The digital clock in the '86-on won't kill a battery quickly. Never had an issue in the past. I do have the issue with my Ducati (analog clock) if I forget to disconnect the battery after a ride and not ride again for a month or so, the battery is dead.
On Sun, 9 May 2021 08:16:26 -0400, Geoffrey Toye <geoffreytoye@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Karl, > >The first winter after I bought my '81 westy I was having trouble keeping >the main battery charged when the van was not being used. I disconnected >the battery and found that the parasitic draw was from the clock. The draw >was enough to completely drain the battery in four weeks. So now I keep a >battery maintainer on it in the winter. > |
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