I got caught in torrential rain the other day (5 hour trip - it never stopped) Even my Dainese waterproof gear didn't stand up to it in the end. When I got home (or rather the day after) my battery powered remote garage door key fob wasn't working. Took it to bits and there was clearly water ingress. My Multistrada V4 key fob was in the same (supposedly watertight) pocket. What I am wondering is if I should open up the Ducati key fob to make sure there is no sign of damage that I could dry out as a precautionary measure. I see from battery change videos that Ducati seem to have made some effort to put a seal around the battery - so perhaps the workings are waterproof too. I don't want to pull it apart unnecessarily but I don't want to be stranded on the bike in a few weeks either!! What would other users do in this situation?
If it isn’t broken in some way there appears to be no reason to dismantle it, I’d leave it well alone. Or as an alternative place it in a container of salt or rice which should draw any moisture away.
No, and take it apart & apply petrolum jelly under the battery cover. This should also be done to exposed battery terminals, stops water ingress.
thanks for the replies - it was actaully completely dry inside the case and as people have mentioned there is silicone around the batt, so no further action taken. A couple of weeks on and all is still well : )
If your key fob is the same as the 1260S you should be OK. I recently dived into a swimming pool with my keys in my pocket When I realised what I had done... I took the cover off the key fob, removed the battery cover that has an o'ring seal. No signs of any water ingress.. tested and worked OK.. big relief as I was nearly 2,000 miles from home.
