I want to use this to cover my birds cage on cold nights when we are traveling will this work? Can I leave it plugged in all night without draining my car battery
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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.
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Over 8 hours, this blanket will draw almost as much capacity as most smaller car batteries have, and that's not including other things that are running, since you most likely need to leave the key in the ignition.
1276881
Yes you can as long as the car is running. It will not charge if the ignition is off! it uses no more power than a phone charger and heats up nice, not too hot like some!
1528836
Yes, if you use it with your car turned off. As long as the engine's running your battery won't be drained.
777381
I have owned several and they are safe to leave unattended on my houseboat in the winter, but always plugged into a grounded wall socket. They pull too much voltage to plug into a cigarette lighter i would think. could drain your battery very quickly and maybe even short out the heater.
1205672
Well, I believe that anything using power from your car battery will drain it over time but I have used this product for up to 45 min with the car off and not have a problem. I wouldn't recommend doing it for extended times though. Yes, it works without the car being on.
895355
It works well for an hour or two when it is not plugged in. It will keep working throughout the night with good batteries. The flow is less consistant and it gets worse as time goes on. It works best plugged in.
410548
No, I think it is good for a max of 8 hours or it will kill your car battery. I generally unplug it when I go away from the car for more than an hour. I will not warm up that much over a period of several hours. This is my second one and I love them.
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yes but if you leave it plugged in all the time i dont know if it will overcharge an damage and damage batteries.hope that helps
246214
Thanks for the reply, I live in Central Wisconsin and I am planning on putting it on the oil pan of my car and I'm not sure if I should plug it in over night so it's warm by the morning because I'm not sure how long it would take to warm it up but I don't want to cause a fire either by leaving it plugged in over night.
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I leave mine plugged in all winter and it's fine. I don't think it's a drain on the battery to leave it plugged in.
1634507
As long as a device is not actively pulling electricity through the port, then there should be no strain on your battery. Your lights drain your battery because the device is engaged and actively pulling a charge through its circuits. The only issue I have had with leaving the device on is that even when my car is in the garage, my phone still passes the calls through it. Makes for an awkward first 15 seconds of a conversation....
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Yes it will. You can leave it hooked up during the winter, and it will keep your battery good as new. As your battery discharges it will kick on and maintain it to a full charge. Hope this helps.
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No and yes. It's used inside your house, probably on a bed, but not necessarily. It does need to be plugged into the grounding part of your outlet (the small round hole in the middle). I doubt it would be very effective outside as a sleeping bag since it couldn't be plugged up. The recovery bag has silver threads that help conduct the grounding electricity. I love mine and so do my two small Chihuahuas--a few nights of sleeping in it really helped them to be more clam and tractable.
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we planned to use it in the car (12 volts) during daytime driving and then plug it in with the AC adapter at night in hotels. We found that the AC adapter was noisy and got scary hot in hotel rooms so we just quit using it that way and anyway the hotel room usually had a fridge. It takes a couple of hours to cool off when used in the car, after that it keeps cold for the rest of the day. It should work for you that way.
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Hi, Although I have thought about plugging mine into an extension cord an d leaving it on I have not tried it yet. If I leave it charge for 24 hours mine usually lasts almost a week. The feeder went down in price since December so I bought another one so I always have one handy for those pesky squirrels I am trying to catch a possum on it at night. Sorry I could not be of more help. I am so disapointed to hear all the negative reviews. I love my feeder, the squirrels get right off using the remote from inside my house (about 40-50 feet away. The birds (all kinds of birds fight over the feeders! I am so pleased with this product!! Jo Ventura
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I've used it the entire time of driving however just to be o the safe side I would not leave something plugged in it overnight. Expecially if you have an older battery.
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I connect it to my motorcycle battery all winter and have had no trouble with it. You will want a charge controller to prevent the solar panel from discharging the battery at night.
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Yes, it does work. The disadvantage is that you have to leave it plugged in all the time. If the plug is in an inconvenient place, you may hit it with your knee or other body part. Also, i'm not sure whether it uses power when the car is off. If it does, it could drain your battery over time.