Couldn't really say. But it did happen with me. I discovered my
battery was dead, and the only thing running was that clock. I had let
the van sit for several weeks unstarted, so the battery was never
charged. The constant electrical drain of the clock eventually killed
it. Jut took charging the battery again to get it going. But it is never
a good thing to kill a battery completely. It causes permanent changes
int he chemistry of the battery from it never really recovers. Makes the
battery weaker, doesn't hold the charge as well, etc.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 6/7/2011 9:42 PM, Jonathan Poole wrote:
> How long does it typically take for the clock to run the battery down?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:32 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net
> <mailto:inua@charter.net>> wrote:
>
>     I don't have an answer about the blinker issue, but the rundown on
>     the battery coudl be caused by the clock, which is a continuous
>     draw unless the battery is disconnected or the fuse is pulled.
>
>     Good luck.
>
>     John
>
>     John Rodgers
>     Clayartist and Moldmaker
>     88'GL VW Bus Driver
>     Chelsea, AL
>     Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
>     On 6/7/2011 8:54 PM, Jonathan Poole wrote:
>>     Howdy List,
>>
>>     I have a question about the blinkers on my '83 AC Westy.  With the key off I
>>     can hear the blinker relay clicking if I hit the blinker switch on the
>>     column, and I also see the appropriate set of blinkers blinking outside of
>>     my van.  I do not see the blinker indicator blinking on the instrument
>>     cluster however.  If I disconnect the starting battery the blinking and
>>     clicking stops which rules out a cross-connection with the house batteries,
>>     I think.  Also, if I disconnect the plug from the back of the ignition
>>     switch the blinkers/relays still blink/click so I don't think that it's a
>>     problem with the switch.
>>
>>     I've also noticed that my starting battery has been running down if the van
>>     sits for more than a week or so which has me motivated to try to track this
>>     down.  I wanted to find out if any of this blinker activity is normal on
>>     other vans, like the flasher clicking when the key is off, though I don't
>>     expect that it is.  Looking at the diagram I was unable to determine much,
>>     but wondered if they blinkers aren't supposed to have some power so that the
>>     emergency flashers work, or if there is a problem due to the improper
>>     bridging of these circuits somewhere.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>
>>     Jonathan Poole
>>
>>
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