If you are parking at a amusement park for twelve ours, it will drain out your car (not SUV) battery?
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No it says it will drain a car battery in about 4 hours. If you can run your vehicle and charge the battery in intervals it would work, if not it will drain your battery. Car and SUV battery's are still just 12 volt battery's. SUV might have more cranking amps, but still won't hold a charge longer.
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Running this cooler for 12 hours while the car is not running is not a good idea. I drive a Prius, the car's 12v battery is located in the back. During trips where I need to run the cooler without the car running, I'd bring along a extra marine battery to run the cooler. While the car is running, I connect the marine battery in parallel to the Prius battery so that I don't drain the marine battery. Once I turn off the car, I disconnect the cable so that the cooler only using power from the marine battery. This step is important because you DO NOT want to drain the car's battery. You'll need that to start your car. Running this cooler for 12 hours while the car is not running is not a good idea. I drive a Prius, the car's 12v battery is located in the back. During trips where I need to run the cooler without the car running, I'd bring along a extra marine battery to run the cooler. While the car is running, I connect the marine battery in parallel to the Prius battery so that I don't drain the marine battery. Once I turn off the car, I disconnect the cable so that the cooler only using power from the marine battery. This step is important because you DO NOT want to drain the car's battery. You'll need... » Read More Running this cooler for 12 hours while the car is not running is not a good idea. I drive a Prius, the car's 12v battery is located in the back. During trips where I need to run the cooler without the car running, I'd bring along a extra marine battery to run the cooler. While the car is running, I connect the marine battery in parallel to the Prius battery so that I don't drain the marine battery. Once I turn off the car, I disconnect the cable so that the cooler only using power from the marine battery. This step is important because you DO NOT want to drain the car's battery. You'll need that to start your car. « Show Less
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There is a battery saver sold here at Amazon that will take care of this issue i fyour outlet is not switched off. Koolatron or other 12volt appliances can use this. Cuts off drain at about 11.5 volts so you can still start the vehicle . Part # is CTC37-0142-6 ?
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I believe if is plugged into a battery port that works without a key then it would eat up your battery. But 12 hours would make everything KOOL
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Mine turned off when the car engine was not running. I don't know long the items will stay cool for. We only tested for six hours with no power. The food was cold.Hope this helps
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I do not know that for a fact. However, I would assume the worst and not run it on a car battery for that long. My usage pattern only had it in the car without the engine running for at most two hours. Otherwise, it was plugged in at the hotel/motel using the conversion kit which is sold extra.
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I did not test it for twelve hours. The longest I tested it was about 3 hours, and the car battery was not drained. Everything in the cooler was still cold.
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No. It will slowly drain the battery. I have several of these, and store them disconnected.
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No it will not drain your battery it isnt that powerful But if you're worried about it. Inside the menu you can set it to turn off anywhere between three to ten minutes. Set it to motion detection that way it'll only come on when the car is in motion.
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Mine runs off the battery on my RV. When the RV (trailer) is hooked up to the tow vehicle, the battery gets recharged.
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My battery didn't drain...I don't leave mine plugged in when my car is off.
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It shouldn't be excessively draining it. My battery is pretty old and I've left my truck with this same unit in it armed for days at a time without starting it and it was fine. I would have the vehicle battery tested first (most auto parts dealers will do it for free these days)
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No, the car is wired for a 6V battery. A 12V battery could cause wiring problems.
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It should not drain your battery while your car is off unless you cigarette lighter socket is wired to your battery instead of a accessory fuse. Many cars before 1992 were like this. You could get it rewired, probably for under $20 depending on your location, or DIY, if this is the case. It shouldn't drain the battery very fast though unless you have an already bad battery.
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It will draw power from the car battery but the alternator will recharge it fine. Only issue would be if you recharged it a few times without running you car. Then you might have to get your car jumped!
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I am not sure about this. It would probably depend on the the specific vehicle and its electrical system. I have heard that some manufacturers recommend removing the battery when charging it. I don't know if this recommendation applies to trickle charging/maintaining (like the BatteryMinder ). To be safe I would probably remove the battery unless you find information that states otherwise. Jim
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Garry - i'm not 100% positive (like 75%), but pretty sure that the OBDII comm shuts down shortly after most cars are turned off & I believe that this device (powered by OBDii) will also shut-off and thus not drain the battery.
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The scooter is used only during the daytime so I am not sure how much the lights would drain the battery.
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none. you have to connect the supplied plug to the 12 volts battery of your car.
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It will.pull 6-8 amps and will drain your battery. Best when driving then maybe a couple hours on its own.
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I assume your qeustion is if the product can be left connected while the car is off. I'd say yes, it will turn off I think. Although I haven't tried it. But in case the 12V port inthe car stays on it may drain the car battery since it has a fan that spins when connnected to power.
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No, it requires the sun to charge and does not store charge. It won't contribute to draining your battery so you can keep it plugged in.
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Hi,This charge controller is not weather proof, therefor we do not recommend putting it outside.It is better for the controller to be closer to the battery than to the panel.Thanks,RenogyTO