58 volt echo battery

[fishguy3]

Hello, thanks for accepting me to this group. I started getting my lawn maintenance equipment ready for the spring and my Echo 58 volt battery for a push mower will not charge. Is this a common problem? Is there a fix for this and if there isn't is it worth it to buy a new battery or are they pretty well the same price as a new mower? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer.

Mark

 

[Rivets]

How old is this mower. On most Echo mowers the battery warranty is 5 years. Find your owners manual and check it before purchasing anything. If you can’t find it, post back and include model and serial numbers, plus date of purchase.

 

[fishguy3]

Perhaps is the charger? I just tried the second battery and it charges for a literally a second (the green light goes on) and then it goes to fault and the red light goes on. Not sure where to go now with this. I can find my original receipt but I don't think it is 5 years old yet.

 

[Rivets]

If you can find receipt I would say have it tested under warranty. That being said it may be best to have a repair shop check it out, as we’re talking expensive parts and you don’t want to buy what you don’t need.

 

[tom3]

Sometimes you can put a load on the battery, equalize the cells some, and the charger will take off with it.