How Long Does it Take for the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller to Drain a Battery
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If you completely disconnected power to the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller part # 90195 then you would indeed lose all of your settings. The controller does go into a sleep mode after around 15 minutes of inactivity but there will still be a few milliamps of power being draw from the vehicle's battery. This could then potentially drain the vehicle's battery after a few months but since the charging system on your 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 features a two battery bank, it might last the whole 6 months but the only other option you have is to use a battery charger like the NOCO Genius Battery Charger and Maintainer part # 329-GENM1 which may not be a bad idea anyway if you will be leaving the truck sit for 6 months. I have attached a review video for you as well.
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If you completely disconnected power to the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller part # 90195 then you would indeed lose all of your settings. The controller does go into a sleep mode after around 15 minutes of inactivity but there will still be a few milliamps of power being draw from the vehicle's battery. This could then potentially drain the vehicle's battery after a few months but since the charging system on your 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 features a two battery bank, it might last the whole 6 months but the only other option you have is to use a battery charger like the NOCO Genius Battery Charger and Maintainer part # 329-GENIUS5 which may not be a bad idea anyway if you will be leaving the truck sit for 6 months.
I have attached a review video for you as well.
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NOCO Genius Smart Battery Charger - AC to DC - 6V/12V - 5 Amp
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Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller - 1 to 4 Axles - Proportional
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- Electric over Hydraulic
- Automatic Leveling
- Under-Dash Box
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- Up to 4 Axles
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- Up to 360 Degrees
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Terry
8/23/2018
If you completely disconnected power to the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller part # 90195 then you would indeed lose all of your settings. The controller does go into a sleep mode after around 15 minutes of inactivity but there will still be a few milliamps of power being draw from the vehicle's battery. This could then potentially drain the vehicle's battery after a few months but since the charging system on your 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 features a two battery bank, it might last the whole 6 months but the only other option you have is to use a battery charger like the NOCO Genius Battery Charger and Maintainer part # 329-GENM1 which may not be a bad idea anyway if you will be leaving the truck sit for 6 months. I have attached a review video for you as well.