Very helpful thanks! Neil. On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I did some measurements with my installed Doc Wattson. Measuring current flowing from my aux battery. > > first, van as is: > > leds off, 1W, 85mA > leds full on, 9W, 750mA > leds dimmed lowest setting, 1.7W, 140mA > > Radio face plate off: > led lights off, <0.1W, <10mA > > For interesting comparison, kitchen water level/battery meter panel on, led lights off, between 0.2 and 0.3W, between 20 and 30mA. > > > So the led dimmer control draws a little power even when off, but it is less than the the kitchen indicator panel. > > Led strips both sides only draw 140mA power at lowest brightness. And that low setting is pretty good for a standby/casual use light. > > alistair
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