Electric steps and battery draw
Anyone else have this issue? It's been over a month since our last trip in our Class C. We have to close the step due to how much space it takes up on our driveway. I'd say on average it's used twice ...
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Then the manual is wrong. I stand by my measurements! My chassis battery quiescent current is 37 mA. That breaks down to:
Fuse #1 (Espar heater) = 7 mA
Fuse #3 (Instrument panel) = 5 mA
Step Controller = 22 mA
Unaccounted = 3 mA
Measurements are from '07 Navion (Sprinter based class C MH)
Sal
Fuse #1 (Espar heater) = 7 mA
Fuse #3 (Instrument panel) = 5 mA
Step Controller = 22 mA
Unaccounted = 3 mA
Measurements are from '07 Navion (Sprinter based class C MH)
Sal
dougrainer wrote:Salvo wrote:
I believe my step controller draws 23 mA continuous (parasitic) current. It's my largest chassis battery parasitic draw.
It's a bad idea to rewire house battery to power steps. You'll lose your steps if house battery is dead and you take off with steps extended.
I use my solar controller's secondary output to keep the chassis battery charged. It's time to think about solar.
Saldougrainer wrote:
A correctly functioning Electric step will NOT draw any current when retracted or extended. Doug
READ my second post and it is direct from the manual. Doug
