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488 Battery Charger / Conditioner

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by azscj, Oct 11, 2024.

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  1. azscj

    azscj Rookie

    Oct 1, 2024
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    Scottsdale Arizona
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    Marcus
    I have a 2016 488 Spider and new to the Ferrari world. Im trying to understand what is the normal condition for the battery charger. Some days I come out and see all of the 7 lights are on and other times I see it sitting in step 1 for a day and also had it in the error mode more than once.

    Is the most common, and normal, state that all 7 lights are on when its fully charged and it just sits there like that?
    Adding photo here of the factory charger I have and what the current state has been today. I already tried to get a quick look at the battery in the car and no way to see how old it is....all I could see is that its a Varta E39 Silver Dynamic AGM battery.

    Not sure if this is a problem or not.

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  2. Trev450

    Trev450 Formula Junior

    Mar 11, 2024
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    Trevor H
    Make sure the magnetic contact patch on the car is clean and you attach the charger part squarely.

    I get 3 lights straight away when I connect and the 4th one comes on within about a minute. Try wiggling the connection a bit if you are getting less.
     
  3. azscj

    azscj Rookie

    Oct 1, 2024
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    Scottsdale Arizona
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    Marcus
    Well who would have thunk that?
    Sure enough I wiggled the magnetic contact and now its charging as normal. I thought for sure its a simple connection thats either on or off and no way that it could only be partially connected.

    Anyway, it looks like its charging as normal now. Thanks for the advice!
     
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  4. Trev450

    Trev450 Formula Junior

    Mar 11, 2024
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    Trevor H
    Pleased it worked for you.
     

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