Shelf life of a unused battery. ?

[williamalex1]

When i bought my GoKart trolley in March, it came with a 18 hole battery and housing .
But I managed to adapt a gifted battery housing to suit my existing Lithium battery, so now I'm left with a brand new unused GoKart 18 hole battery + charger and housing.
Should i keep or sell them ??.

How long will new a battery stay in good condition if not used or charged.???

 

[JohnnyDee]

When i bought my GoKart trolley in March, it came with a 18 hole battery and housing .
But I managed to adapt a gifted battery housing to suit my existing Lithium battery, so now I'm left with a brand new unused GoKart 18 hole battery and housing.
Should i keep it or sell it.

How long will new a battery stay in good condition if not used or charged.???

just bought a new Moptocaddy with an 18 hole lead acid battery. The manual says once fully charged disconnect it and it should be good for six weeks if not used. They suggest you give it a top up before use if it's been a few weeks and to give it a top up every six weeks to keep it in good nick if not being used at all.

My previous trolley was 8 years old and during that time only one battery pegged out, but the second was still going strong when I bought the Motocaddy a few weeks ago.

My previous strategy had always been keep it permanently on trickle charge between rounds (contrary to advice for the Motocaddy) but both seem to work to be fair.