47
STEP 8 continued...
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.
All numbers are estimates. Actual results may vary.
APPENDIX
SOLAR GATE CYCLES PER DAY
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)
5
26
28
15
17
15
22
24
12
13
20
20
22
11
40
12
14
60
20W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 10W 12V panels in
series)
5
57
67
34
40
14
16
15
52
62
30
36
10
12
20
50
60
28
33
11
50
36
45
15
20
100
15
23
40W SOLAR PANEL
(Two 20W 12V panels in
series)
5
108
152
65
92
27
38
15
103
147
60
87
23
34
20
100
144
58
84
21
32
100
58
99
21
44
200
14
47
60W SOLAR PANEL
(Must use 24V solar
panel)
5
134
240
81
146
34
61
15
128
234
76
140
29
56
20
125
231
73
137
27
54
100
82
181
34
92
18
250
12
95
20