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Solar usage guide
Typical System Standby Battery Current Consumption (mA)
System voltage 12V
Main board with no radios programmed 4.2 mA
One or more LiftMaster
®
remote controls programmed +1.5 mA
MyQ
®
device or wireless dual gate programmed +3.9 mA
Expansion board +18.5 mA
Per loop detector LOOPDETLM (up to 3 loop detectors can be plugged in to the expansion board) +6.6 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
Two 7AH
batteries
33AH
batteries
7AH
batteries
Two 7AH
batteries
33AH
batteries
7AH
batteries
Two 7AH
batteries
33AH
batteries
10W SOLAR
PANEL
6 33
36
38 19
22
23
25 27
31
33 15
17
28
30 26
29
31 13
15
17
50 21
24
26
11
12
100
11
13
20W SOLAR
PANEL (Two
10W 12V
panels in
parallel)
6 50
50
50 37
47
50 15
19
16
25 50
50
50 32
41
47 11
15
12
30 50
50
50 30
40
45
13
11
100 33
48
50 12
20
25
200
20
27
30W SOLAR
PANEL
(Three 10W
12V panels
in parallel)
6 50
50
50 46
50
50 19
29
35
25 50
50
50 40
50
50 14
24
30
30 50
50
50 39
50
50 13
23
28
100 47
50
50 20
41
50 10
200 19
50
50
14
24
All numbers are estimates. Actual results may vary.
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