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    Posted: 11 Aug 2017 at 10:44am
Okay this topic has probably been beat to death but can someone tell me how many amps a 2017 Pod draws just sitting with everything turned off?

The dealer is telling me it will draw 4 to 6 amps just sitting. Can that be right? If that's the case in two days my little Group 24 battery would be just about dead. Can that be?

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0.4 to 0.6 amps would be more likely. Dealer is way off!
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Thank you.

I have a cheap little volt meter and it showed a full charge of 100%. Then just sitting in the driveway with everything off it was down to 60% after just 24 hours. Something's not right, correct?
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We usually throw ours on a trifle charger during down times or disconnect the battery to avoid any draining.
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Trickle charger. Curse of big fingers!
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The only thing that is on in our pod plugged in at home is the CO/LP detector 11 watts
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Our 2016 179 draws.1 amp just sitting.   As far as I know, the only draws are the CO/propane detector and the radio
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Don't forget the thermostat and the refrigerator electronics.
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 Sailor, .1A is pretty much solid in the average. 2-4A a day draw is why the pod can't sit for more then a week or so without damaging it's battery. Disconnect/remove the battery, or add a battery disconnect switch, if you can't stay plugged in. Our pod pulled .17A, but we had a couple mods that had a small continuous draw.

OP, if your battery is drawing down that far overnight, you have an issue. Either your battery isn't healthy, your battery isn't actually charged to 100%, or you have more draw then you should, possibly the antenna booster is on.. But, if your dealer said it draws 4-6A a DAY, then he is pretty close.

If you have a Group 24, you have around 65aH available in a good battery, so figuring to stay above 50% soc to keep the battery healthy, 32/4 means in 8 days, the battery is being hurt. If you have already done that a couple times, your battery may already be toast.
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Ah ha! The antennae booster might be the culprit. How does one turn it on and off? I've looked for a switch but haven't seen it.

But if the TV is A/C only wouldn't the antennae and the booster be A/C only as well??
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