Not a flicker when i plug in- macbook pro 15 inch 2011

I have a 2011 15 inch macbook pro which won't turn on. The background is that i ran the battery to zero inadvertently 2 days ago but now when i connect the cable the light doesn't come on on the magsafe connector and the machine appears to be dead. My first move was to exchange the cable for a new one, which is now attached but that clearly wasn;t the issue. I've checked the connections and the battery LED indicator flashes one bar when pressed (but I know I ran it to zero so no surprise). I have tried the reset SMC option x5 to no avail. I left it plugged in ( even though the light wasn't on on the adaptor) for an hour. Nada. It was fine until i ran the battery to zero. It's only 4 months old and as usual i was to spend the wekend wprking on a project...can anyone help?

Is this what you've tried:
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

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