CPL has turned orange and losing date/ time.

[jokiin]

will work just fine, the power draw is very small, although we rate ours at 1 month standby for the RTC in practice I've seen over 9 months of standby, it only keeps the clock, nothing else so it's really minimal

 

[murcod]

Okay, I was pondering if that could be part of the problem.

We've got 3 days forecasted at over 40C next week so that will be a good test for the new battery.

 

[jokiin]

48 hours to charge and months to go flat means it doesn't take much activity to keep it charged up enough

 

[Kremmen]

When my car was in semi-storage for 6 months I used to keep the unit indoors and plug it into a PC port for a few hours just to keep it charged. Did the same with my Garmins.

Once plugged in, the device 'properties' display will often tell you the % charge it thinks the unit has.

 

[jokiin]

Once plugged in, the device 'properties' display will often tell you the % charge it thinks the unit has.

that is nothing to do with the charge state of the RTC battery, powering them up from time to time is a good idea though regardless

 

[murcod]

Yes, I was looking at the vehicle sitting 24hrs and only getting driven 10 minutes a day. It does do longer trips every two weeks or so (so should be okay.)

 

[jokiin]

your usage is fine, won't be an issue

 

[murcod]

Update- the replacement battery has been keeping the time and date perfectly.