with the stated power consumption, will there be any issues running it off my truck's standard battery while driving?
804006
There won't be any problem to install the lights bar, it is only 36 Watt, and you can install the lights with wire harness, there will be relay on the wire harness, should have not problem.
1466660
Nope, I run mine with the engine off (F-250 6.0l diesel). Just remember tho it's about a 4 amp draw so keep a periodic eye on the juice left in the battery.
1466664
That depends on whether the power is available at the cigarette lighter when the engine is off. My truck has two 12 volt power sources. One is always powered. The second one is only powered when the engine is running. You should check this first. I use a separate battery with a small cigarette lighter adapter to run my fan. It's a little heavy but it works great in my tent!
1907121
No ideas about battery life. I had mine plugged at all times. I returned mine as I found the mapping to be poor quality for a truck unit. Bought a Rand McNally
478376
If u run off your car battery I would keep your eye on voltage gauge. I use it in a tractor with opti idle so I don't worry about it draining my batt.
1825693
I have no idea, Just keep your auto running and I'm sure you wont run down your battery in your truck. My camper battery is a deep cycle. This is what I use.
2002407
I used a standard car battrery and it ran a radio 2 40 watt lamps for days before needing a charge. Make sure you dont get poitive and negitive mixed up. It killed my inverter dead.
1790862
I have had it in continuous use on a Chevy pickup since the review was written. I am very happy with it. I would say that continuous use on any ATV boat or auto battery should be OK.George
1198400
Not an issue... I leave it plugged in to the OBDII all of the time. I do take the remote control head off of the phone cord and stash it in the glove compartment when I will not be towing for a while. This is a great, responsive brake controller that works like you hope it will.
166030
No you don"t Pheng, you can drive with no adverse effects on either your car battery or the electrical system on your vehicle. I leave mine plugged in all the time, unless I'm using a different device, ie; radar detector, GPS, etc.
1405047
I'm not sure, as my husband is using the cooler in his semi, which I guess has several batteries, so the power it would draw would be minimal. It is a small size cooler though, so I doubt that it would draw a lot of amps from a regular car/truck battery.
1734890
The truck is pretty peppy with the battery it comes with. It lacks run time though. I would start off by getting a second battery of the same size, and connecting them in parallel. The series connection is designed solely to increase top speed, and should only be used for that. Stop and go style use will fry the batteries in no time in series. Parallel increases how long the batteries will run, as well as the raw torque of the truck. A lot of guys out there will say, "Get the biggest and tie them in series!" I will definitely say that high speeds are not this truck's friend. Although it does result in some wicked crashes! The truck is pretty peppy with the battery it comes with. It lacks run time though. I would start off by getting a second battery of the same size, and connecting them in parallel. The series connection is designed solely to increase top speed, and should only be used for that. Stop and go style use will fry the batteries in no time in series. Parallel increases how long the batteries will run, as well as the raw torque of the truck. A lot of guys out there will say, "Get the biggest and tie them in series!" I will definitely say that high speeds are not this truck's friend.... » Read More The truck is pretty peppy with the battery it comes with. It lacks run time though. I would start off by getting a second battery of the same size, and connecting them in parallel. The series connection is designed solely to increase top speed, and should only be used for that. Stop and go style use will fry the batteries in no time in series. Parallel increases how long the batteries will run, as well as the raw torque of the truck. A lot of guys out there will say, "Get the biggest and tie them in series!" I will definitely say that high speeds are not this truck's friend. Although it does result in some wicked crashes! « Show Less
1471127
I think you will be fine. Mine are on my jeep and I have left them on for a few days without the jeep running and it didn't hurt the battery at all. They draw very little power.
816754
As the others point out, just connect it to a switched power source. However, they also point out that you lose the parking mode. I have it always on, my truck sits for a week or two at a time and I have no issues. The camera goes to sleep and wakes up on impact. You have plenty of computers (clocks, radios, etc.) in your car that draw some power even when off.
1572993
no it will not drain your battery, my has been plugged in the truck and stays there, i drive this truck maybe once a week, never any problems
312064
No the vehicle does not need to be running. This unit can be wired to a charged 12V battery. The battery wired to the unit provides the power.
358479
Well, when you are driving, you alternator will charge the battery, and the draw is small, so there is no issue. It does have an auto shut off, however.