Connect Trickle charger on 612

Are you sure your 612 doesn't already have the plug for the battery maintainer? If you find the red kill switch in the right rear corner of the trunk, the 3/4-pin connector should be with 5-10 cm of it - as you look at the kill switch, just to the left and a little below. I would get a modern higher capacity C-tek and make the tail to fit the Ferrari plug yourself - instructions can be found in this section: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/612-599/470825-ctek-charger-failure.html
I have made for both my 612 and 430 Scud, pretty simple.

 

I replaced my CTek with a different brand, after too many issues. Now I have a pigtail coming off the battery (the original factory charger port is still there).

Incidentally, I don't know if the early 612s had the factory charger, but I know the OTOs do.

One nice thing about using the factory port is that the car knows that it's plugged in, and I don't think it will let you start the engine.

 

Your right don ,I have the OTO and when plugged in if you try to start it a symbol comes up on the dash saying it's connected and it won't start , quite cool I think

 

Early 612s were available with an optional ZIVAN charger system. If you did not buy the option, no connector was included. Later 612s (sometime in 06/07) came with a standard CTEK charger and a connector in the rear. The CTEK and ZIVAN chargers did not use the same connector. Here is where the 612 CTEK connector is located on later 612s. Those 612s fitted with the CTEK will not start with it connected.
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The non start feature is really nice. Easy to forget the charger is attached, especially with the connection in the trunk. Most CTEK chargers in other cars go to the dash receptical and are easily noticeable.

 

I've just bought online for CHF 70 the adaptor which would let me use a standard CTEK with the trunk connector in the normal way. Haven't figured out yet if I actually need a new charger but thought the adaptor was worth getting anyway as i'm not sure how easy they will be to find in the future. If necessary I can now buy a standard CTEK instead of the Ferrari branded one which would be significantly cheaper and enables an allegedly more up to date model.

 

I have a 550 and can get the old big charger in the leather case locally cheap. It has a round plug which is supposed to connect somewhere. The charger came from a 2000 550, while mine is a 1999... Thanks for making this thread. I have the same "issue"...

 

these work great - someone on fchat "invented" it if I remember correctly

 

Freeus Ferrari 430 458 Ctek Dongle Battery Maintainer Cable from 2CTEK | eBay

 

Warren was the first (not the eBay seller, although he seems claim to that) and most of us followed Warren's instructions to make them ourselves, and then... Here is a link to Warren's early findings for the 430 (that I among others followed to make my Ctek connector for the 612 and later my 430 Scud): http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/technical-q-sponsored-algar-ferrari/347563-yabtp-making-battery-conditioner-connected-light.html#post141102598

 

I cld have sworn I followed a link from fchat to ebay when I bought mine

 

You probably did, the bay seller is an Fchat member who posted his eBay links in many threads... Warren also sold his, if I recall correctly, but never marketed it aggressively, and mostly made them for others as a favor

 

Ahh. The ones i bought were nicely done. Glad i bought a dozen of them when i did!


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Although the ebay seller (Fchat member) kinda claims he figured it out (in his eBay ad you listed above), this is where he is taught the correct parts by Warren http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ad-archives/493147-ferrari-260121-battery-conditioner-charger-alfa-8c-broken-connector-f430-458-612-599-a.html

 

I have the correct Ferrari charger for your car, PM, I tried, but you don't accept PM's.
Alden

 

Right, your PM's are working now, strange, good luck with your installation.
Alden