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srschang
Aug 04, 2020Nomad
JimK-NY wrote:srschang wrote:
Keep in mind that a hardwired 12v detector will constantly draw on the battery. Not a lot, but enough to kill a battery in a couple weeks.
Absolutely NOT.
The typical RV propane detector pulls about 10 milliamps. That is 0.01 amps or 0.24 AH/day. So it will pull about 40 AH in 6 months. That is about a 50% draw on a single small RV battery.
Well, my propane detector, CO2 detector, and smoke detector pull .2 amps combined. So 5 Ah per day, dead battery in a couple weeks.
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