I have NOCO GENM1 4-Amp on-board charger/maintainer installed under the hood of my Tahoe. It is a part of the offshore 120V power devices grid on the car that are connected to power through wifi timers, so I can control the timing and what devices are on from the house.
The truck is parked outside, and is plugged in through the waterproof AC port plug mounted under the rear bumper.
The charger is on by default when other devices are on (transmission and engine heater pads, interior heater, seat heaters, etc). I also turn it on overnight once a week to run a full cycle.
The truck sits most of the time, and when it is in use, its smart charging system detects that the battery is fully charged and drops the voltage to 12.6V while driving.
I was wondering if it would be helpful at all to run the charger like that 24/7? Would it be helpful or detrimental to the battery life? It is a smart maintainer, after all.
What about when the ambient temperature drops to -10C? Or -20C?
I just don't want to do too much of a good deed...
The truck is parked outside, and is plugged in through the waterproof AC port plug mounted under the rear bumper.
The charger is on by default when other devices are on (transmission and engine heater pads, interior heater, seat heaters, etc). I also turn it on overnight once a week to run a full cycle.
The truck sits most of the time, and when it is in use, its smart charging system detects that the battery is fully charged and drops the voltage to 12.6V while driving.
I was wondering if it would be helpful at all to run the charger like that 24/7? Would it be helpful or detrimental to the battery life? It is a smart maintainer, after all.
What about when the ambient temperature drops to -10C? Or -20C?
I just don't want to do too much of a good deed...
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