Is it a bad idea to leave the MPVI PRO plugged into the car??
Is it hard on the circuitry?? That little green LED can't be much of a drain on the battery........
DH
Is it a bad idea to leave the MPVI PRO plugged into the car??
Is it hard on the circuitry?? That little green LED can't be much of a drain on the battery........
DH
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not advised to leave it plugged in because, yes, it can drain your battery
It doesn't have to be perfect, it just needs to be done in two weeks...
A wise man once said "google it"
That little booger drains a lot of power (for what it is). Don't do it.
Thanks guys....glad I asked!!!!
Especially since I have original battery with 85K miles and 3 years.....
DH
I made that mistake with the earlier serial units...much to my dismay, I came back to about 3 dead batteries before I figured it out (it was back when I was traveling more). This unit draws even more juice...Originally Posted by Dirty Howie
Thankfully, the Optima Red Top was up for the challenge, and is still going strong to this day.
I unplug mine as soon as I'm done logging....
I've had my battery drained and the battery never came back to life no matter how much I charged it
I put a switch under the dash on the bottom right pin on the DTC connector. Pin 16 I think? Whichever one is +12 ign. I removed the dtc connector from the holder and tucked it under the dash then ran it over the hump to the passenger side and up to the console. I have my LM-1 hanging from the mirror.
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Nice !!!Originally Posted by PurplePiss
DH
*runs to garage to pull cable our*
How long does it take to drain the battery? I loaded up a new tune last night and I think I left the interface plugged in. I hope it's OK when I get home tonight.
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too many factors...could be hours could be days.
It doesn't have to be perfect, it just needs to be done in two weeks...
A wise man once said "google it"
Mines been plugged in for at least a month.
Maybe I should rig up a switch too.
I've only left mine plugged in one time(while i went to class) and then i read another thread about leaving it plugged in 1 or 2 days later and never did it again.
With my old serial interface, it took about 3 days to drain the battery enough to keep the car from being started (Optima Red Top). I'd assume it'd take even less than that for the newer pieces...
116k miles w/ original battery, takes about 2 days for the MPVI to drain. But if I leave Surius turned on it's dead the next morning 8-10m hrs.
chris
Left mine plugged in and it drained the battery overnight.
i've been leaving mine plugged in constantly, car sat for a week once with it plugged in and had no issue starting the car. huh, my car must be a freak. other than the battery draining issue, is there any potential damage to the HPT interface from doing it?
Originally Posted by 98gtp
Same here....Would like to know as well about possibly damaging the iterface
Holy crap.
No wonder my car cranks so slow after sitting for the weekend. A on/off switch on the box would be nice. I have mine tucked under the seat so didn't even realize it was draining the battery when the car is off. Thanks for the heads up.
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