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I'm pretty sure there is no drain, I think it's just that my trickle charge=
r didn't work and allowed the battery to get totally flat. My 5-mile ride 1=
0 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@virginmedia.com>
To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>=20
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] First drive of the year
=20
Conditioning chargers i.e. the ones designed to be connected long-term (no=
t the old-fashioned trickle chargers) are usually intelligent and apply a c=
harge that is relevant to the batteries needs.=C2=A0 If this is what you ha=
ve then the battery probably is dead.=C2=A0 Some leave them on winter and s=
ummer, but they can get 'addicted' and the first night away from home and t=
he charger could fail the next morning.=C2=A0 Unless you have a drain, and =
that includes sophisticated alarm systems, an MGB battery should be fine fo=
r a couple of months or more without being used or charged.=C2=A0PaulH.
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I do, but it's a battery tender, not a real 'charger'..... But for some r=
eason 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 we=
ek.... Although it was almost 2 weeks ago now, so we'll see....
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nt-size:13px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3972" dir=3D"ltr">I'm p=
retty sure there is no drain, I think it's just that my trickle charger did=
n't work and allowed the battery to get totally flat. My 5-mile ride 10 day=
s ago wasn't enough</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3974" dir=3D=
"ltr">to get it back in shape, I guess. Will mess around with it this weeke=
nd.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3976" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3987" dir=3D"ltr">Dan D</div><div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3988" dir=3D"ltr">'76B, '65B</div><div id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3989" dir=3D"ltr">Central NJ USA<br></div><div =
id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429199031519_3990"><span></span></div><br> <div id=3D"=
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=3D"2"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> PaulHunt73 &l=
t;paulhunt73@virginmedia.com><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">=
To:</span></b> Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>; MG List <mgs@aut=
ox.team.net> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>=
Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:52 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;"=
>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mgs] First drive of the year<br> </font> </div> <=
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9031519_3996" size=3D"2">Conditioning chargers i.e. the ones designed to be=
connected=20
long-term (not the old-fashioned trickle chargers) are usually intelligent =
and=20
apply a charge that is relevant to the batteries needs. If this is wh=
at=20
you have then the battery probably is dead. Some leave them on winter=
and=20
summer, but they can get 'addicted' and the first night away from home and =
the=20
charger could fail the next morning. Unless you have a drain, and tha=
t=20
includes sophisticated alarm systems, an MGB battery should be fine for a c=
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n id=3D"yiv8425554773yui_3_16_0_1_1429182182048_6663">I do, but it's a batt=
ery tender, not a real=20
'charger'..... But for some reason it did not work over the winter. But I=
have=20
a feeling the battery is dead, as it didn't</span></div>
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n id=3D"yiv8425554773yui_3_16_0_1_1429182182048_6663">really recharge, appa=
rently, after my short=20
ride last week.... Although it was almost 2 weeks ago now, so we'll=20
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