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Battery Charger for 992

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WDZ992

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I experienced the journey with the AA last weekend of getting into my 992 when the battery went flat.
i now have a new Porche trickle charger, but it is unclear if it is safe to plug in via the 12v socket in the passenger footwell. Anyone have any experience of this or does it have to be by clips direct to battery ? Thanks
 
Connect it to the battery but not directly onto both the studs, follow the instruction on this forum posted a few months ago.
 
Thanks
Is there any reason why it should not work via 12v socket though ? I gather they work through cigarette lighter if you have smoking pack ?
 
The socket in the car is not on permanently, power down after approx 20min.

However there is a method to overcome this, although I do not use myself.
Procedure to keep 12v internal socket active:
Connect your charger to the 12v socket - Car ignition off, Charger NOT plugged into the wall.
Charger connected to the 12v socket - Car ignition on, plug in (turn on) charger.
Check lights on charger are moving through steps 1/2/3 etc
Turn ignition off - Charger lights should still be lit. You are good to go and the 12v socket should now stay live.



 
The footwell socket stays live after you have locked the car. I have been using it for the last few weeks, but now there are better ways to charge it!
 
Thats a very helpful guide Cymo. I wonder who wrote that.... :)

Tim, my 992, the socket turns off after 20 mins unless you follow the guide I added it to this and other forums a few months ago, (its for a Ctek charger but I'm sure it will work for a Porsche charger too). Unbelievably, while the manual mentions the socket turns off, but it doesn't tell you how to keep it live?


 
Well done thank you, I saw it on 911 UK site. I use a permanent connection under the bonnet to connect. The bonnet can be kept closed.
 
Thanks for responses guys. I think I will invest in some permanent connectors from C-tech so I can hang charger tail into boot space to avoid having to play around with battery compartment cover all the time. Thanks again.
 
I used an extension lead from the footwell socket and left the connection out of the car. During lockdown I periodically connected the CTEK to this lead and left it charging.
 
Bought a CTech Lithium XS charger as the battery on my 992 is a lithium ion one. Connect under the bonnet to positive pole on battery and negative pole on other side as indicated in an earlier post the other month and as per the manual and leave it on.
 
Hey Val, just in case anyone searches this for help at a later date, the manual says you shouldn't connect the charger direct to the battery terminals. One lead connects to the positive on the battery and the other to negative pole/post across from the battery, but not to the battery. (In UK righthand drive cars the picture in the manual is reversed).

I think that's what you meant.


 
Sorry I thought that is what I said - positive to the positive on the battery and negative to a pole on the other side of the car away from the battery as per the manual. Negative never on the battery and when switching off that first then disconnect negative and then the positive.
 
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