After you have completed a charge and have disconnected the charger cord from the car, is it always necessary to switch OFF the power on the station?
1939784
I don't think it is - but, there is this big green light that stays on, even if the charger isn't plugged into the vehicle... I would imagine it uses some electricity to do that - so I always turn it off when I disconnect the charger from the car.
1939785
I'm not sure if you are suppose to, but I never do. There is a green light that comes on when you plug it in and blinks while charging. it turns sold when charging complete and goes out completely when unplugged from car.
1939786
No you can leave it on all day I just turn mine off to conserve a minor amount of electricity.
1939787
That's a good question..I guess my husband will need to install it first...lol
1939788
I am sure it is probably recommended by the manufacturer but I have had it for 6 months and never turned it off.
1939789
The manual does not mention needing to turn it off when charging is complete. Just unplug from the car and return to the plug dock. Reconnect to car to resume charging. Have had for five months and have rarely turn off.
1939790
No. You can leave it on for as long as you like. It would stay on stand-by mode.However the switch is easily accessible and I usually turn it off when I know that I am going to be away for some time.
1939791
No, you Can leave on. You Can swich off if you don`t use the poder station for a long time
150767
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.
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.
1505167
As per instructions, you should disconnect the power cord to the charger before starting your car. Although the Schumacher SE-1 has over-load protection, it is better to disconnect the power cord. No need to have both, alternator and charger supplying current to battery at the same time. I have forgotten to unplug the power cord a couple of times and started my car. It hasn't had any negative affect on the charger. I'm sure the manufacture knew we might do this and added protection whereas the charger wouldn't get damaged.
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.
495089
It depends on how your car is wired. Some cigarette lighters have power supplied to them when your car is off and some cigarette lighters turn off when the car is off.
495090
It depends on whether the lighter switch remains on or off after you turn off your car. In my case, it goes off, and so is the charger
504158
I would guess that it depends on the vehicle. Some leave the power to those adapters active all the time. If your device stops charging once you have shut off your vehicle then it should be fine to leave it plugged in.
679879
Charging stops when the vehicle is fully charged. After that, power draw should be negligible. Of course, you can manually disconnect at the breakers if you ever need to.
1281755
Yes it is still consuming from your car but I always unplug mine when I get out of the car.
2103739
Yes, the car and the charger communicate to each other and charging is ended when the car is fully charged.
804295
Yes as long your power outlet (cigarette lighter) goes off when you turn off the engine.There is no On/Off button on the device
765901
Not necessary. It has an "Auto-off" feature, so you can leave it plugged in.
1070020
It depends on the specific vehicle and which plug that you connect it to. Some vehicles turn off the power to their plugs when off while others do not. Some vehicles have a "power point" plug that remains powered at all times. Plug in your automotive mobile phone charger or other charging device into the outlet to verify.
1138076
According to our product team, all our chargers have a chip inside to prevent overcharge your device. If you can't unplug your device at once after fully charged, there is little effect on your device in normal status. However, if there is abnormal situation occur, such as power cut and then power on in your home while you keeping plug the device on the charger/outlet, it may cause a damage to your device and our charger. Thus, in the long term safety consideration of electronic device, we suggest you unplug your device after fully charged. Really appreciated your understanding towards this matter.
310973
There is a button on the bottom of the charger for power. Once you take your device off charge it will shut down automatically after a minute or so.
1286580
Basically an old wive's tale at this point. Modern chargers mostly detect when a battery is full and stop charging (or drop back to just trickle charging). I wouldn't worry about it unless a manual for a device specifically says to disconnect the charger after a full charge. There's so much mythology and repeated nonsense out there about batteries, chargers, and how they work!