[Mgs] MGB not (re)starting

[Richard Lindsay]

check the electrolyte level before continuing.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 9:45 AM Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hello, hello.   I thought these new and improved battery chargers did not
> 'over charge' and cuts out when battery is charged.  Am I being duped by
> the battery charging people ?   My 'automatic' charger has been on all
> winter and will remain so until it is broom broom time.
>
> Cheers
> Barrie
>
> On 3/11/2020 10:13 AM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs wrote:
>
> TOO TRUE!!!
>
> Mine boiled down the electrolyte and EXPLODED we I attempted to start the
> car. I have one partially deaf ear to prove the point!!!
>
> On Mar 11, 2020 3:41 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Leaving a battery tender plugged in over winter is not a good idea.  It
> can cover up a failing battery and as soon as you leave it somewhere where
> it's not plugged in the battery can let you down.  If it's on all the time
> you don't know when and how often it is going into charge mode.  If you
> only plug it in periodically you can keep an eye on it and see how long it
> is in charge mode before it goes into maintenance mode, and that gives you
> an idea as to the condition of the battery.  About the only good reason for
> leaving one on all the time is when you are away from the property for some
> time and will need the car as soon as you return.  But with cut-off
> switches on all my cars I can leave them a couple of months or more and
> they will start just fine.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Thanks.  I don't think it's the battery.  The battery is about two years
> old, and it's been plugged into a battery tender over the winter.
>
>
>
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