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488 GTB battery conditioner

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  1. tomv36

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    #1 tomv36, Oct 2, 2020
    Can the power socket in my 488 GTB be used to connect a battery tender for winter storage? I put the car in a bag and the weight of the bag moves the magnetic plug out of position. I have a Porsche techquipment tender from a previous car with the right plug for the power socket that I'm thinking about using.
     
  2. wmuno

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    #2 wmuno, Oct 2, 2020
    No direct experience with the 488, but any socket that has a direct connection to the battery should be usable for a battery charger/tender. Hooking the charger/tender to this socket should be equivalent to hooking the unit directly to the battery terminals. In fact, it might be a bit better because the socket is most likely fused. You need to check that the socket is "live" when the ignition switch is off.
     
  3. ferraripanoz

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    #3 ferraripanoz, Oct 2, 2020
    If you are talking about the cigarette lighter on the 488 GTB, that doesn't get power as I understand after the car gets shut off. So unfortunately the only way to get a battery maintainer connected to the battery is the factory one on the rear bumper or connect a pig tail from the battery out into the passenger footwell. But you would have to get a different charger with the correct connector.
     

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