Leaving it plugged into a 'dead' outlet is the same as not having it plugged in at all, so far as the Seg's charging circuitry is concerned. No problem doing that
It should be noted that Seg batteries are regulated to only about 75 or 80% of a theoretical 'full charge' even when left plugged in 24/7, which is why they last so long. Lithium composition cells don't like being held at a 100% (or anything close to that) indefinitely
If you could charge Seg batteries to 100%, you might have a range of 30 miles or more. The actual 'capacity' is there - It's just regulated down to a lower level to make sure the batteries will last a long time
Now, if they had just seen fit (and I have no idea why they didn't) to include a true 'OFF' switch, so the InfoKey communication system wasn't drawing a small amount of power 24/7 from the rear battery, you could leave the machine unplugged for 8 months or a year at a time with no ill effect. Had they done that, it would have probably saved thousands of ruined batteries over the past 15 years. How often do you hear about a machine which has sat unused for a few years come up for sale with "needs one new battery" in the description? All too often, it's true
Don
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