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Re: [Mgs] First drive of the year

To: "Dan DiBiase" <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] First drive of the year
From: PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:52:10 +0100
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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.
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  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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