Leaving Empty Battery Charger Plugged In - Bad for Charger?

[mculik5]

Very quick question...

Any harm in leaving my Festool battery charger plugged in? Not a question about leaving batteries on the charger. I'm talking about leaving the charger plugged in empty. Is it bad for the charger?

I just hung my charger on a pegboard, and the way my workbench and outlets are, it's much easier to leave it plugged in. Not planning to store batteries on it - just leave it plugged in. Any issues?

Thanks.

 

[DzordanoBruno]

I think......Everything is ok.

 

[jaguar36]

It won't hurt the charger.

 

[DanielOB]

it will hurt only your pocket ($$$). Even no batt. it spends some $$$.

 

[gkaiseril]

If you live in an area with a lot of lightning or power surges and you use a surge protector on you electronics, then unplug it. Even a switched outlet will not disconnect all wiring, either the ground or common will remain connected and any large static charge down the line could cause damage to the electronics.

 

[bertv]

Any charger that doesn’t load a battery will use a certain amount of power. Not a lot, but of consequence. Best practice is to totally disconnect…

 

[Claimdude]

I have had various chargers including Makita, Ryobi, and Festool plugged in continuously over the past 30+ years and never had a charger fail. They are always plugged into a power strip.

Jack