I bought a 2015 Nissan Leaf S and trying to charge my car between the hours of 11pm - 7am. I use about 10 miles a day and will charge it maybe a couple times a week.
I use trickle charge at home, so it often will require more than the 8 hours window between 11pm-7am, since I let the battery drain to about 20% before charging to optimize the battery life.
I understand that you can only set the end time of the timer, which is okay. I'll set it for 7am and then at 11pm plug my charge in. However, every morning when I wake up it is still charging and not stopping at the designated 7am mark.
I've tested the timer during the daytime and it seems to be working fine (i.e. turns off when expected or has a delayed start). However, for some reason when I really want to charge my car (night time), it does not work.
Does anyone know why this is? Is it because it's going overnight (i.e. into a new day) or because I plug my charge in hours after I turn the car off?
Thanks for your help!
I use trickle charge at home, so it often will require more than the 8 hours window between 11pm-7am, since I let the battery drain to about 20% before charging to optimize the battery life.
I understand that you can only set the end time of the timer, which is okay. I'll set it for 7am and then at 11pm plug my charge in. However, every morning when I wake up it is still charging and not stopping at the designated 7am mark.
I've tested the timer during the daytime and it seems to be working fine (i.e. turns off when expected or has a delayed start). However, for some reason when I really want to charge my car (night time), it does not work.
Does anyone know why this is? Is it because it's going overnight (i.e. into a new day) or because I plug my charge in hours after I turn the car off?
Thanks for your help!