Ferrari Mailing List: Another stupid error.....

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

I was very enthusiastic about getting into my 1981 308 for the first time after 
a long winter under the blanket. Charger had green light, like it did all 
winter long when I checked once in a while, unplugged it, hooked the neg. and 
pos. wire onto the battery, put the spare wheel over the battery, opened the 
garage door,  pushed the car as close to the pavement as possible without 
actually getting out of the garage, turned the key….. little battery noise, 
then nothing. Dead battery. Never happened before in 23 years of ownership.

I did the whole process over again in reverse. When I took the charger out of 
the box, I noticed the button was at '6 volts' instead of '12 volts'. Somehow 
last fall I pushed that little button to '6 volts’ as I was manipulating it.

Now the charger is at ’12 volts’, light is orange. Let’s wait and see. I think 
48 hours should be enough if my memory serves me well.
I put my Ferrari on Ebay and somebody asked for a video. That’s why I took it 
out early. I usually wait until mid-may in Montreal.

Oh well!
Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)