[wilkin250r]

Also, for those that don't know, the death of a lead-acid battery is letting it sit in a DISCHARGED state for an extended period of time. They'll last a long time as long as they are kept fully charged. This is the reason batteries in a daily driver will often outlast a battery in a car rarely driven, because the daily driver gets recharged every time the car is running.

Batteries will self-discharge over time, so don't think you can just charge it up once, and it will last forever as long as you don't use it. If you allow it to self-discharge, and you don't recharge it, you are now sitting in a discharged state, killing your battery. It's best to keep it on a maintainer or float charger, but at a bare minimum the battery should be brought to full charge at least once a month.