PianoAl said:I'm considering leaving the ODBII dongle plugged in all the time. My two concerns:
1. I will bump it with my leg and damage the port.
2. It will draw a tiny bit of power (I know, unlikely to be a problem)
Thoughts?
I've had my iCAR2 WiFi dongle plugged in continuously since I got both it and LeafSpyPro. I've had to remove it twice in that time, once for each of the state annual vehicle inspections.PianoAl said:I'm considering leaving the ODBII dongle plugged in all the time. My two concerns:
1. I will bump it with my leg and damage the port.
2. It will draw a tiny bit of power (I know, unlikely to be a problem)
Thoughts?
RockyNv said:There is a battery thread that seems to go back to one repeated scenario that those that don't use there Leafs very much and leave the OBDII dongle plugged in have more 12 volt battery issues than those that don't. Yes anecdotal but an interesting commonality.
LeftieBiker said:RockyNv said:There is a battery thread that seems to go back to one repeated scenario that those that don't use there Leafs very much and leave the OBDII dongle plugged in have more 12 volt battery issues than those that don't. Yes anecdotal but an interesting commonality.
I rarely plug in my BT OBDII dongle, and when I did have battery issues - since masked by a battery maintainer - I didn't yet have the dongle.
PianoAl said:Good info.
I have this one:
https://www.amazon.com/CHEERLINK%C2%AE-KONNWEI-Bluetooth-Wireless-Diagnostic/dp/B00Q5YRC4C
Which has an on/off button but, apparently, no auto-sleep.
This is exactly why you should be using an extension cable anyway.PianoAl said:Since posting this, I had some work done on the car, and apparently one of the workmen knocked the dongle loose. It broke the plastic on the side of the dongle, and bent some of the pins.
It still seems to work, but I'm going to look for a lower profile version.
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