[Mgs] MGB not (re)starting

[Dan DiBiase]

Ok, who buys batteries that aren't sealed these days? ;-)

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 12:03 PM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> 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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