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Solar usage guide
Typical System Standby Battery Current Consumption (mA)
System voltage 24V
Main board with no radios programmed 2.7 mA
One or more LiftMaster
®
remote controls programmed +1 mA
MyQ
®
device or wireless dual gate programmed +2.4 mA
Expansion board +11.1 mA
Per loop detector LOOPDETLM (up to 3 loop detectors can be plugged in to the expansion board) +3.8 mA
Add up current draw by feature and accessory to determine total current draw
NOTE: The use of photoelectric sensor heaters (models LMRRUL and LMTBUL) is NOT recommended in solar applications.
SOLAR GATE CYCLES PER DAY
BATTERY CURRENT
DRAW (mA)
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3
7AH batteries 33AH batteries 7AH batteries 33AH batteries 7AH batteries 33AH batteries
10W SOLAR PANEL
5 26 28 15 17
15 22 24 12 13
20 20 22 11
40 12 14
60
20W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 10W 12V panels
in series)
5 57 67 34 40 14 16
15 52 62 30 36 10 12
20 50 60 28 33 11
50 36 45 15 20
100 15 23
40W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 20W 12V panels
in series)
5 108 152 65 92 27 38
15 103 147 60 87 23 34
20 100 144 58 84 21 32
100 58 99 21 44
200 14 47
60W SOLAR PANEL
5 134 240 81 146 34 61
15 128 234 76 140 29 56
20 125 231 73 137 27 54
100 82 181 34 92 18
250 12 95 20
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