Battery Conditioner Connection on DB11

Battery Conditioner Connection on DB11

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moveover

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357 posts

178 months

Friday 1st November 2024
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Firstly, I presume DB11's don't like sitting around for long without a battery conditioner. And secondly, where is the best place to connect it in the car?
In the Vanquish, you could just about close the boot with the lead hanging out.
Compulsory pic below...


LTP

2,595 posts

127 months

Friday 1st November 2024
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A DB11 will be better at holding a charge than the older VH models because of the more modern electrical architecture, and a lot depends on how often and long you drive it

The DB11 comes with a magnetic battery conditioner connector just on the RH side of the boot opening. Watch this video to show you where and how.



Obviously you'll need the correct magnetic "plug" adaptor for your conditioner but most manufacturers will sell them to you as an accessory.

NDA

23,219 posts

240 months

Friday 1st November 2024
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Via the cigarette lighter socket in the boot (trunk) and one of these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/7028905625

skhannes

263 posts

27 months

Friday 1st November 2024
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On my DB11 I used the CTEK ring terminal accessory and permanently mounted it to the terminal box in the engine bay.

The positive ring attaches to the heaviest red wire under the cover (red arrow); the ground goes to the ground terminal (yellow arrow). When I park the car, release the hood latch, plug in the CTEK (blue arrow) then close the hood. Then reverse and tuck the CTEK terminal pigtail into any convenient opening, close the hood and go.

I prefer this much more solid battery connection over the magnetic one at the rear of the car as they are known to fail with weak electrical connections and some reporting after long storage that the battery was flat.