Use the ammeter function of a VOM to read the current being drawn from the battery. Put the ammeter between the negative battery terminal and the negative lead. Any reading at all indicates a problem. It's quite likely that a damaged regulator/rectifier could be allowing current to be drawn from the battery. Everything else should not have power to it until the switch is turned on.
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