If you leave this permanently connected to a battery without it being plugged in, will it drain the battery?
1166437
I have left mine connected without being plugged in for a few hours without a problem. But I don't know about permanently I have never done that.
1166438
It shouldn't, it's designed to be a charger/conditioner and you should be able to leave it on 24/7, it'll microcharge enough to keep the battery at 100%. Most of these trickle chargers/conditioners are designed that way. And it says so in the description. That being said I haven't tried it 1st hand.
531706
I leave mine plugged in all winter and it's fine. I don't think it's a drain on the battery to leave it plugged in.
368225
I leave mine plugged in at all times. I have two right now that are always plugged in.
2219501
NO, it will remain on and drain your battery.BTW, do yourself a favor and dont buy this piece of &%$·!!%$I cant even sell it. Sucks bad!
1080043
Not sure - Always a good idea to disconnect it when not using it. It seems just like shooting tethered the battery will still drain even with the camera off.
1368124
yes it will still power whatever its plugged into and if power is being used it can drain the battery
947737
The unit has a "smart" charger built into it. The charger will charge the intrernal battery to a full charge and then automatically switch to a "trickle charge" mode to maintain the battery charge. Yes, you can leave it plugged into 110V indefinitely - nothing bad will happen to the battery. In fact the user manual that comes with the unit recommends keeping it plugged in between uses.
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.
2105226
I keep mine plugged in all the time but it may not be necessary. I love mine!!
640898
I have read reviews where it says that it has drained the battery. The instructions that come with the item also references unplugging the unit when not in use.
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
1943874
You could unscrew the bottom and disconnect the battery for a minute. I haven't done that with this product, but if you are handy, you should be fine unless the stupid battery is soldered directly to something. It should have a plug but I wouldn't know.
543310
I know if you leave it plugged in all the time it can end up ruining the battery. But if that is not the case then I would contact the manufacturer.
979537
Of course... I ever left mine plugged in ever since I purchase the product.. no problem
529986
YES... If AC power is connected it continues to charge the battery and the charging light is on. If AC is removed, it should continue to operate but once removed, with no battery, it will stop due to no power.
1205672
Well, I believe that anything using power from your car battery will drain it over time but I have used this product for up to 45 min with the car off and not have a problem. I wouldn't recommend doing it for extended times though. Yes, it works without the car being on.
206823
I don't think there's any battery drain, but I can't say for sure because mine is only unplugged when I'm using the boat.