so will this keep my main battery from being drained when car is on?
1069733
If it doesn't burn your car up first. mine melted down and burned up the truck wiring. Your battery should be charging if the car is on. Sounds like an alternator issue
1186409
As in "If your car battery gets low will this shut down?" If that's what you mean then no, it doesn't. If the device doesn't receive the charge it needs to run, however, it will shut down. Your car battery won't drain with this turned on as long as your engine's running, thus, keeping your car's battery charged.
1853721
Yes, if you uncheck parking mode at the setting, it will shut off as soon as you turn off your car. It won't drain car battery. Don't forget to get a CPL filter if you want to reduce image reflection!
1953617
No it will not drain your battery it isnt that powerful But if you're worried about it. Inside the menu you can set it to turn off anywhere between three to ten minutes. Set it to motion detection that way it'll only come on when the car is in motion.
2231309
In theory, you could leave it on and have it come on with your car's power, but it would drain the unit's battery after you turn off the car if you leave the switch turned on, and that's probably not a good idea long term. I turn mine on and off when I use it.
2259581
All depends on how you connect it. If you are using the power ports in the car, some shut off when the vehicle is turned off some do not. Mine is wired directly to the battery.
1276879
My husband use's his in his semi-truck leaves it on all night but he has 3 batteries. If your car battery is in good shape it will probably be ok , but he said you might want to put another blanket over it so the heat will stay in instead of radiating out.
703085
No..once you put the cover down, it automatically turn the switch to off....i think for safety purposes not to drain your battery or any power....hope this will help!
1717035
It depends on how you wire it, but, yes, if you have it powered and grounded while the car is running, then it will stay on all the time you are driving. In my case, I wired a relay into the ground circuit, where the contacts were normally closed when the Accessory supply was OFF. Thus when the car was running (accessories on) the ground circuit was DIS-connected and the sensor OFF.
1788949
If you have a VERY old car, it may still drain the battery. But, then, if your car is that old (like mine was), anything plugged in to the socket regardless of power draw may drain the battery.
937865
I have had one of these wired onto my bike for several months and have not had a problem with it draining my battery. But I also keep all my bikes on battery tenders.
2170530
If you wire the system to the ignition so when the key is off the power is also off so it won't drain your battery
1779185
I have one it is a backup battery that is hidden. So if the main battery would get cut or disabled the car is still protected. Its just an extra layer of security.
1012820
Just by having the radio plugged in through normal use will keep battery charged. I hope this helped you.
492957
Yes, but make Shure you have a good battery and keep your car running, cause if you don't it'll drain it in about an hour
498288
I think that it would do a great job of keeping your battery at tip top charge and condition. There are several settings that you can use when setting it up for you use. It will even pulse the battery to reduce the amount of sulfation that builds up on the battery plates making your battery operate as nearly new. The capacity for this model is 3.5 amps max, but don't let that confuse you, it operates incrementally and will also show you where the charge level is using LEDs. If there is a power failure the unit retains its settings and can be left connected even when not in use. There are mounting screws provided and two different types of connection configurations; hard wired with lugs (recommended) and clamps that are similar to those on jumper cables, but smaller. You can unplug the lug end that goes to your car battery and plug the clamps wire into the output and it will charge any battery from 6 to 12 volts. this is the best system I have ever used. Enjoy!
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Unless you leave the car parked for weeks at a time this will not be an issue. The draw from this device is very low. You will need to turn the device off then back on to resync with your phone, however. I always just turn mine off when I get out then back on when I get in. Again however no need to worry about your battery.