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Originally Posted by Brian.
That's weird because I don't have a switch on mine (BAFX) and routinely leave it in a vehicle for a month or more without issues. With 4 vehicles between 2 people, the One unit sometimes winds up in a vehicle that simply didn't move, and it's been the 4runner a time or two. I thought the instructions/info said that it shut itself down after a period of inactivity... but I don't remember for sure.
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Weird. Maybe the switch itself draws a decent amount of power because after only 5 days tops, my battery was dead and I double-checked nothing else was on. The only other explanation is I have some sort of new parasitic draw on the system but I highly doubt it. This is the first time I've left the reader on for this many days. I've done it in my other rig that I drive more often, but it was only running a day or two.
I went on Amazon and read this from the question section. Somebody asked, "Can I leave it plugged in".
Hi Christopher -
I am with BAFX Products Support.
In MOST vehicles you will be ok leaving the adapter plugged in as long as the vehicle is driven every few days. However we make the following recommendations:
1) Do not leave the adapter plugged in if it will not be driven for 24-48 hours
2) If your area is to be experiencing extreme cold unplug the adapter as the combination of cold and the adapter will drain it faster
3) If your battery is more than a 1-2 years old you will want to be very careful about leaving it plugged in, older batteries do not hold the same juice as the newer ones
4) If you have an electronics heavy vehicle such as BMWs tend to be we do not recommend leaving it plugged in as the vehicles electronics do not always fully power down either
5) If you have any other device plugged into the vehicle while it is off via cigarette ports or whatever we then also recommend removing the adapter
I hope that these tips and information are found helpful. If you have any further questions you may always reach out to us through the Amazon messaging system at any time!
Best regards,
BAFX Products Support see less
By BAFX Products SELLER on March 31, 2014
#5 was interesting to me because why would it matter if you kept something connected to the cigarette lighter plug? There's no power going to it with the ignition off. I do keep an inverter and a CB radio plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Who knows, maybe this has something to do with why my battery drained so quickly. My battery is around 2 years old.
