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488 magnetic charging port not as "sticky"

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by flifer, Aug 10, 2023.

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  1. flifer

    flifer Karting

    Mar 3, 2016
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    Miami
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    Mike
    I have owned my 2017 488 for about 4-5 years now... Within the last 6 months I noticed that my magnetic charging port isn't as magnetic as it used to be.

    Before I would slap on the charger and not think twice, but now it seems to sag a little when I first put it on which doesn't leave good enough connection to charge. So I find myself wiggling it around a little bit and making sure the cord is a certain way not to put weigh it down at all for it to get a secure connection.

    Sometimes it can be pretty frustrating getting it to the perfect balance to get a secure connection, although at least so far once it has a secure connection it's never fallen off on its own.

    Would this be an issue with the magnetic charging port or my factory battery tender?

    I wiped the area off with my finger to make sure there isn't any dust that would prevent a secure connection.
     
  2. Caeruleus11

    Caeruleus11 F1 World Champ
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    The “puck” part that you connect is held together with 2 screws- have they become loose?


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  3. Eric C

    Eric C F1 World Champ
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    The angle of the dangle is off
     
  4. flash32

    flash32 F1 Veteran

    Aug 22, 2008
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    Dominick
    The two contact points use spring action to achieve a tight fit.. unfortunately the spring action comes from bends in the metal strips behind the plastic .. you can try to unscrew the back connector side and slightly bend the connector back if the case ...the head of the charger can be changed..very hard to get part in USA but not in UK .. same part that is present in Bentley as well
     
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