Dead battery after leaving it for six weeks

[Lucozade]

Got my MK2 on a Acumate Trickle Charger. Left it for six week and today it wouldn't turn over. The trickle charger is showing a green light showing that it's connected to the battery I presume, but never goes amber to show charging. Possibly faulty accumate or is it more likely that the cigarette lighter socket isn't wired correctly?

Luckily I had a jump start kick which to my surprised worked a treat and got me out for a drive today.

[coetzeeh]

Had the same symptoms on my Griff just before the battery died.

IIRC the green/orange light will not illuminate when the cig socket charger is not properly seated.

[Lucozade]

When switched to 6V the green light stays on. If I pull it out the cigarette lighter socket the green light goes out. If I switch to 12V it goes onto AMBER to show charging. I'm led to believe it should be on 6V though.

[NCE 61]

Should be on 12 volts,and as per other post if the connection is not good the amber/green light will not illuminate. I have a preference for connecting mine up via the Anderson connector which is more direct to the battery. The only issue I have had in 8+ years of using an Accumate is with a defective battery which gave the symptoms you describe.

[andyoleary]

it should be on the 12v setting, I'd imagine that's why it wasn't charging,

Andy

[Lucozade]

andyoleary said:

it should be on the 12v setting, I'd imagine that's why it wasn't charging,

Andy

Oh crap, really. Well I've been misinformed or more likely not paid enough attention - cheers !