# Can I leave my GEM on a charger for a few days? **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [April 14, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/can-i-leave-my-gem-on-a-charger-for-a-few-days/18531 "2020-04-14T12:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Mcknight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/aaron_mcknight/32/6381_2.png) [@Aaron\_Mcknight](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Aaron_Mcknight)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/can-i-leave-my-gem-on-a-charger-for-a-few-days/18531/1 "2020-04-14T12:09:39Z")
I have a 2002 GEM and sometimes I don’t drive it for a few days. Is it ok to keep it plugged in? Will the onboard charger control the charge of the battery and shut off when the car is fully charged? ---
**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/can-i-leave-my-gem-on-a-charger-for-a-few-days/18531/2 "2020-04-14T15:21:50Z")
Assuming you have lead or gel batteries, it wont hurt your batteries, but it wont help them either. The OEM charger for a 2002 is the Zivan NG1. It does not have a trickle charge / maintain feature. Once it reaches full charge, it will shut off and stay off. There are a few eprom upgraded NG1 out there that have a 7 (10?) day auto reset, where they are supposed to kick back on after that time. If you trust it. I’d use a heavy duty wall outlet timer if i lwft it in that long. Other brands of chargers behave differently. ---
**Author:** ![StarJacob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@StarJacob](https://community.electricforum.com/u/StarJacob)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/can-i-leave-my-gem-on-a-charger-for-a-few-days/18531/3 "2020-04-16T13:37:26Z")
yes, my uncle had the same situation as soon as there was a full charge - it turned off