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pianotuna
Nov 05, 2015Nomad III
Hi Fred,
A single 1156 bulb may draw 24 watts @ 12 volts dc. Assuming 4 are on then 100 watts is a ball park figure--especially as most converters are much less than 100% efficient.
Your figures on parasitic loads are 35 amp-hours per day (@ 12 volts) that equates to about 400 watts which I "rolled" into the lighting figure. I don't want to sit in the dark.
Granted, the OP, may be using less. A kill-a-watt meter will tell the tail.
A single 1156 bulb may draw 24 watts @ 12 volts dc. Assuming 4 are on then 100 watts is a ball park figure--especially as most converters are much less than 100% efficient.
Your figures on parasitic loads are 35 amp-hours per day (@ 12 volts) that equates to about 400 watts which I "rolled" into the lighting figure. I don't want to sit in the dark.
Granted, the OP, may be using less. A kill-a-watt meter will tell the tail.
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