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Date:         Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:36:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Headlight Alarm
In-Reply-To:  <20110728222351.68CC212440BD@izzy.vickersdesign.com>
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What the Squirrel said. I have that alarm (Van-Cafe sells it) because I killed my start battery with the parking lights...

Jeff in Marin

On Jul 28, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:55:17 -0700 > From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: Headlight Alarm > > No need? Horse hockey. > > Using the bulb type data from my '84's owner's manual, and not > counting > the bulbs in the dash: > > 4 x type 1034 bulbs (2 front parking, 2 rear tail), assuming the lower > wattage filaments are lit @ 1.34A each = 5.4 amps > 2 x type 1816 (rear side markers) @ .33A = 0.66 amps > > Total: 6 amps/hours. > > You leave those on overnight, say 12 hours, and you've pulled 72 amp > hours out of the battery. > > I'm keeping my buzzer wired thankyouverymuch. > > -- > RJS


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