Should this be cold to the touch when removed from vehicle? I know there is power in the outlet I am pluggin into, but it doesnt seem to be working.
258270
If the unit is plugged in, and has power, the unit should be hot to the tough.
942977
I had the same problem. The insulation on the wiring did not keep it cool causing it to melt then the wiring melted together. I cut out the connector and hard wired the positive to positive and negative to negative seperately and insulated them very heavily. I am now keeping "ALL" the wiring away from eachother to make sure that never happens again. I hand-made a bracket to keep the controler away from the battery to eliminate some of the heat problem and it seems to be working. Good luck.
658471
Same thing happened to me. Unplugged it until it turned off. Plugged it back has been operating normally. You need to protect it from excessive heat when the car is parked.
1174180
I did. I had to close the terminals in the plugs to make sure they kept a solid connection. I also noticed an issue with the turn signals when the temp gets below 45 degrees f. I wrapped the circuit box with insulation and foil tape and haven't had any other problems.
2013788
I think it will be fine. I have mine plugged as needed in winter in Colorado. We dont usually get that cold though.
249570
Apparently it's OK to do so UNTil the temperature drops below freezing or even slightly higher. Bottom line is to put it all away in the winter; with charger not plugged in.
468139
I do not unplug mine whether in use or not. However my power is only on when the car is on.
1425327
Be sure the red light on the cooler plug (into car outlet or AC adapter socket) is lit. The cooler plug fits very loose into the AC adapter (poor design) so it's easy for a bad electrical connection to occur.
269069
Mine's mounted in a car and doesn't seem tomgetvwet.Don't know about the cold yet...
99339
If you are plugging it into a properly wired cigarette lighter outlet, the unit is off, then you have a defective unit. If you have it connected as I describe, and you turn it on with nothing plugged into the AC outlet and the fuse blows, you probably also have a defective unit. Once you have plugged in a load, then you need to examine the device you have plugged in if it also blows the fuse. The power requirement also must take the startup current into consideration.
428889
Hey there, I left mine plugged in this winter and it completely drained it and it wouldn't hold a charge. The note on the charger clearly says not to keep it plugged in at cold temperatures. So totally my fault. I went to Batteries Express and had it replaced(well there are actually two inside of it), just shy of 120 bucks, but cheaper than buying a whole new unit.
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Warm is OK. Hot is not. Even 1-2 watts of power dissipation will warm a plug sufficiently that you can feel it, but is perfectly safe. Given that this heater draws 1,500 W, it's likely that this amount of power is being dissipated at the plug. The very small resistance where the plug touches the socket contacts is sufficient to cause this. And given that the purpose of this device is to generate heat, it's not like it's 'waste' heat either!
2120700
Sure, attach to the low (suction) side and turn on the A/C... that's what I did.... been at least two years and still cold!!! Before I used this stuff, I had to recharge the system every few weeks.... lucky for me I got the R134 for free.... but still!!! This stuff really works!!
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.
1743630
Haven't Opened mine up so I can't help you. You might be on to something as it seems to Over Charge my Battery during the warmer months. My Solar Panel Controller does not seem to be able to account for this properly so I am forced to disconnect the Solar Panel for awhile when this happens. I plan to open mine up & look once it warms up again & the snow is gone for the season.
194259
I leave mine plugged in all the time and it's cool right now. Not even warm. The charger that came with mine originally didn't work at all. This one is perfect!
1758371
Sounds like an issue with the outlet running warm. Normal use my plug is room temp.