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Will CTEK 3300 plug into pre-existing socket on 2007 F430?

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  1. alazzaro

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    #1 alazzaro, Mar 1, 2014
    Does anyone know if the CTEK 3300 12-Volt Smart Battery Charger will connect into the pre-existing socket that the Ferrari battery conditioner uses underneath the dashboard on the passenger's side?
     
  2. English Rebel

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    #2 English Rebel, Mar 2, 2014
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    I believe that CTEK uses their own design of connector that is different to the one Ferrari uses.
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    #3 ONEOFEW, Mar 2, 2014
    Even though OEM charger for Ferrari is built by CTEK, the socket in your car is proprietary to Ferrari, connection from a off the self CTEK wont work.
     
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    #5 Technut, Mar 2, 2014
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    I'm taking a gamble on this but Daniel Pass sells a Factory Battery Charger kit that appears to include the CTEK to Factory pig tail. See pics. I just ordered the kit and will try with a CTEK 7002. I know, it's expensive but it's worth having a brand new Factory trickle charger to keep with the other "originally" supplied goodies that came with my 16M. I also ordered a set of the uber cool Carbonio Carbon Fiber Challenge Paddles. Daniel thanks for the FChat discount!

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    #6 Technut, Mar 2, 2014
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    I have another idea for my Challenge Stradale. The Factory battery charger installs under the front boot, using an optional 3-pin connector that plugs into a connector port. See diagram.

    18 200857 1 BATTERY CHARGING CONNECTION CABLE -Optional 284.79
    25 178676 1 CABLE WITH CONNECTOR -Optional 241.90

    If I buy the connection cable and the cable, all I need to do is splice in a CTEK fitting and I should be ready to go.
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  7. alazzaro

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    #7 alazzaro, Mar 2, 2014
    Does Daniel Pass sell the CTEK to Factory pig tail separately? I assume with this I could use the CTEK 3300 12-Volt Smart Battery Charger.

    Would the dash icon showing the battery conditioner connection work with this setup?
     
  8. ONEOFEW

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    #8 ONEOFEW, Mar 2, 2014
    I don't think anyone sells the pigtail as a separate part, I'm not too sure about the cost of the Daniel's OEM charger , but I have a feeling one can buy multiple off the shelf CTEKs for the price of one of those
     
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    #9 Technut, Mar 2, 2014
    It's not cheap. It was not an economic decision. My original charger went bad. It was replaced under warranty but the shop used a sharpie to put my name on the replacement so that it didn't walk out of the shop. I want to have one that I can keep in "new" condition with the car in the unlikely event I ever decide to sell.

    In the interim, it will be an interesting project. I'm hopeful my CTEK 7002 will just plug in.

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  10. English Rebel

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    #10 English Rebel, Mar 3, 2014
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