Can you leave this plugged in the dc outlet inside of your car ? Will it charge and maintain that way ?
1632488
It will charge when ignition i so, and will takes more than 24 hrs running vehcile to fill completely discharged unit. So, that works, but slowly.Always better to take the devie at home periodcally and charge there.
1632489
It will charge when ignition i so, and will takes more than 24 hrs running vehcile to fill completely discharged unit. So, that works, but slowly. Always better to take the devie at home periodcally and charge there.
1632490
Yes. It can be charged by a DC source in your car or by the AC adapter provided with the device.
1632491
You can recharge the Simple Start from your car, as long as the engine is running or the car battery has enough capacity. See page 10 of the manual for full instructions. BTW, the unit must be powered on to take a charge from the AC adapter or the car.
595613
Yes, it needs DC to charge, the same everywhere, as long as you have the right cable, micro USB.
639725
Works well, when I'm in my car I have two cords and two phones plugged in since receiving the charger months ago. No problems.Just re-read your question, must be plugged into an outlet, and I have moved it from one car to another.
571012
If you're asking if you can leave it plugged in then yes. I leave mine plugged into my tv. Plus I keep it plugged into the charger on tv so that it is always charged when tv is on. It doesn't over charge.
2113237
Buy a dc to ac converter ( for the car outlet) and let us all know how it worked.
229812
You can leave it plugged in but be aware that due to the budget construction it has minimal protective circuitry and could have a short lifespan running constantly, and that many vehicles have powered OBD ports when not running so it will gradually drain your battery. Estimates for current vary but are generally between 50mA and 100mA which isn't a lot but is enough I wouldn't leave it plugged in for more than a few days without running the vehicle to keep the battery charge level acceptable.
582424
It's up to you. It does not hurt the charger to leave it plugged in. But if you want to unplug it, that's OK too. I leave mine plugged in for convenience.
780119
I don't think you should leave it plugged in. I charge it for an hour before a planned use but when I simply grabbed it and ran, it had enough juice to start an 8 cylinder jeep.
433138
Don't know about the motorcar question. The only way I have charged it is through an outlet.
573231
It would be fine with an extension cord. It a low draw charger and does not perform a quick charge. Yep, you can leave it plugged in and connected to a battery for ever. It is basically a battery maintainer, where it has the ability to decrease or increase the charge based on it's constant monitoring of the battery. I leave mine plugged into my car all winter long about 7-months.
958987
Yes you can leave it in the charger when not using. I had some problems charging in my garage when the temperatures were above 90 degrees, the red light flashes on the charger. I had to bring the charger inside the house and let it cool down before the green light would flash and it would charge. It takes about 5 hours to charge completely.
1146811
Yes it can. I alway charge mine in the car, but I do remove it from the steering wheel when chargeing.
531703
I leave mine plug in all the time. It only charges when their is sufficient light. It also works under some lights at night.
426714
You will probably have to purchase an Inverter that changes DC to AC. It plugs in to the power port or cigarette lighter in your car and gives you a regular outlet. Very handy
504158
I would guess that it depends on the vehicle. Some leave the power to those adapters active all the time. If your device stops charging once you have shut off your vehicle then it should be fine to leave it plugged in.
1526349
Sure, it can be left plugged in so long as you want, its always charged that way.
2130732
It depends on your car. Some cars continue to power the outlet even when the car is not running, and some cars turn the outlets off when the car is not turned on. Even if your car has the type of outlets that continue to run, this will not cause a significant drain on your battery.