molly 2 Full Member Posts 5,150 Likes 5,849 Sep 14, 2021 #21 In winter when solar is poor I use my hook up cable through a timer about 45 minute a day works for me, .cant see the point in charging 24 hrs a day
In winter when solar is poor I use my hook up cable through a timer about 45 minute a day works for me, .cant see the point in charging 24 hrs a day
wildebus Full Member Posts 8,520 Likes 13,734 Sep 14, 2021 #22 molly 2 said: In winter when solar is poor I use my hook up cable through a timer about 45 minute a day works for me, .cant see the point in charging 24 hrs a day Click to expand... If you have a good mains charger it will go into a storage mode so while it is plugged in 24/7, it is not actually charging all that time. Using a timer is a good idea though if you don't trust the charger to ramp down, or if it is a bit wasteful in terms of overhead like some are.
molly 2 said: In winter when solar is poor I use my hook up cable through a timer about 45 minute a day works for me, .cant see the point in charging 24 hrs a day Click to expand... If you have a good mains charger it will go into a storage mode so while it is plugged in 24/7, it is not actually charging all that time. Using a timer is a good idea though if you don't trust the charger to ramp down, or if it is a bit wasteful in terms of overhead like some are.
trevskoda Full Member Posts 42,886 Likes 63,214 Sep 14, 2021 #23 I just plug in and leave to I'm going out again at weekend, the numax goes into sleep mode until required, again good info from wildbus.
I just plug in and leave to I'm going out again at weekend, the numax goes into sleep mode until required, again good info from wildbus.