hardwired radar detector
#1
hardwired radar detector
ok, i hard wired my radar detector to the power leads for the front dome lights... question is, if my radar detector is off while the car is off, will any power be drawn, and is it possible my battery will go dead? thanks in advance.
#3
i dont know if the detector still draws power if it is off, my guess is probably not. The power i wired into is before the dome light switch, so it is unswitched. I remember leaving my dome light on once, and them automatically shutting off after a certain amount of time. Do you think the same would apply to me leaving my radar detector on? if i remember correctly. the detector has its own auto power off feature.
#4
Originally Posted by 03maxsiny
i dont know if the detector still draws power if it is off, my guess is probably not.
Originally Posted by 03maxsiny
...if i remember correctly. the detector has its own auto power off feature.
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I've left my detector on for long periods of time with the car off. It would take over a week at least for it to drain the battery. My new detector automatically shuts off anyways after a 30 mins of no activity. You shouldn't have any problems.
Can you send us some pics to view?
Can you send us some pics to view?
#6
yeah, supposedly my radar detector shuts off after 1 hour of no activity, and when i left it on in class today, i came out to my car and the detector was off. I dont think it was the auto power off feature of the detector that did it because when i hit the unlock button, the detector turned on. It was the auto dome light off feature. Ill post some pics tomorrow.
#7
Originally Posted by 03maxsiny
yeah, supposedly my radar detector shuts off after 1 hour of no activity, and when i left it on in class today, i came out to my car and the detector was off. I dont think it was the auto power off feature of the detector that did it because when i hit the unlock button, the detector turned on. It was the auto dome light off feature. Ill post some pics tomorrow.
#9
Originally Posted by steven88
If the detector is off...I don't think it will be drawing any power
Mind if I ask what kind of radar detector you bought?
Mind if I ask what kind of radar detector you bought?
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