Long Vacation - Advisable to be plugged in all the while?

[LeftieBiker]

QB likes to follow me around the forum and contradict me, regardless of how accurate it's data is. No idea why, so I filter it. Anyway, your BT Jr. is fine for maintaining charge when not plugged in, but a 2 amp maintainer is better. I've used both. Someone posted that when plugged in but not charging, the EVSE connection can draw as much as 2 amps, intermittently. So your BT Jr. is working, but not always keeping up.

 

[QueenBee]

QB likes to follow me around the forum and contradict me, regardless of how accurate it's data is. No idea why, so I filter it. Anyway, your BT Jr. is fine for maintaining charge when not plugged in, but a 2 amp maintainer is better. I've used both. Someone posted that when plugged in but not charging, the EVSE connection can draw as much as 2 amps, intermittently. So your BT Jr. is working, but not always keeping up.

Here is Ingineer recommending the CTEK .8 amp charger:
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12923&start=10#p298845" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here are his standby 12 volt draw testing results: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=8588&p=191511#p191511" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You are welcome to decide on your own whose advice you want to listen to but I'll stick to listening to what Ingineer has to say...

 

[mxp]

What about if the car is parked outside & the spoiler is exposed to some sunlight during the day?

Isn't that what the spoiler solar cells do? Trickle charge the 12 volt?

Philip

Exactly.
And that's what I did previously for I was away overseas for 6 weeks. Charged the vehicles to 80%, drove them around and let it down a bar or so. Parked both Leafs outside on the drive way. (I didn't un-hook the battery)

Upon returning, the cars were fine with only a couple of bars lost/discharged due to leaving them unattended.