When do you plug in your trucks?

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Permalink Reply by Lee Huff on May 13, 2009 at 10:52pm

We've only got 2 with on-board chargers, now, but they're kept plugged in at all times. If I'm spotting someone in, I've got the cord in my hand, ready to plug in as soon as the batteries are shut off.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on May 16, 2009 at 6:55am

When sitting in quarters

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Permalink Reply by Asst Chief Tim Cook on June 10, 2009 at 9:27pm

Everytime they're put away. All our rigs have Kussmaul pump plus conditioners on them so your batteries and air are always up.

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Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on June 10, 2009 at 9:39pm

Every time they back in the station they get plugged in.

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Permalink Reply by james young on June 10, 2009 at 10:04pm

each and every time

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Permalink Reply by Jacob on June 18, 2009 at 1:46pm

We plug the air and electrical as soon as we get back in quarters from a call

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Permalink Reply by Randy Bawks on June 19, 2009 at 12:10am

Just a thought,there is no reason why a properly operating onboard battery tender will ruin a battery by being plugged in all the time. Ever think what is happening to your battery while you are responding to the scene? With the truck running at high engine RPM,the alternator is probably producing 100 amps or more. Granted you are using power from the battery,but the alternator is producing more than needed. A battery tender will work the same way,at much lower output,if 20 or 30 amps are required then thats what it will do. Once the battery reaches fully charged it backs down to say 2 amps or less. Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by Ben "Batman" Barry on June 19, 2009 at 10:38pm

well my ambulance service the rigs are pluged in when they are not on duty. my fathers dept keeps the trucks plugged in when they are in the station, same with my dept. the electronics in the vehicles will drain the battery.

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Permalink Reply by Nicholas John Alexander on June 28, 2009 at 8:23pm

We plug in our truck and Wagon in after every call or pulling them in from bingo. If it is a bingo nite then we will run the cord outside to keep them plugged in so we will no that they will start

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Permalink Reply by Marc on July 3, 2009 at 5:15pm

We always have them plugged in!
if its in the station, its plugged in

Exp Capt Marc Hurwitz
Los Angeles CITY fire dept

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Permalink Reply by Kathy Appleby on July 3, 2009 at 6:26pm

our trucks are plugged in after we return from a call.

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Permalink Reply by trevor leseman on August 6, 2009 at 7:38am

our rigs are pluged in when they are not out if they are in the bays they are plugged in and it doesent seem to affect the vehicals at all because the master switch is off we also have our engins and tenders and rescue pluged into air also

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