Jazz_Azz wrote:
> 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).
>
The output is of course DC so there would be nothing preventing some
sort of device being present acting as a diode in the output circuit.
Could try putting a sensitive ammeter in series when the AC is
disconnected to see whether there is any current drain. (Hope this makes
sense in US English)
Both our old 2002 MX5 and our Mazda 3 S****t struggle if not used for
long runs in the winter so we do have a battery conditioner. It is not
used often so I disconnect it after use.
No battery problems so far with our 2007 MX5 coupé.
There is a lot of vehicle theft in the UK and the alarms fitted drain
the battery. The remote central locking controls have facilities to
disable parts of the alarm system and I guess this is to lessen battery
drain.
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