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It’s a lithium. The BCDC smart charger I have will be connected to solar when parked and automatically charges when engine is on by running wire to an ignition fire like 52a I believe it was, maybe it’s 53a. I’ll look it up again when time to do the install. Basically just want those switches isolated when not in use so there isn’t a constant draw. Maybe I’m overthinking it and the draw from those outlets is so minimal when not being used a disconnect isn’t really worth it.
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Maybe I’m overthinking it and the draw from those outlets is so minimal when not being used a disconnect isn’t really worth it.
USB will have a really tiny draw even if not connected just due to electronics, I bet it's so small it would be hard to measure. If it's just about those, no big deal. If not used you can pretty much ignore them.
I do like to still disconnect the ones in my truck just because of possible spikes and other weird stuff so I have a small rocker switch that turns them off - right next to the UBS and 12v outlets in the back.
 
 







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