01-18-2008
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It depends. Some will lose the clock settings, some the memory settings, some both... it really depends on the manufacturer.
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Originally Posted by Valiente
Fair enough, but when they are removed from the power (assuming they are connected via the DC panel and not directly to the batteries with an inline fuse on the pos side), do they lose the time and the presets like a clock radio with a dead 9 volt in it?
A car is a different story in that there isn't usually a switch between the "always on" components (like power locks) and the "ignition switched" ones, like the starter. In a boat, you can (and should, IMO) completely shut down the DC side when off the boat. I customarily only leave the charger on a single AC side circuit, and it feeds DC to my batteries 12 hours a day because I didn't want to haul them off the boat.
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