[Mgs] First drive of the year

[Dan DiBiase]

I'm pretty sure there is no drain, I think it's just that my trickle charger didn't work and allowed the battery to get totally flat. My 5-mile ride 10 days ago wasn't enoughto get it back in shape, I guess. Will mess around with it this weekend.
Dan D'76B, '65BCentral NJ USA

      From: PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
 To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; MG List <mgs at autox.team.net> 
 Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [Mgs] First drive of the year
   
 Conditioning chargers i.e. the ones designed to be connected long-term (not the old-fashioned trickle chargers) are usually intelligent and apply a charge that is relevant to the batteries needs.  If this is what you have then the battery probably is dead.  Some leave them on winter and summer, but they can get 'addicted' and the first night away from home and the charger could fail the next morning.  Unless you have a drain, and that includes sophisticated alarm systems, an MGB battery should be fine for a couple of months or more without being used or charged. PaulH.
 ----- Original Message -----  
  I do, but it's a battery tender, not a real 'charger'..... But for some reason it did not work over the winter. But I have a feeling the battery is dead, as it didn't really recharge, apparently, after my short ride last week.... Although it was almost 2 weeks ago now, so we'll see....


  
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