Can I recharge a 24v gel battery with the automotive battery charger?

Battery is Usually located under the seat of Most Motorcycles. Remove Battery and Get a 2amp trickle charger for both Wet and Gel Cell batteries Fallow Normal Charging inst.

If the red light on the charger is not on when plugged in then the internal fuse has blown. This can happen if the batteries have been drawn down too far for the charger. If the batteries are really discharged too far, then you'll have to use an automotive style charger to recharge the batteries individually. Do not use an automatic charger. The last time I did a recharge of a depleted battery using an external charger it took 3 days (72 hrs) of continuous charging to recover the batteries. If this doesn't work then the batteries will need to be replaced as well as the fuse inside the 24 volt charger.

I have used a DieHard portable battery charger (model 200.71222) for several years to recharge my 24-volt, 18-year old Craftsman mulcher, model 315.370270. This is after the on-board charger died. I just disconnect the link between the two 12-volt batteries and remove all other battery connections. Then connect the charger leads to the positive and negative terminals on one of the batteries before plugging in the charger. I put the settings on the charger at conventional low maintenance and 2 amps. Charge one battery and then the other (assuming you have two 12-volt sealed lead acid batteries like my mower). I use binder clips from an office supply store to hold the battery wires on the terminals when I'm mowing...makes it simpler to remove and reattach for charging instead of the nut-and-bolt connectors that came with the mower.

These batteries never last very long. That model of drill is no longer made but I did find some refurbished batteries on EBAY. However, with EBAY you get what you get. Personally, I would never buy a refurbished battery and besides, they are way overpriced for a refurb. Sorry my friend but you would be better off just buying a name brand drill with Ni-cAD batteries (18V or 24V are the most common). I have a 24V DeWalt that I love and replacement batteries are cheap.

The batteries are low and need charging If after you charge and you still have the single red light then you need to replace the batteries

Hi. Most chargers with only two wires, have a small bridge wire from the
black ( negative ) wire to the middle terminal of the connector. This disables the controller while the machine is charging. The charger will still work without this bridge wire, but the scooter will still operate normally.
There are a few different chargers around that have an internal relay that disables the scooter, but these chargers are normally "on-board" chargers.
Good luck. Neil.

If the horn won't work, the batteries are dead. If the charger is showing green lights, most likely the gel inside the batteries has gone solid from the chair being stored for a while. Replace both batteries with type U1, 24v, 33 amps and see if that will clear the problem. The fuses are regular automotive type fuses.

Why are you using a gel battery?? you shuld only be using a starting battery. Gel batteries, when weather gets really cold, will die out and cannot be recharged. They are not like a typical starting battery made for the vehicles large drain when starting.

You will need he correct charger, the 24V will destry a very expensive battery.