CO and LP detector battery drain. Solution?
Hi guys, I just found out that the detectors in an RV use about 35-40 amps a day. On a "typical" 120 Ah system, charged to the normal 90%, and discharged to the normal 50%, the detectors will drain...
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There are detectors which use next to nothing. I've checked mine in my current and previous RVs with a multi-meter, and the usage was trivial. Once you find the fuse, you can jump your multi-meter leads across the fuse socket terminals and read the amps being drawn. The circuit might serve more than just the detector, so you'll have to watch for that. My current one draws 0.050a running, with a bit more at startup. So that is 1.2 amps in 24 hours.
If you want to disable it, just find the fuse that it's on, and pull it. Or put a switch in the circuit.
If you want to disable it, just find the fuse that it's on, and pull it. Or put a switch in the circuit.
