'new' batteries are quite often dead, they only have a shelf life of 2-3 years. You could try running 'battery amnesia' on it several times to re-condition it and you might get a useful amount of life out of it. if this fails then the only option is to buy a re-manufactured battery, or re-build it yourself. Ben.
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