Before spending, how does one know IF it's a dead battery OR charger?????
1956434
I wondered the same thing. With our Gator, when I charged it with the old charger the light would blink the entire time I was charging in but would only hold the charge for riding a very short time. You might want to call customer service at Peg Pergo first.
435304
Make sure the battery is placed correctly. When I found the battery has not been charged is usually due to not placing it correctly into the charger
1701232
I use a volt meter to check voltage. It will not confirm that it is new or used but it will tell you if it is charged.
524248
If it no longer takes a charge, it is most likely the battery. You won't know for sure until you replace the battery.
1847179
Your battery may not be dead! IT'S PROBABLY THE CHARGER. I purchased a second battery so we can always have power regardless and found that the charger was just not charging. I unplug the charger for about one minute and plug back in. It then will fully charge the batteries. There are many times I don't get a full charge and unplugging the charger and allowing it to reset works every time. We use the vacuum daily and the original battery is at least five years old and works just fine even today. IT'S PROBABLY THE CHARGER.
1667797
You would have to use a battery tester or a voltmeter whcih will tell you if there is still a charge on the battery
1219412
I can't answer this, in my case once I use the charged battery, my charger/battery will not take a new charge, is this a normal problem and should I look for a charger?
1036790
First thing would be to determine if your charger is bad. Do you have an old battery that when you put the charger on it the light comes on? If it does come on, then the charger is probably ok. You could also, if you have one, take a volt meter and see if your charger is supplying a charge.
317968
How do I find out what is wrong with this battery? I did not know that you aren't supposed to use the regular battery tenders on these kind of batteries and I left it charging for a couple of days and now it is beyond dead. So if the tender didn't kill it, apparently (also read just now in the questions section) if it drops below 8% charge it is no longer anything but a paperweight? So tell me now if I should just go out and buy a new battery after wasting my money on the 1 ride I got out of this battery.
264023
I would send it back if you can. I purchased same item and one battery will not charge and the other battery was dead out of the box and Amazon doesn't pay any attention to these messages or I would have heard from them from a previous message.
2157728
I had this happen to me. Battery charger did not produce a charge of the battery. I got a new charger and everything works fine. I don't know how you would easily ascertain if the charger is bad except to see that the battery is not charged.
771604
There should be a little blue light that comes on on the bottom that let's you know that it's charging. If the light isn't coming on, but it's charging maybe it blew out? Otherwise, I'd contact the company. They're really approachable. :)
1979994
The first one I purchased was brand new and it worked great for about five years. When the battery wouldn't charge anymore I bought a new charger which didn't work either. I then bought a complete used system and it has never worked. Might be worth a try if you buy brand new. I didn't. Hope this helps.
2195677
don't count on any new battery to be fully charged! mine had a charge but I'm sure it was not 100% charged. Once installed your system should start charging it.
2128198
I'd start with a new battery....and since it has a memory you will need to let it run all the down in order to get a full charge and then leave on the charger about 3 hours maximum time.
420094
Not sure myself which one is faulty.My battery light was flashing so I put in the spare battery that has been on the charger for a week and it was not charged-So dead battery(purchased new with the camera) or Charger also purchased new with Camera. I am leaning towards Charger/Battery
24648
sounds like a bad battery or is not on the charger properly-ours tells us when charge is complete