# Gel Battery help please **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [August 26, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851 "2023-08-26T19:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![georgevazquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@georgevazquez](https://community.electricforum.com/u/georgevazquez)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851/1 "2023-08-26T19:38:42Z")
this is a 2015 Gem E4 2 / 2018 Gell battery individually checked them all seems that #1 is bad now for the question: I know they are old but all the tests show that that all are above the CCA of 450 wich is factory. should I just get one new battery to replace;ace the bad one if it buys me some more time. I know everyone says replace them all at once. ![Screenshot 2023-08-26 at 3.24.58 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/a/a4ee1adbc614f2bc2b1f35a9be6e1a6786c1697a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851/2 "2023-08-26T22:52:25Z")
Sure, you could give it a try. It will buy you a bit of time. It also looks like you might be needing to replace battery 2 shortly too. What is the story on these batteries? Were they bought all at the same time, or were they mix/matched previously. You should come back more often and check their balance. Make sure your charger is using the correct profile setting and that there are no stray loads on a cell or two (the lazy way of hooking up accessory lighting). ---
**Author:** ![georgevazquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@georgevazquez](https://community.electricforum.com/u/georgevazquez)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851/3 "2023-08-26T22:59:29Z")
all bought at the same time, never mixed matched 2nd set from original deka gel #8G31 only a radio that was factory installed, and ride for fun motor. Thanks for the input ![tempImagevEk0FX](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/8/8fef404805489b09cc7cdf9e88b63d65a083e286.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![georgevazquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@georgevazquez](https://community.electricforum.com/u/georgevazquez)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851/4 "2023-08-26T23:00:04Z")
charger is on correct gel setting ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851/5 "2023-08-26T23:10:36Z")
Have you tried boosting up the low ones and see if they will keep up with the others? (put a car charger on cell#1 for a day) Shut the car main switch off. Still…5+ years on a set of Gels is nothing to complain about. That was back when lead was good quality. I don’t expect that out of today’s batteries. How is this car is used? Stored for seasonal use? Stock/Timer/trickle/ charged? or charged and full shut down/put to sleep? ---
**Author:** ![LithiumGods](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/lithiumgods/32/672_2.png) [@LithiumGods](https://community.electricforum.com/u/LithiumGods)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gel-battery-help-please/26851/6 "2023-08-27T23:08:49Z")
If the radio is connected to the first battery directly, it will prematurely kill that battery before the others. Radio should be wired thru the fuse box.