# Will the Tempest charge with the power switch off?

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/will-the-tempest-charge-with-the-power-switch-off/9963>\
**Category:** Tempest Owners\
**Tags:** tempest, charging\
**Created:** [October 24, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/will-the-tempest-charge-with-the-power-switch-off/9963 "2020-10-24T01:05:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pswired](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@pswired](https://community.tempest.earth/u/pswired)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/will-the-tempest-charge-with-the-power-switch-off/9963/1 "2020-10-24T01:05:59Z")

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Pretty much as the title says. I received a replacement tempest to fix a wind sensor malfunction, and the replacement arrived with the power switch on and presumably a dead battery. Can I just leave it in the sun with the power off to charge it back up?

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**Author:** ![btst.online](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/btst.online/32/16538_2.png) [@btst.online](https://community.tempest.earth/u/btst.online)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/will-the-tempest-charge-with-the-power-switch-off/9963/2 "2020-10-24T01:12:21Z")

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it only charges with the switch turned on.  
–Sam

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**Author:** ![eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/eric/32/13553_2.png) [@eric](https://community.tempest.earth/u/eric)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/will-the-tempest-charge-with-the-power-switch-off/9963/3 "2020-10-24T16:01:49Z")

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**Author:** ![eric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/eric/32/13553_2.png) [@eric](https://community.tempest.earth/u/eric)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/will-the-tempest-charge-with-the-power-switch-off/9963/4 "2020-10-24T16:01:55Z")

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