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Originally Posted by dbs600
Just connected a car phone charger to my cigarette lighter socket and would like to know if power is always running to the socket, as I see that light on the charger remains on even after the car is shut off and locked; not sure if it times out or not. If not, I suppose we shouldnt keep things plugged in!?
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Well, the vehicle does detect foreign loads. In general, there is a global timeout after 20 minutes. But, if you survive that then the system will kill the offender if the battery begins to reveal a measurable depletion.