Plugging Away in a Prius Jonathan Sawyer spent $30,000--and voided the warranty--to add a plug to his Prius hybrid http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/may08/6174 ...
John Voelcker
johnvoelcker@...
May 1, 2008 5:01 pm
2513
Hi Everyone, My PHEV has (had) an unusual battery chemistry in it called Lead Silacate. They batteries were donated to for my car by a company that is...
Darren
darren@...
May 1, 2008 7:21 pm
2514
Darren, I am sorry about your pack. If you do switch to BB at this point you will need a new set of HV wires since the terminals are different. Is the...
Philippi, James
james.philippi@...
May 1, 2008 8:37 pm
2515
... Oh yes, of course! Last I checked it was an off-the-shelf system (from Germany?), a black box with some 70 wires coming out of it, each wire going to one...
Davide Andrea
eaa-phev@...
May 1, 2008 9:09 pm
2516
... I uploaded a picture to our wiki: http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Image:Hymotion_L5_BMS.jpg The BMS is the box closes to the Prius hatch latch, with the big ...
Davide Andrea
eaa-phev@...
May 1, 2008 9:20 pm
2517
... This looks very similar to what I've seen happening to my packs, although much more out of whack than what I've seen. Without a BMS or some type of...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
May 1, 2008 10:05 pm
2518
I've used a very simple shunt regulator on my EV batts for about a year now, just 2 zener doides(6.8V) with a resistor in the middle. it starts bypassing...
eaa-phev@...
May 1, 2008 10:20 pm
2519
Chris has some very good ideas for you. As it seems he is suggesting, I wouldn't call it quits on the old pack just because the voltages aren't good. When...
Daniel Taulbee
eaa-phev@...
May 1, 2008 11:00 pm
2520
This sounds really cool! What is the value of the resistor? Does it depend on the charging current or battery? Jim From: d_kennington@...: Thu,...
Jim M
jimcmorr@...
May 1, 2008 11:44 pm
2521
... Given the unknown characteristics of the lead non-acid batteries you have, this could be anything or nothing. Maybe they just aren't suited to PHEV use,...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
May 1, 2008 11:56 pm
2522
This is sort of unrelated, but what's a good source of NiMh batteries? On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Ron Gremban at CalCars < ... The EAA-PHEV website is at...
Frank Su
eaa-phev@...
May 2, 2008 12:07 am
2523
This is an age old problem with any battery pack made up of many modules in series. I fought it with several EVs. It's always the same answers: 1) Use 1...
Steve Powers
powers_ev@...
May 2, 2008 12:46 am
2524
I am working with several other eaa-phev proponents to develop and test a system of using a 240V industrial heat gun to send 1000 deg F air into the CAT to...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
May 2, 2008 1:27 am
2525
I have an EMF meter on order with which to check this out. I expect that the conversions with plastic see-through battery box covers for display purposes to...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
May 2, 2008 1:29 am
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I just visited coastaletech's website. Unfortunately, they still, after several years, haven't managed to produce this device. Here is its web page complete...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
May 2, 2008 2:12 am
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Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your suggestions. A couple comments and questions. Chris Ewert wrote: Charge up each battery individually to 100% SOC (or very...
Darren
darren@...
May 2, 2008 4:59 am
2528
It seemed like Chris was getting pretty good range numbers out of the UB12220s. I'd be curious if he's still liking those, I seem to recall that he was maybe...
Rob&Amy Smith
asmith29@...
May 2, 2008 7:49 am
2529
I've been thinking about this for a while (unfortunately thinking is as far as I've been able to get on my conversion). It seems to me that there is a real...
Rob&Amy Smith
asmith29@...
May 2, 2008 8:49 am
2530
Our 2008 Prius just hit 5000 miles and a MAINT REQD yellow light is on. I know if I just change the oil it is not going to go out on its own. How do I turn it...
James R. Parish
JRP@...
May 2, 2008 11:21 am
2531
Hi Darren. I just had to offer my $0.02... In your original post you said... ... Is it not possible to ask the company that donated the batteries for the...
Jim M
jimcmorr@...
May 2, 2008 11:46 am
2532
Hello. Let me offer my $0.02 but let me first say I am no expert on HEVs. I do have, however, some mechanical / automotive experience. If it were me and I had...
Jim M
jimcmorr@...
May 2, 2008 11:53 am
2533
James, To reset your oil change reminder....after an oil change. Turn off the car with the odometer ( not trip ) showing. Press and hold the odo button and...
Steve Woodruff
eaa-phev@...
May 2, 2008 12:15 pm
2534
On this same issue: Is anyone aware of reliable info on the recommended oil change interval if using synthetic oil on a standard Prius? Turning off the Maint...
DeJoannis, Eugene
edejoannis@...
May 2, 2008 1:54 pm
2535
5000 miles using synthetic in a standard Prius. I change mine every 10,000 miles, but I don't recommend for anyone else. It is just what I do. Also, I have...
Philippi, James
james.philippi@...
May 2, 2008 2:27 pm
2536
Phil, this message bounced back to me, so here it is again on the public forum and.. everyone else .I am trying to stay on topic...sorry about the oil light...
Steve Woodruff
eaa-phev@...
May 2, 2008 2:36 pm
2537
Hi Jim, Unfortunately there seems to be a disconnect between the engineers of this company and the people we have contact with. The information they have...
Darren
darren@...
May 2, 2008 3:18 pm
2538
... I haven't used the BB's, so I can't really compare them, I can only go off what others have said about them, and from what I've heard they were similar to...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
May 2, 2008 3:19 pm
2539
Since I've been futzing around with this issue from the pure EV side of the equation for years now, I may be able to toss a few useful thoughts on lead acid...
Michael Everett
michaeleve@...
May 2, 2008 6:08 pm
2540
The first service appointment for my 2004 Prius cost just $45! I was stunned. Especially at that price, I consider it thoroughly worthwhile to follow the...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
May 2, 2008 7:14 pm
2541
Check with Kim Adelman <kadelman@...>, founder of Plug-In Conversions, who is selling NiMH conversion kits and batteries. /ron gremban ... ...
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