It certainly does seem so.
For those who have been following along, I have been conducting highly scientific tests to see how impervious a KiPass fob is to liquids commonly consumed by humans. We obviously start with water, which was no problem.
The next tests used soda, beer and wine. The fob sorta' failed during the wine testing in Wellsboro, PA but only because I had soaked it too long- something more than two hours. Even then it did not damage the fob but it did drain the battery (due to the internal short) and I had to replace the battery. Finally, we got to the Scotch test on Thursday night at the COG National. These photos were takes by Steve Smith.
http://omnismith.smugmug.com/Concours-Owners-Group/COG-National-Rallies/2011-COG-Green-Mountain/18427028_9F69SF#1427357430_mXFRKbdYep, that is my fob soaking in a glass of Scotch whiskey.
http://omnismith.smugmug.com/Concours-Owners-Group/COG-National-Rallies/2011-COG-Green-Mountain/18427028_9F69SF#1427357434_wt94g5gThis photo shows the glass of Scotch sitting on my fuel tank and the LCD in the background clearly shows that the system recognizes the fob, even through the Scotch.
This test was actually much harsher than I had intended; I tried to get a double of J&B for my fob soaking experiments but was only able to get Dewar's at the banquet bar. Nasty stuff. I also have to report that while liquids taste better after having a fob in there for a while, even a genuine Kawasaki fob could not really 'fix' the taste of a Scotch that bad to begin with. It was better than straight Dewar’s but it was not as good as a real whiskey so we can give Kawasaki 1/2 credit on that one.
Brian