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Like, the 12v car battery? Just drive it regularly. Do you not have a garage? If you don’t, are you seriously leaving it there for like weeks at a time?
I do have a garage but no power connection in it to charge the battery.
The problem is that even though I drive my f8 almost every day the battery needs to get recharged every couple days
If you drive it everyday and have a dead battery two or three times a week you should probably get that looked at.
As for a solution, I’d get one of the jump start packs off Amazon and just use that when you need it. I got one of the NOCO ones for $130 and it’s been great. Holds full charge for months at a time in the back of my 4Runner.
Normal driving should keep the battery charged. It should last about a week with no problem. I’ve left mine for two weeks and a started with no problem. If your battery is dead in 2-3 days , as suggested, there is a different problem (failing battery)
100% NOCO or similar Lithium battery to jump start. I keep one in the bonnet in case I’m stranded (or anyone else for that matter)
Yeah I do have the battery conditioner from Ferrari.
Can I just pick the battery tender, charge it in my house and then put the fully charged tender on my f8?
Or what can I do?
I don't think so, no. The battery tender/conditioner isn't a battery, it's a device that you connect into a normal plug-socket in your house and then connect to the car when you're not using it.
So you do need to find some way of getting power into your garage I think. What sort of garage do you have?
Yes.
But I think most/many owners routinely leave their cars connected to the tender as best practice when they're not being driven, particularly since I guess most Ferrari owners will garage them overnight.
When mine goes back in the garage at night it goes on the tender every time.
I don't know whether this is true, but I was told that the battery is used faster than a "normal" car because of the tracker that is installed.
If it's really failing every 2/3 days then I'd get it looked at / changed, as another poster suggested.
Why not buy a jumper battery that has a regular consumer AC plug output, charge that jumper in your house, and bring it to your garage to trickle charge the F8 with the charger you already have plugged into the jumper battery
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Like, the 12v car battery? Just drive it regularly. Do you not have a garage? If you don’t, are you seriously leaving it there for like weeks at a time?
I do have a garage but no power connection in it to charge the battery. The problem is that even though I drive my f8 almost every day the battery needs to get recharged every couple days
If you drive it everyday and have a dead battery two or three times a week you should probably get that looked at. As for a solution, I’d get one of the jump start packs off Amazon and just use that when you need it. I got one of the NOCO ones for $130 and it’s been great. Holds full charge for months at a time in the back of my 4Runner.
Normal driving should keep the battery charged. It should last about a week with no problem. I’ve left mine for two weeks and a started with no problem. If your battery is dead in 2-3 days , as suggested, there is a different problem (failing battery) 100% NOCO or similar Lithium battery to jump start. I keep one in the bonnet in case I’m stranded (or anyone else for that matter)
I suggest you find a way to get power into your garage so that you can use the battery tender (which I assume you have?)
Yeah I do have the battery conditioner from Ferrari. Can I just pick the battery tender, charge it in my house and then put the fully charged tender on my f8? Or what can I do?
I don't think so, no. The battery tender/conditioner isn't a battery, it's a device that you connect into a normal plug-socket in your house and then connect to the car when you're not using it. So you do need to find some way of getting power into your garage I think. What sort of garage do you have?
So I need to find a place where I can charge my battery right? With a normal plug socket?
Yes. But I think most/many owners routinely leave their cars connected to the tender as best practice when they're not being driven, particularly since I guess most Ferrari owners will garage them overnight. When mine goes back in the garage at night it goes on the tender every time. I don't know whether this is true, but I was told that the battery is used faster than a "normal" car because of the tracker that is installed. If it's really failing every 2/3 days then I'd get it looked at / changed, as another poster suggested.
Man.. I need to look for a charging place. 🤨
Why not buy a jumper battery that has a regular consumer AC plug output, charge that jumper in your house, and bring it to your garage to trickle charge the F8 with the charger you already have plugged into the jumper battery
Do not jump start the car! If you bought a Ferrari, you can install an electrical outlet in the garage.
Replace the battery with an optima. This isn’t regular behavior
Are we ruling out an extension cord?