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soon be time to install the XT cradle wiring to my bike, kind of still cold in the garage but I might have to wear more clothing to keep warm lol, I'm thinking of soldering a couple bullet plugs on the wires and then plug into the always-on accessory leads in the headlight bucket, already installed a ram ball mount onto the center of handlebars, I need to find my soldering iron first, it's somewhere buried in the garage cabinet under tons of stuff I never throw out lol

I think I'm ok to connect XT 12v cable directly to the bike battery.

I found a battery life calculator for a 12v battery drain
https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/battery-life

My Battery Capacity 12v 10Ah

Current Draw of Zumo XT Power Cable 150uA @ 12v
https://support.garmin.com/en-CA/?faq=4 ... tab=topics

Discharge Safely 10%

Battery Run time = 6.8 Years

I have my XT cradle wired directly to the battery as well. Some prefer it that way, others don't. No biggie either way. While there I also installed a battery tender lead for when the bike sits for an extended period.

https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/battery-life

I don't know how to use (input amount) that Discharge Safety %
Do I use 1% or 99% ?

As I've said before, the parasitic draw of the XT mount is a very tiny fraction of what your bike's clock, computer and perhaps other accessories draw with the key off.

-dan

I got the 2 bullet plugs soldered on the XT cable, added heat-shrinks to it, now waiting for warmer weather to install the cable inside the headlight bucket, I should be getting my XT carrying case on Tuesday