Battery dies after charger is used

How old is the battery? What is the voltage across the terminals? With the engine off the voltage will be between 11.9V (fully discharged) to 12.6/12.7V (fully charged)? If the voltage is 11V or less the battery has a dead/shorted cell and needs to be replaced.

How is it driven? Short trips will run the battery down. If you drive mostly short distances consider using a trickle charger to top off/fully charge the battery. I use a Battery Tender www.batterytender.com to keep the batteries charged on cars I don’t drive every day. It’s a little expensive (~$60), but cheaper than any car battery.

Ed B.