What is normal parasitic DC amp draw?
My new 5th wheel is drawing 1.5 amps with all the lights, appliances, and switches off and AC main breaker off. Is this normal?
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Yall are awesome! I did what some of yall suggested. Found out the tv antenna was drawing .2...
Then i pulled the fuses and found the culprits. Below are the amp draws at the battery with each individual fuse pulled.
Radio/lp det 1.2 amp
Fridge 0.4 amp
Rear 1.6 amp
Center pump 1.5 amp
Front 1.6 amp
I pulled both the lp detector/radio fuse and the fridge fuse and amp draw went to 0.1
Looks like radio/lp detector pulls 0.3-0.4 by itself
Fridge drawing 0.8 by itself... Then I found out the fridge light was stuck on !!!! Pulled the bulb and total amp draw went down to 0.7. I turned on the lp for the fridge and it went to 1.1 amps
I pulled the radio out and pulled the internal fuse for the led and presets which was only worth .1
So now that I am down to 0.7/0.8 with everything off but lp detector, I am much happier!
Gracias to all who replied!!! I will be investigating solar power and generators next! :D
Then i pulled the fuses and found the culprits. Below are the amp draws at the battery with each individual fuse pulled.
Radio/lp det 1.2 amp
Fridge 0.4 amp
Rear 1.6 amp
Center pump 1.5 amp
Front 1.6 amp
I pulled both the lp detector/radio fuse and the fridge fuse and amp draw went to 0.1
Looks like radio/lp detector pulls 0.3-0.4 by itself
Fridge drawing 0.8 by itself... Then I found out the fridge light was stuck on !!!! Pulled the bulb and total amp draw went down to 0.7. I turned on the lp for the fridge and it went to 1.1 amps
I pulled the radio out and pulled the internal fuse for the led and presets which was only worth .1
So now that I am down to 0.7/0.8 with everything off but lp detector, I am much happier!
Gracias to all who replied!!! I will be investigating solar power and generators next! :D
