What about the battery chargers for tools? Are they safe to leave plugged in?
Probably not.
I found out the drill chargers STILL draw a current with no battery plugged in, ALL stay unplugged till I need them. Another thing, key fobs on cars that have the push button starters. IF they are hung up within 30-50 feet of car the battery in fob will die. Seems inside that 50 feet the fob and car ‘talk’ to each other continuously till battery dies. Never leave it in car
I got in a habit of keeping chargers unplugged many years ago and after so many stories I’m glad I did. I think one was warm one day without a battery in it is why I started doing that.
The key fob thing is interesting. The spare key to my wife’s car is kept in a cabinet probably 25 feet away from the garage spot. I use it when I take it out about once a week. Today the car flashed the low battery warning again, I thought I must be getting junk quality batteries. Maybe not. I’ll move it and see how the new battery does. At my last house the batteries went forever, we had a detached garage then. Thanks.
