Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Poncho, Jan 31, 2004.

  1. Poncho

    Poncho Guest

    I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
    drain your battery?

    http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=22-148
     
    Poncho, Jan 31, 2004
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  2. Poncho

    agent smith Guest


    i had a 300 watt in my 87 CRX HF and 2k Daewoo Lanos and neither one had an
    issue with it. i always ran it when the car was actually on... i never ran
    it off the cars battery alone. if your battery is good, i dont forsee an
    issue. HTH!

    -agent smith
     
    agent smith, Jan 31, 2004
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  3. Poncho

    bearman Guest

    Well, yeah, they'll drain your battery. How much depends on how long you
    use them. Use them with the engine running or, barring that, stop using
    them every once in a while and run the engine to charge the battery.
     
    bearman, Jan 31, 2004
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  4. Poncho

    Woody Guest

    Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
    battery....
     
    Woody, Jan 31, 2004
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  5. Poncho

    Poncho Guest

    I take it the battery drain is only a problem if you are running _without_
    the car on?
     
    Poncho, Jan 31, 2004
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  6. Poncho

    agent smith Guest


    AFAIK, yes. i always ran mine with the car on and never had an issue with
    it.

    -agent smith
     
    agent smith, Jan 31, 2004
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