Can Anyone Help Me Find Out How Much Power - Topic

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Apr 14 2011 02:22pm

Quote (TIMMY213 @ Apr 14 2011 06:00am)

You would have to buy one and get out a multimeter to find out. Wire in series between one of the battery contacts and the battery. It is probably a very small draw on idle though. It depends on whether the sensor is passive (no power drawn until activated by remote) or active (idle power usage to scan for remote signal).

yeah i was thinking that but the problem is the one i have now doesn't have that :[ so sad

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Apr 14 2011 11:20pm

You can figure out the power draw on idle if you can measure the current (wire in series between one terminal on the battery and the corresponding contact on the device while connecting the other terminal directly) and multiply by the voltage (for a new battery as reccomended, 12V)

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Apr 16 2011 06:46am

I would think that it would use in the equation of E=MiA(2) probably 20 killowats within the hour, so probably 3 days of idleing before any concerns if 100%

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Apr 22 2011 09:52pm

I can't tell you how many milliamps but it probably draws like 1-10 watts.

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