Mad Dog Malcs
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Hi Guys
I'm sure it has been asked many times, in many different ways. I got the 512GW for Christmas and my question surrounds leaving the camera in the car.
So, The powered mount is plugged into my cigarette lighter via the car power cable, not hard wired. I notice that this seems to stay permanently on even when the engine is switched off, I know because I've been back and checked after an hour or so and I can still see the red light on the car power cable that plugs in to the cigarette lighter socket.
So my question is two-fold.
1. Does leaving just the powered mount plugged in via the car power cable drain the car battery? I'm guessing it does if the light is staying on. Is this recommended/not recommended or should I just be unplugging it anyway?
2. If I'm leaving the camera plugged in and in parking mode with the G-Sensor I would need to keep it plugged in anyway? correct? Is this constantly draining the battery or only when the G-Sensor kicks in. (I assume having the camera connected would drain more battery than just leaving the cable plugged in with no camera attached).
Thanks in advance, I've searched the web on this one and can't seem to find a definitive answer.
Cheers, Malcs!
I'm sure it has been asked many times, in many different ways. I got the 512GW for Christmas and my question surrounds leaving the camera in the car.
So, The powered mount is plugged into my cigarette lighter via the car power cable, not hard wired. I notice that this seems to stay permanently on even when the engine is switched off, I know because I've been back and checked after an hour or so and I can still see the red light on the car power cable that plugs in to the cigarette lighter socket.
So my question is two-fold.
1. Does leaving just the powered mount plugged in via the car power cable drain the car battery? I'm guessing it does if the light is staying on. Is this recommended/not recommended or should I just be unplugging it anyway?
2. If I'm leaving the camera plugged in and in parking mode with the G-Sensor I would need to keep it plugged in anyway? correct? Is this constantly draining the battery or only when the G-Sensor kicks in. (I assume having the camera connected would drain more battery than just leaving the cable plugged in with no camera attached).
Thanks in advance, I've searched the web on this one and can't seem to find a definitive answer.
Cheers, Malcs!
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