– Colonel – wrote:
On 2006-01-05 16:24:35 -0500, "Bryan Martin"
said:

The unit I will be using is 12V 0.5A

12V X 0.5A = 6 Watts
6W x 24hours = 144 Watts per day


Wrong. 6W x 24hours = 144 Watt-HOURS per day.

That should be 6W x 24hr = 144 watt-hours.

hvacrmedic




Watts are a unit of power. A watt-hour (like a kilowatt-hour) is a unit
of energy.

Hope this helps.