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Parasitic draw - rear hatch being open

packetjunkiepacketjunkie Member Posts: 72
edited August 2021 in Battery/Electrical & Solar

I saw this posted on Facebook the other day and did some of my own testing. I thought the results were worth sharing.

When the rear hatch is open there will be an additional draw on your battery to the tune of 17W/1.3A continuously. This is a result of the propane safety solenoid switch on the hatch strut, if your unit is so equipped.

I've been doing a lot of work on my unit and leaving the hatch open while in my garage, I was unaware that my higher draw was coming from this switch.

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