Is the clock draining my battery?

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doughnut
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Joined: Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:17 am
Car: 96 j30

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94j30t. The battery keeps dying whenever I don't drive the car for about 2 weeks. I'm thinking it's probably the clock draining the battery so I pulled the clock fuse but that also disconnected a bunch of other things like radio memory, keyless entry, warning buzzers, etc. Anybody know of a simple way to just disconnect the clock? Thanks.


fourdrinie
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Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:23 am
Car: 2019 Q50

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i dont know how to disconnect clock besides taking it out and disconnecting the harness to it...
but this might help you in your diagnosis:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_runs_down.htm

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yodawill2000
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Joined: Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:10 pm
Car: 94 Infiniti J30
Location: Grand Prairie TEXAS

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Know a AA battery can run a clock for months, I don't think that's pulling down a Car battery.
Have you had the battery tested for a dead cell/cells ??

driverdriver
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I agree with Yoda, battery and/or alternator are weak. Do you have any aftermarket components (i.e. subwoofer, fog lights) installed?


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