May this stay connected 24/7? May I start my car without unplugging from the socket? Car sits up to 8 weeks in the summer without any attention.
596202
Yes, you can keep connected and keep the battery charged as long as the solar panel is also installed, I use it daily to keep my batteries charged and mew so far has given excellent results
596203
Yes it could stay connected long term without harm. As for starting I would have unplug just in case the amp draw is to high but this is pretty cheap cost wise so worth a shot. Don't forget your solar panel 40w at least.
596204
Yes, this is intended to remain connected to a battery 24/7 (whether in a car or out of a car) and it begins charging the battery when solar power is available and the battery voltage is 13V or less, then once the battery voltage is raised to 14V (showing it is charged) it will stop the charging. If you will be connecting a solar panel thru a lighter plug in a car (which seems to be the easiest place), I hope the lighter remains "on" without the keys in the ignition (otherwise your "charge" power will not be getting thru to the battery making putting all of this together pointless). If you were to start a car with the panels connected up, the panels may send their rated power to help start the car (during good daylight), but they won't put out any "extra" power (they are not a battery that "store up" power or such, they just give you what they can). Once the car is started, the car alternator should instantly recharge the batteries and the green light on this should instantly come on (showing that solar power is blocked).
2126021
Hello. Once fully charged, as long as it is not used at for any type of charging, it should be able to jumpstart a car for at least 6 months. Thank you.
2107064
as long as the car is running, don't shut off the car without turning of the heater.had it hooked up to a battery charger/jump starter only lasted a few hours
1368130
If the USB is powered while the car is off, it depends on your car. My Sante Fe can draw power, my Accord doesnt seem to, but never really tried what you'd attempt. The only way to test is is to find another powered device and wire it up before you order. I connected it to my motorcycle, but its directly connected to the battery. As for draining the battery, on my motorcycle as long as nothing else is plugged into the USB port, no, no power is being drawn. Motorcycle batteries are easily drained. Even if something were left plugged in, on a car for low powered devices I wouldnt worry about it if its for a cell/tablet. A dash cam unless it was running 24/7 I would assume wouldn't be too bad as long as the car isn't sitting for a week at at time? (This is only a guess) I've had mine for about two years, no issues...
1658133
You would have to remember to unplug it each time you turned the car off. It would stay on. I do believe the Bluetooth goes dormant after 5 mins or so.
1077212
About 30 seconds after you unplug it from vehicle power source. It must stay connected to power to operate. Not a problem for me as my vehicle allows the power outlet to stay powered without key in place.
869777
It should last as long as any other relay that stays energized. Cars use them all day every day without fail so I would say no. I don't know what your planned use is but a relays' function is to control (turn on or off) a high amperage circuit through the use of a low amp circuit. Hope this helps,
1925185
Hi, I unplugged it. I do not think is good idea to keep it in the socket once is fully charged.
1634506
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.
2087703
Yes and no. It depends on the car. If the car turns off the cigar lighter socket when the car is off, you should have no problem leaving it connected. If the car doesn't turn off the cigar lighter socket, then you could drain your battery if the gadgets plugged into the socket extender are left on.
468139
I do not unplug mine whether in use or not. However my power is only on when the car is on.
1601503
It depends on how you connect it to your car. If you connect it directly to the battery then your car does not need to be on. If you plug it into your cars cigarette lighter / auxiliary power port, it will depend on whether your cars power port requires the ignition switch to be in the "accessories" position to proovide power to the power port. The engine itself does not need to be on as the inverter can run directly on battery power. As with any device using power from your car, you will want to prevent it from draining your battery and preventing you from starting your car up when necessary, so I would recommend not using it too long without letting your engine run to recharge the batteries. That being said how long it will run and still , allow you enough power to start your car depends on too many factors, like how high capacity your battery is, how old it is, condition of battery, are other accessories on your car running at the same time etc.... I personally have used it without the car being "on" for 30 minutes.
289509
I keep the module on the base all the time because my car will cut the power to the outlet once the the car is off. The module will turn off automatically after 2-3 minutes if it lost the bluetooth connection to phone. So I leave it on all the time, as long as my phone stay off the Bluetooth rang(20-30 feet)for a short time, which it's not a problem.
412198
It has a physical on/off switch, so it'll stay on if you leave it, but won't turn on automatically. It has an internal battery, so there's really no reason to keep it off unless you car's staying parked for a while.
1124356
I have two of these. The one I use in the car will connect automatically as it powers off with the ignition key. The one I use in the house is plugged into a wall outlet to usb power supply and I need to unplug/plug in the usb with each use to work. :(
28724
You don't have to unplug it. I keep mine plugged in with no problems. Nothing remains running. I'm not even sure why it says that.
458450
I think that depends on the car, some cars turn off all electrical function when off and some stay on. But as long as the car is on you should be ok.