[rustedgoat]

I'm sure I'm not the only on that has a bunch of old batteries in their garage. These are between 5-15 years old and were just sitting. Is there a shelf life for a battery? Is there any hope for these or should I just scrap them. I tried charging one and it came up with a bad cell using a cheap charger. One battery got up to 10v then dropped down to 1.5 then next day. Is a smart charger capable of bringing these back to reliable service use? The plates in the ones I looked at didn't appear to be sulfated.

[Mr Twister]

Batteries have a short life these days. If you get 5 years out of one you are lucky. I say scrap them.

[Txbobcat]

Get a new one or walk home one day.

[Chris65LeMans]

I wouldn't want a bunch of old batteries sitting in my garage. I also vote for pitching them.

[yumpy]

X-2 on short life batteries these days.I just had to replace the Die hard battery in my
79 T/A.I bought the car 14 years ago and the Die Hard was in the car.It looked fairly new but not brand new,just installed. The car is only driven during April thru October if New York weather allows.During the winter months i keep a battery tender jr hook up and its kept in a heated garage.Maybe it lasted so long because it doesn't see much cold cranking amp situations. Also just replaced the batteries in my two daily drivers.Bet i don't get 14 years of service from all three of these new batteries.

[gregneun]

napa or any of the others should give you $5-10 each for scrap value.

Greg