According to the "Original MGB" the change to a single 12 instead of dual
6's came with the rubber bumpers. It also mentions that the second battery
box was eliminated. So, I guess if you have a two-holer, you originally
had a dual 6-volt battery setup.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Delling [SMTP:saschris@flash.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 1998 7:30 AM
To: michael j robson; sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: dual batteries?
Got to disagree here with Mike. Later MGB's were never equipped with
anything other than a single 12V battery. I am not sure of the year of
changeover, but my B only has one battery bin.
By the way Sean, the battery is located in a well behind the seats. You
need to lift the shelf carpet to get at the cover to the bin(s).
Why two batteries - I have heard a couple of theories. 1) N0 12 volt
batteries were available that were small enough. 2) Putting twin
batteries on either side of the car provided better balance (this seems far
fetched to me).
I would agree with Mike that most B's originally equipped with two
batteries have been converted to a single. The spare bin can then be
equipped with a special plastic liner that can be used for storage. I saw
one converted into a cooler for food and beverage!
Regards,
Chris
At 10:45 PM 1/21/98 EST, michael j robson wrote:
>
>On Wed, 21 Jan 98 22:22:27 EST Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu>
>writes:
>>Hey all,
>>In some of my reading on the web, I seem to be under the impression
>>that
>>some MGBs came with dual 6-volt batteries instead of a single 12v
>>battery.
>>
>>My questions:
>>
>>1) Is this so?
>
>Not some, ALL MGBs originally had twin 6v units, in the US these daysmany
>if not most have been converted to single 12v however i gather not so in
>England where a friend told me you cant get a 12v battery small enough
>and have to buy the MGOC replacement twins at about 100 pounds a pair (i
>suspect him of not looking far enough but since he paid the 100 i guess
>it may be true)
>>
>>2) Why? Good scientific reasoning and anecdotal explanations are both
>>fine :-)
>
>Good Lord man - why not??
>>
>>3) Where in the car are they stashed? I don't recall seeing them in
>>the engine compartments of photos of cars I've seen, but maybe I missed
>>them.
>
>Cunningly concealed under the platform behind the seats
>>
>>Thanks in advance! I'm sure I'll have a lot more basic questions
>>like this in the future. Something for you all to look forward to :-)
>
>Actually yes - this is refreshing to have a simple question after trying
>to count molecules for the last day or so and deciding maybe i should
>have tried harder in physics
>
>mike robson
>69 roadster
>70 BGT
>72 roadster
>
>
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