I do not have electricity where i park my car. Can this be used on a daily basis?
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No it cannot. Needs to plugged in to keep it charged and ready to use if you were to loose power that way you would be able to open close door on a limited basis until power was back online.
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I like the answers that include how could you charge it with out power. Solar/wind power plus a power inverter. It's just a small battery back up. I have just hooked mine up to 2 solar panels. I had the panels lying around to use but if I had to buy one I might have gone with a small wind turbine. If you are not going to operate the opener 50 times a day, you should be fine. Worst case get a larger deep cycle battery, I picked up one for my kids power wheel for $40 shipped from amazon. Not a bad deal.
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The battery needs to be within 3 feet of a power supply to keep it charged. A long wire is provided to connect the battery to the unit that can be up to 30 feet away.
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Not really. How is it going to charge? It needs to be plugged in to charge and stay charged. It does operate the door quite a few times before discharging battery though.
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Laurie,Sadly no. The unit needs electricity to charge it so if and when power does go out, the user can raise and lower the door a few times. The charge will be lost and the door will not work until power is restored. The unit then recharges for the next time power is lost.We did lose power once this year and I was able to open the door and close it the two times I needed to.I hope this helps.Kevin
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No. The garage door unit operates off of standard 120 volt house current under normal operating conditions. At this time the battery is being constantly charged. When there is a power outage, the battery takes over to open and close the garage door up to ten operating cycles.
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This serves as a battery backup in case the electricity goes out. It is not used as a battery by itself. It is like any UPS Battery Backup-only for emergencies. It will not last long. Besides how will you recharge it if there is no electricity.
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Yes, you can. It's not safe unless you have it plugged into a UPS though, keep that in mind. If power cuts or dips you'll have to start over.
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I never tried it that way. I just use it for a trickle charge on my wife's car if we are gone for a while. Sorry
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It depends on the temperature. If your car is outside and the temp is below freezing you could keep it plugged in but you dont want it plugged in unless the air temperature calls for it. My useage is less extreme. I'm usually parked in a garage and the temperature "usually" stays above about 40 degrees in an average winter. So, in an average winter I would probably not plug it in at all. Last year was very cold; there were several weeks where the temperature was closer to 25 degrees in the garage and several times I couldn't park in the garage and the car was outside at about -10 degrees. Those kind of temperatures can really wonk-out a car battery. I had some starting problems and decided to get this heater ready for this year. This heat strap is kinda an insurance policy for out of the average temperatures that may occur this year. Guess what, I'm already using it. The temperature is 20 degrees below average today, 5 degrees F this morning and my car is sitting in the driveway because of a project in the garage.
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Yes. But if you are asking if it will charge your devices without the motor running, that would depend on whether or not your car's power outlet is wired directly to the battery or to the ignition circuit. The latter would require the key to be in the "on" position.
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No, don't store, "generate" electricity. You madre your own battery from fruits or vegetables.
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No sir, this is not that kind of a power supply. But, you Can buy battery chargers, (a type of power supply), that will start automobiles. Just search for 'Battery Chargers' in Automotive.
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Yes, for car. However, you will want to start it up and let it cool for several hours before use....so you need to purchase an indoor plug. It will drain the battery of your car plugged in when car is not in use.
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Yes you can with a few millamps lost due to distance. I am using with 15 foot of extension cord from battery tender on a 1990 Chevy Suburban that is used occasionally for towing in the summer. Sets the rest of the year unless my compact car is not in the shop. Works well for long term storage. Just Don,t forget to treat the gas properly for the vehicle if in long term storage.
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I would say that it could be done but it would be a pain taking it in and out of the vehicle daily as well as it only has a vehicle power adapter - no 120V plug.
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Yes it can be used when the vehicle is not running. No it does not drain the battery.
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Nope. The car needs a power outlet that stays on all the time. Just about all recent cars [at most 1999 to present] have an always on power outlet although it may take a while to find it.
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You could use a car cigarette lighter if you have a converter to turn it into alternating current instead of direct current that the car lighter offers.
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No, you can't use it because it can handle only small load like 10mA. Car batteries' load is in the range of 5-10A. You will burn this tester in no time.
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It is not battery operated. It has an AC adapter for the power source. Now you could use it in your car with a converter and set the radius.
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my electrician says that you can. I didn't though because it only takes an hour and a half to charge my prius plug in.
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Yes but you will need a power supply such as cigarette lighter plug for the car or A/C plug with an appropriate voltage for the house plus. For the car plug you don't need it because it has the right 12v that is needed.