How does it effect the battery of a parked vehicle, not running.
1525785
No problem, As long as your car battery is not wore out you can fully charge your cell phones with the engine not running, I never had a problem.
1525786
depends partly on what you have plugged into it ... without anything plugged into it i would estimate it to be pulling amperage about like a cd player ... with a laptop or something plugged in it will drain your battery even faster
1525787
How many watts of electricity do you require to run whatever it is you want to plug in? My grand kids used mine while on a camping trip recently and plugged in a boom box then their lap tops to play games. The vehicle's battery went dead in just over 6 hours. Lucky for them gramps packed a self contained emergency battery jumper to get the vehicle started up and back home. If they would've started the vehicle every hour for about 10 minutes, I think they would've been okay.
2194717
Yes it can be used when the vehicle is not running. No it does not drain the battery.
181341
No, The battery back-up takes the place of your battery ,if it goes dead or someone tries to disconnect it. Your security car system will still have the power it needs to protect your car.
829407
This thing will eat a battery up. The instructions tell you not to use it without the car running .
2170530
If you wire the system to the ignition so when the key is off the power is also off so it won't drain your battery
403732
Be sure you put a 'charge controller' (regulator) between the panel and the battery. If you don't, you will overcharge the battery daytime, and fry the panel at night (because the battery will back up into the panel and fry it).
1267137
Not exactly sure what you are asking...the negative lead from the battery hooks to chassis ground. The positive typically goes to the starter solenoid along with other power terminals.
816754
As the others point out, just connect it to a switched power source. However, they also point out that you lose the parking mode. I have it always on, my truck sits for a week or two at a time and I have no issues. The camera goes to sleep and wakes up on impact. You have plenty of computers (clocks, radios, etc.) in your car that draw some power even when off.
1503576
I bought it to maintain charge on a battery over the winter. The green light soon came on and I assume it is maintaining a charged condition. I won't really know until I put the battery in the car when the weather improves and see if it starts up okay. Quick charging was not a factor in my purchase decision. Maintaining a charged condition was the main consideration.
2201683
If you meant leaving it ON inside the car, then there's a huge possibility that the battery would explode, not to mention, it would possibly fry some components in it. That's why I replaced the battery with a super capacitor.
1811687
It has been a while since installed it but it uses a mall backup battery which I did test. I forget how that I tested it.
997725
I use the device as a battery tender, it is plugged in as a tender. If I use the vehicle I disconnect the MINDer from the vehicle and I unplug the minder from the outlet. I like the MINDer in the winter.
863597
I know that it drained our SUV battery in about 10 minutes when it was left on after we turned the car off. I will have to look on the box.
1853723
It turns off instantly whether you check or uncheck it. The parking mode works only if you have an extended battery. So, don't worry about car battery drain
711122
If the camera is mounted within the parked vehicle, it will record the impact ONLY if the power source that it is plugged into is "hot" ( 12 VDC available even when the ignition switch is off...Most power outlets are NOT equipped to provide this feature, but can be easily modified by a competent technician )
1166865
The device only responds to the current voltage and gives a number. If you are driving, the vehicle voltage will vary depending on the load put on your battery, the battery condition and the alternator output.
771145
No it doesn't, plus i cannot understand how a battery can affect the signal reception, so my answer again is No it does not affect signal in any way.