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--- electrical:12v:loads [2018/05/19 12:37]
frater_secessus [parasitic loads]
+++ electrical:12v:loads [2025/12/24 22:58] (current)
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 ===== parasitic loads =====
-//Parasitic// (or //vampire//) loads are tiny, continuous loads that can deplete the bank's state of charge.  The classical example is a device like a USB outlet that uses power internally whether or not anything is plugged into it.
+//Parasitic// (or //vampire//) loads are tiny, continuous loads that can deplete the bank's state of charge.  The classical example is a device like a USB outlet that uses power internally whether or not anything is plugged into it. Some [[electrical:inverter|inverters]], [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|solar charge controllers]], and voltage-sensing [[electrical:12v:alternator|isolators]] can have significant parasitic draws.

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