Remote water pump switch - latching relay?
I want to install remote water pump switches that operate a latching relay to turn the pump on/off with a single press of a momentary contact switch. I'm tired of being out in the boonies and getting...
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OnaQuest wrote:
The Intellitec Monoplex Controller has less than
2 milliamps standby current. Your batteries loose more charge, just sitting totally disconnected, than that. I doubt very seriously that the average RVer caries a meter that will detect, much less measure, that.
I thought that as well, but then realized that while the standby current is negligible, they don't give a working current- while the pump is on (but not running). I suspect that it is holding a relay closed, which would draw more current. I could be wrong though- they do use latching relays in other applications.
