just had a thought

 

I've had to hook up my dashcam battery pack to my cig lighter temporarily as the hardwired lead isn't charging it

 

 

I have a mk 2.5 (2008/2009) Focus Zetec, and ive left it plugged in under the arm rest

 

I don't want to drain the main battery lol

 

12 minutes ago, shiwarrior said:

I don't want to drain the main battery lol

My 2005 Mk2 is a permanently on 12v socket, so pretty useless, hence I installed an additional socket which is live with key only. Can't you just wait a minute or so to see if your DashCam remains on after leaving the car? That'll tell you...

1 minute ago, StephenFord said:

My 2005 Mk2 is a permanently on 12v socket, 

 

 

thanks

 

i guess they are all permanently on then ?

 

my camera will stay on anyway, because the Lipo4 battery is charged, and ive plugged that into the cig lighter to charge it

 

I'll get it taken out, just in case !

 

Thanks !!

If you have a 12v phone charger, plug it in with phone attached, and turn key off - you'll get an instant display of whether charging continues or not...

well, checked it, and car has been sat since about 2pm, checked the app for cellink battery and it said "discharging" and only lost 10% (in 4 hours ish)

 

im wondering if it turns off after 20 mins

 

 

surely, if i plug in my phone and when i turn the engine off, and its still charging, it could still turn off after a time, but i suppose it would eliminate it being always on or ignition on

 

ive unplugged it anyway "just in case"

 

53 minutes ago, shiwarrior said:

well, checked it, and car has been sat since about 2pm, checked the app for cellink battery and it said "discharging" and only lost 10% (in 4 hours ish)

 

im wondering if it turns off after 20 mins

 

 

surely, if i plug in my phone and when i turn the engine off, and its still charging, it could still turn off after a time, but i suppose it would eliminate it being always on or ignition on

 

ive unplugged it anyway "just in case"

 

On my MK3.5 the socket stayed live for 75mins, which would tie in with your experience today.

ah thats interesting

 

wonder why they opted for 75mins ..

 

 

Also wondering what the Mk 2.5 does 😉

 

The MK2.5 one stays on I used to be able to fully charge my vape it ran out at work.

They are on 24/7 which is a real pain in the a#$e!Have to disconnect my dash cam every time!

36 minutes ago, Hackney said:

They are on 24/7 which is a real pain in the a#$e!Have to disconnect my dash cam every time!

Hardwire it into the fuse box,really easy and will save a lot of hassle.

7 hours ago, Jonro2009 said:

Hardwire it into the fuse box,really easy and will save a lot of hassle.

LOL, I believe the OP did that but it ain't working - post No.1 🤣

25 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

LOL, I believe the OP did that but it ain't working - post No.1 🤣

You're absolutely right, but I was suggesting this to someone else who joined the conversation Post 9 😉 

6 minutes ago, Jonro2009 said:

You're absolutely right, but I was suggesting this to someone else who joined the conversation Post 9 😉 

You are absolutely right! I totally mis read the context of your post, apologies buddy...

8 hours ago, Hackney said:

They are on 24/7 which is a real pain in the a#$e!Have to disconnect my dash cam every time!

 

Thanks for confirming 🙂

 

i wonder why my Cellink was "discharging" and not "charging" up then ?

i wont leave it plugged in, just in case i get a flat battery!!! 🤣

27 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

You are absolutely right! I totally mis read the context of your post, apologies buddy...

No apologies necessary, it's early lol

10 hours ago, shiwarrior said:

 

Thanks for confirming 🙂

 

i wonder why my Cellink was "discharging" and not "charging" up then ?

i wont leave it plugged in, just in case i get a flat battery!!! 🤣

As @ Jonro 2009 said,hardwire it in.I have two Garmins(one for each vehicle) they sell hardwire kits,so I am going to look into that.