Will leaving it plugged in when the car is off drain the battery? I noticed the blue light stays on even when the car is off, is that bad?
2081705
No. These types of products take very little energy, in most cars probably none when the car is off. The important thing to understand about this particular item is that it is poorly made and will not last more than a few weeks before it must be replaced.
2081706
Yes, it will but the drain would be very minimum. If your battery is strong, I would not worry about it.
1243028
I've had mine plugged in for about 4 years now with no problems. It shuts down when you turn off your car. The only time I've had mine out was to check another vehicle for codes.
884816
Depends on if the 12 volt outlet is constant or switched. If it is always on when the car is off and you will be away from the car for more than a few hours it should be unplugged as it has a minor current draw.
2248593
I leave mine plugged in all the time when not in use. The battery hasn't been a problem for me.
1778534
Your 12-volt socket is probably not energized when the car is turned off, so not an issue. If it is energized with the car off, this unit would put a small drain on the battery, so you would want to unplug it when not in use. Obviously there is no issue if the car is running.
2160546
No, don't leave it plugged in. It will drain the battery. The green light is cool but it drains the battery slowly but surely.
280351
I don't connect it to constant because it could drain your battery. I rely on the back up battery when the car is off.
771943
Best to turn it off then charge it....don't let battery drain totally. I often use it plugged in when it's fully charged.
368224
You will see the battery light turn off once the battery is full. There should be no reason that it can remain plugged in. The battery is a Lithium Battery, just like most cell phones. Now with that said...all of us have used our cell phones while it is plugged in and they tend to get hot. My advice would be to use this as it was designed. Charge it....unplug it....use the speaker..recharge when battery is low. There are other bluetooth speaker that you can get that don't have a rechargeable battery in them that will remain plugged in via their own AC Adapter. I personally dont like to use my portable gadgets that have rechargeable batteries while they are plugged in. Here is the link to the manual: https://www.ihomeaudio.com/media/uploads/product/files/iBT16_IB.pdf
1475284
I leave mine plugged in the whole time that i'm using it . Which is never over two hours at the most . And it usually stays blue for hours .
1930578
It will drain your battery very quickly when the car is off. The alternator should help
360118
The only way it turns off is if you unplug it from the cigarette lighter plug. You can change the settings so the screen doesn't stay on for more than a minute when it is first plugged in. I use that time to check the camera views to make sure it is recording where I want it to. It hardly uses any battery power, especially if the screen has timed out as I left mine on for a week trip when I left it in the airport parking lot. Car started right up.
1478536
The LED lights are on whenever the outlet into which it is plugges is on. This is *purely* a function of your car. We have 2 cars, and in one it stays on, while in the other, it is shut off.
407396
It is a trickle charger, so you can leave the battery connected to the car. Very low charging, and this product is "smart" in that once it senses the battery is fully charged, it switches to a maintenance mode to protect the car. Disconnecting the battery is not a bad idea, just to be safe....but I'm a little lazy and leave it connected.
1417770
Yes, you can leave it plugged in 24/7. If you were not going to start your car for a month, you might want to unplug it, but even then, it wouldn't use enough power to drain your battery. If you have a digital watch, think how long it will run on it's little tiny battery. Just about the same thing with this little voltage meter. I have mine in a boat and I never unplug it.
1478537
My outlet stays on when my vehicle is turned off. Most outlets are not powered when ignition is off in which case the lights would not work.
692505
Hi Mark-yes it does stay on when not plugged into a device. I unplug mine when I leave the car b/c I don't want my kids to decide it's theirs b/c it's unattended! I don't know of any converter that turns itself off.