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geordie

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I’ve got a battery that was taken out of my car five years ago. It was a good battery when it was removed. It’s been sitting in my garage, dry, ever since. Is it worth keeping, can it be recharged?
 

iskwezm

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probably not worth keeping. As a battery discharges and stays discharged, it loses its ability to take a full charge.You might be able to put it on a low current tricke charge and see if it come back. But you would need to load test it to make sure its still good.
 

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+1 for previous poster's comments.
 
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