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Originally Posted by MisterP
Other than being a PITA, why not just take the battery out and put it on a tender at your home? Yes, I am a safety consultant and a bit paranoid about stuff like this, but putting a switch on a critical safety device begs the question not if you will forget, but when.
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Hello,
I certainly appreciate your valid concern.
I am pretty good about these things but yes you are right that I will forget to turn it on sometime in the future. I will not be turning the sensor off/on daily when I am using the TM. I would only turn the sensor off when I turn the propane off at the bottles. With a checklist the chance of not turning the sensor on is reduced further.
I have two large(heavy) batteries and it is not practical to remove them when the TM is idle.
I guess you would have to say that I expect it to be a rare occasion when I would forget to turn on the sensor and it is also a rare time that one has a propane leak. Although these two rare events could happen at the same time, I am willing to take the chance they won't. For me, this is just one of the many risks in life I am willing to take. This does not make your point any less valid.
Have a happy camping season,
Phil