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Originally Posted by Daox
...not put the charger in the engine bay due to heat.
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I had considered that, and figured that since most of the actual operation of the charger would occur at night w/ the engine off it might be ok.
BUT...the engine bay idea didn't work out anyway (I should have expected as much with an econobox). I mounted it right in front of the driver's side front tire, in the bumper cavity where cold air intakes are usually designed to run. I was shocked by how clean it was in there. I think I introduced the first dirt that area had seen in its 7+ years.
Maybe I've misunderstood the instructions, but it seems when I kill 120V power to the unit, under charging mode, it will stay in charging mode, with the cooling fan running, until I remove the 12V clamps. However, if I just attach the 12V clamps to the unpowered unit, just the trickle charge light will come on. I guess I'll just install an in-car switch to kill the 12V side..?