<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3972" dir="ltr">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 enough</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3974" dir="ltr">to get it back in shape, I guess. Will mess around with it this weekend.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3976" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3987" dir="ltr">Dan D</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3988" dir="ltr">'76B, '65B</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3989" dir="ltr">Central NJ USA<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3990"><span></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3993" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3992" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3991" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3994" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:52 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mgs] First drive of the year<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3995" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv8425554773">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3997"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3996" size="2">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.</font></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_4000"><font size="2">PaulH.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8425554773yui_3_16_0_1_1429182182048_6661"><span id="yiv8425554773yui_3_16_0_1_1429182182048_6663">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</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8425554773yui_3_16_0_1_1429182182048_6680"><span id="yiv8425554773yui_3_16_0_1_1429182182048_6663">really recharge, apparently, after my short
ride last week.... Although it was almost 2 weeks ago now, so we'll
see....</span></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>