Hi, will the red "off" light on the switch cause battery drainage, as it stays on?
1357486
yes, but the voltage is so small it will take a month or more to train your battery... word to the wise, however, this is a piece of junk. the switch failed within a couple weeks. the relay failed within a month... on all three of the harnesses i ordered. i swapped out the switch with normal switches ordered through amazon, and bought a 12 pack of quality relays through amazon. im in the process of rewiring my other rig, and will not be using these really poor quality harnesses again.
1357487
you need to hook it up to a power source that comes on when the ignition comes on
229954
My red light eventually goes off. I have not had any issues. I typically charge the battery for a couple hours - less may work. Not sure.
884780
Well, an LED light is low drain anyway. I know that my battery lasts a very , very long time but then again ,I don't use mine for long periods of time. As for showing proof,,,,,,, I guess I could show you a movie of the light being on for days but I won't do that. That seems like too much fun.
2226188
When the battery is fully charged the red light should come off. Are the shears properly cleaned and oiled a bit? (a tiny piece of leaf in between could cause it to stick.
1086921
LED indicator turns green under the USB port when full. I don't usually fully drain the battery but I would say two or three hours to top off. Power switch will go red when it's time to charge. Terrific light!
303119
Yes. It will shut down the 4 led status lights even if left in charge. So no overcharge or heating issue. Unplugged it will last a very long time I tested a week in stand by and still all 4 LEDs on. Good product . very happy with it
703085
No..once you put the cover down, it automatically turn the switch to off....i think for safety purposes not to drain your battery or any power....hope this will help!
418424
Assuming your car doesn't send power to the 12v outlet when it is off (and most don't) it won't drain your battery. I left mine plugged in until it died and never had any issues.
834828
There are three (3) switch positions off-on-auto. So you can move the switch to on, and the light will stay on until it is turn off or the batteries are depleted.
243007
The red lamp stay on all the time, looks like.I just keep the battery on charging for few hours, and good to go.
1162783
Yes the red LED is supposed to turn off when it is done charging. Try another cable or try a wall outlet if you have not already. If that doesn't work, you may want to get an exchange if you still can.
1720470
The light does stay on to let u know. But it didn't work for me. I still have mine plugged in and I still have a mouse problem. They just wait until night time now to come out and ruin stuff.
514392
When I went through the various colors for backlighting, it started at the off position. I would imagine that if you set it at the off position, it will save battery power. I hope this helps.
2151890
Your choice. All you are doing is breaking the circuit. Generally it is breaking the positive side (hence the red color of the switch). Worked great on my battery bank to cut off charging when not needed or based on battery temps.
668032
The switch does have a learning curve to operate but the main thing is to make sure to lock it out when you are done using it. If you don't the monitor circuit will drain the batteries.
896216
I believe it is best to keep the switch off. However there have been times when I forgot to turn the switch off as it was charging. It did not appear to make any difference. Unit continued to charge fine.
1800818
Mine does the same. It is just to indicate a full charge and will turn off eventually. The power used to use that LED is so minimal it has little to no effect on the power stations battery.