On Jan 9, 6:59 pm, Jazz_Azz <shka...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hooked up the charger/maintainer that I got from J.C. Whitney today, a
> Vector VEC080 "Smart Battery Charger". And since a poster in this grp.
> alerted me that the cigarette lighter connector would not work, cause
> of the ignition key needing to be in and on accessory, I used the
> "Battery Terminal Ring" cable, that has a connector that meets the
> connector attached to this conveniently long enough cable, coming from
> the unit.
>
> Now my question. When not in use, during actual driving, is it OK to
> unplug the unit from A.C. (Of course) and just store the unit in the
> trunk. OR should the unit be disconnected from the cable (Unplugged),
> going to the cable attached to the battery. I have a friend who seems
> to think that if you leave it to the cable attached to the battery,
> that the units circuitry will draw from the battery/electrical
> system?? The manual does not say either way. So I think that it is
> designed to stay connected to the cable attached to the battery, and
> just store the little unit AC cord and all right there in the trunk.
>
> TIA for any info, PLEASE.
I guess that not too many of us Miata users are using those, HUH???
I think that I am going to like mine. Started up, like the car is used
daily :-).
I used the car today, but just unplugged the unit from the A.C. and
laid the entire thing into the trunk connected up to the battery. I
can not imagine that it would draw anymore than any other accessory, a
phone charging, a High Powered audio system, a burglar alarm system,
etc. When I got back home making five stops and restarts, I hooked it
back up, and the unit was in the green (Battery fully charged).
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