best)

[HappyRider]

I know it will be dead in a year but would it hold charge if recharged? Does it go bad permanently?

[jeepman91919]

Yes probably would hold a charge. It's not like they don't sit on store shelves sometimes for quite a while before someone buys them.

[sj08054]

Most car batteries comes with warranty. If it goes bad after a year, take the receipt and get it replaced. I've done that many times in the past.

For vehicle that you are storing most of the time, try something similar to Diehard Platinum.

[Hemlock140]

It would be best to keep a trickle charger on it, but I have had older batteries go a year or longer just sitting in the garage that have taken a charge and worked fine for years after that.

[InterestedOne]

Originally Posted by HappyRider

I know it will be dead in a year but would it hold charge if recharged? Does it go bad permanently?

Yes. Modern batteries accumulate sulfide which falls off plates into the bottom of the battery, thereby shorting the lead plates. Moving the vehicle every several weeks sometimes prevents the above from occuring.

If you to opt restore your batteries I strongly recommend: Battery Chargers

These are new battery chargers types that revive dead batteries. Contact Rick or Dan: sales@r-charge.com Tell them "InterestedOne" sent you and they'll treat you mighty fine! I do not work for the company - I am instead a knowledgeable consumer of advanced technologies having fantastic success and great experiences with this company.

Batteries are all about chemistry. These chargers use negative resistance electronics attuned to electrolytes rather than try to forcibly cram electrons into the battery...

Unless the interior of your battery has succumb to physical damage or catastrophic failure, this charger will restore it. Not only restore, but make your battery more powerful than its original current rated output.

Good luck.

[sunsprit]

depends upon the battery.

a fully discharged battery condition is all it takes for "some" batteries to not recycle/charge correctly afterwards. For other batteries, they are tolerant of a few complete charge/discharge cycles. Yet others, mostly those specifically designed and built as a deep cycle battery ... as might be typically used in marine or RV applications ... are designed to be fully discharged and recharged without damage for many cycles.

you should have received a warranty with your new battery. after trickle charging it, have it tested. if it doesn't meet it's rated performance, then get it exchanged.

PS: "new" battery inventory is monitored by the suppliers, and they do not allow NOS to sit around. It either gets moved off the shelf in a reasonable amount of time or it's sent back to the factory. They don't want unhappy customers with a "new" battery that doesn't perform to specs.

[HappyRider]

Is there a difference between the old style batteries that you could top off with distilled water(?) and sealed batteries when it comes to the charge/recharge issue.

[BrendanSWM]

If it is dead and freezes, it will be ruined. It may get ruined just sitting if the charge is completely depleted.

A trickle charger can be purchased for around $5 - $10 at Harbor Freight Stores.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automat...ger-42292.html

($5 when they have a bigger sale)

[don1945]

It absolutely is not good for a lead acid battery to sit in an uncharged condition for that long. While it might still charge back up, it very possibly will shorten the life of that battery down the road.

I'm in the marine business and every day someone comes in with a ruined battery because they didn't use their boat for a long period of time and now it won't recharge.

Buy an inexpensive battery tender type maintainer and just leave it on all the time. We have 3 cars in our shop and a few batteries just stored, that we keep maintainers on constantly, and when we are ready to use the car the battery is at 100%. You don't need to buy a charger, just a maintainer, and they sell from $20 on up.

Don

[irman]

Originally Posted by InterestedOne

If you to opt restore your batteries I strongly recommend: Battery Chargers
Good luck.

Uhmmm ... for that price ... , would it not be cheaper to buy a new one ?