Just curious..

**mapsanji** · 14th February 2009, 10:32

I normaly diconnect my battery terminals on my bike ( gt250r ) when away on leave say 2 - 3 weeks, after reconnecting the terminals my digital clock and speedo is perfect, where do's the power coming from if the battery is disconected for so long..??

**Gubb** · 14th February 2009, 10:33

There's a small battery in the dash, it takes fuck all power to keep a clock running. How long does your watch go between battery changes?

**mapsanji** · 14th February 2009, 10:40

Originally Posted by Gubb

There's a small battery in the dash, it takes fuck all power to keep a clock running. How long does your watch go between battery changes?

Don't know never noticed....I'm just worried I loose all my digital settings, milage and clock..

**Madness** · 14th February 2009, 10:42

What benefit do you get from disconnecting your battery for a period of 2-3 weeks?.

**mapsanji** · 14th February 2009, 10:47

Originally Posted by Madness

What benefit do you get from disconnecting your battery for a period of 2-3 weeks?.

From preventing battery running flat, I do it on my car aswell..

**Gubb** · 14th February 2009, 10:47

If it was as easy as disconnecting the battery to wipe the odometer, there would be serious issues.

**Gubb** · 14th February 2009, 10:50

Originally Posted by mapsanji

From preventing battery running flat, I do it on my car aswell..

If the bike isn't turned on, you got nothing to worry about.

Only time I would disconnect it is for a winter (if I lived in Canada).

Complete waste of time.

**McDuck** · 14th February 2009, 10:57

You would be a lot better off leaving a trickel charger on it.

**CookMySock** · 15th February 2009, 13:51

Theres also a little flash-memory chip in the dash. It can write lots of stuff into this memory and store it indefintely - internal or external battery connected or not. But yeah the clock runs from a tiny battery onboard. You can reset the odometer by browning out the main battery wiring.

Steve