On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:26:01 -0000, jim dixon
wrote:


I bought a hedge trimmer and a cutter both battery operated. Didnt use
(medical reason) for 2 years. Now cant get batteries to take a charge.
Have checked charger and engines, all okay. Is this normal? Any
solution?

As others have said, after two years it's likely that they will have
failed, particularly if they are lead acid.

However it would do no harm to leave them on charge for a day or two and
see if they can at least partly recover, before laying out your money on a
new set. Just check the charger from time to time to check that it's not
getting too hot, which it might possibly do if the battery has gone
short-circuit. That's unlikely though - they are more likely to have gone
high-resistance and not accept a charge.