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SOLAR PANEL(S)
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.
SOLAR GATE CYCLES PER DAY (SINGLE GATE)
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
(Must use 24V solar
panel)
581 87 47 51 18 19
15 68 74 36 39
20 61 68 30 34
40 37 43 13
60 16 21
20W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 10W 12V panels in
series)
5 100 100 100 100 42 50
15 100 100 92 100 31 38
20 100 100 85 100 25 33
50 100 100 47 63
100 46 70
40W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 20W 12V panels in
series)
5 100 100 100 100 83 100
15 100 100 100 100 70 100
20 100 100 100 100 63 97
100 100 100 65 100
200 42 100 11
SOLAR GATE CYCLES PER DAY (DUAL GATE)
10W SOLAR PANEL
(Must use 24V solar
panel)
535 37 20 22
15 29 32 15 17
20 26 29 13 14
40 16 18
60
20W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 10W 12V panels in
series)
576 89 45 53 18 21
15 69 82 39 47 13 16
20 66 79 36 44 11 14
50 48 59 20 27
100 20 30
40W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 20W 12V panels in
series)
5 100 100 86 100 35 51
15 100 100 79 100 30 45
20 100 100 76 100 27 42
100 77 100 28 58
200 18 63
All numbers are estimates. Actual results may vary.
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