Golf Trolley Battery

[codswallop]

After a round of golf,as soon as I get home I put the battery on charge.The red light comes on for quite a while then the amber for charging ..quite a while ...then the green light for finish.A few days will pass and then the day before my next round I put the battery on charge for a "top up".But the charging takes just as long as when I've played a full round.What has happened to the battery in the mean time?Thanks.

[EDDIE51]

Time to buy a new battery. The old one is at the end of it's life and will not retain a charge. It will get worse until it won't charge at all. It is caused by deterioration in the battery cells , they gradually fill up with Lead Sulphate . This is a reaction to the Lead and the Sulphuric Acid that form the battery.

[codswallop]

Sorry I should have mentioned it at first but this is a brand new battery.The one it replaced which was also new from the start behaved in exactly the same manner.I appreciate what your saying,but in this case it doesn't apply.Thanks.

[douglas9401]

Have you tried using what you know to be a fully charged battery without topping up to see how far you get?
You may be getting a false indication when you connect the charger.

[murraymints]

Can you use another charger ? may not be the battery at all but the charger

[codswallop]

All of your suggestions are valid but I've had the trolley from new and the first battery I referred to plus the charger, and the two elements have always charged as described in my original post.Thanks.

[Flonska]

Take it back to where you bought it from along with your charger and get them to check both out.