The cigar lighter and footwell accessory sockets in the Gen 2 are always live (I think this is also the case with Gen 1). This is great when using a battery conditioner (e.g. CTEK) as it means this can be connected via the cigar lighter. NB - Cigar socket protected by 15A fuse whereas accessory sockets by 7.5A - Use cigar socket for big loads and for charging.
However, I am not sure how many others have the issue of having several accessories plugged into the accessory socket - in my case, a charging adaptor for phone; a Road Angel and a dash cam. Whilst all are in standby when not in use, I do not unplug them as it's a bind to unplug/plug in the blessed multi-way socket I use for all these adaptors; it also means the wiring, normally neatly concealed has a habit of coming out of its hiding places. What I do find is that the combined drain of these various devices, albeit in standby, contributes to the draining of the battery when left for any period of time.
In an ideal world, the accessory socket(s) would be switched (ie turned on with ignition) and off when the ignition is off. I am about to embark on a little project to make the footwell socket switched, ie activated when ignition turned on.
I have installed a mod, making use of a micro relay, to achieve this. The mod is described here: https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/1138900-997-2-ignition-switched-footwell-accessory-socket.html
However, I am not sure how many others have the issue of having several accessories plugged into the accessory socket - in my case, a charging adaptor for phone; a Road Angel and a dash cam. Whilst all are in standby when not in use, I do not unplug them as it's a bind to unplug/plug in the blessed multi-way socket I use for all these adaptors; it also means the wiring, normally neatly concealed has a habit of coming out of its hiding places. What I do find is that the combined drain of these various devices, albeit in standby, contributes to the draining of the battery when left for any period of time.
In an ideal world, the accessory socket(s) would be switched (ie turned on with ignition) and off when the ignition is off. I am about to embark on a little project to make the footwell socket switched, ie activated when ignition turned on.
I have installed a mod, making use of a micro relay, to achieve this. The mod is described here: https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/1138900-997-2-ignition-switched-footwell-accessory-socket.html
