Power Outlets
07-10-2003, 10:42 AM
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Power Outlets
I looked in the owner's manual for this answer but it just confused me, so i figured i'd ask all of you what you thought. The only "mod" i've been willing to swap from the intrepid over to the maxima at this time are the interior neon lights, being they are easy to put in and only run to the power outlets. I have them running to the one thats in that little box on the passanger side. I realized that they only get power when the car is turned on either to auxilary or fully running. Some people have told me that it wont hurt the battery if i leave it plugged in all the time, tho after reading the owner's manual it seemed like you should only keep it plugged in when the car is running, but i wasnt sure if it was reffering to this outlet or to the outlet in the center console or if they are both the same. So what do you guys think? Is it ok to keep them plugged in or should i unplug them after each use?
07-10-2003, 11:49 AM
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Re: Power Outlets
Originally posted by Mystery_Man
tho after reading the owner's manual it seemed like you should only keep it plugged in when the car is running
tho after reading the owner's manual it seemed like you should only keep it plugged in when the car is running
07-10-2003, 06:19 PM
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Re: Power Outlets
Originally posted by Mystery_Man
I looked in the owner's manual for this answer but it just confused me, so i figured i'd ask all of you what you thought. The only "mod" i've been willing to swap from the intrepid over to the maxima at this time are the interior neon lights, being they are easy to put in and only run to the power outlets. I have them running to the one thats in that little box on the passanger side. I realized that they only get power when the car is turned on either to auxilary or fully running. Some people have told me that it wont hurt the battery if i leave it plugged in all the time, tho after reading the owner's manual it seemed like you should only keep it plugged in when the car is running, but i wasnt sure if it was reffering to this outlet or to the outlet in the center console or if they are both the same. So what do you guys think? Is it ok to keep them plugged in or should i unplug them after each use?
I looked in the owner's manual for this answer but it just confused me, so i figured i'd ask all of you what you thought. The only "mod" i've been willing to swap from the intrepid over to the maxima at this time are the interior neon lights, being they are easy to put in and only run to the power outlets. I have them running to the one thats in that little box on the passanger side. I realized that they only get power when the car is turned on either to auxilary or fully running. Some people have told me that it wont hurt the battery if i leave it plugged in all the time, tho after reading the owner's manual it seemed like you should only keep it plugged in when the car is running, but i wasnt sure if it was reffering to this outlet or to the outlet in the center console or if they are both the same. So what do you guys think? Is it ok to keep them plugged in or should i unplug them after each use?
It is like a lamp that it plugged into a socket that has a switch to turn it off and on. If the switch is off there is no draw on the power at all.
What does the amount of time have to do with anything? The only time that would be a factor is if the plug was live and there was a switch on the light that was off, sometimes the device will still draw a small amount of power... but this can't happen if the plug is dead when the car is off.
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