Prius I: jumping the HV battery?

If Walmart sold me a TV they said was new, I'd expect it to be new.

If an electronics refurbisher sold me an instrument they said was "used, refurbished, fully tested", I would expect it to be that.

If some electronic surplus reseller sold me an electronic instrument, telling me explicitly "Partially Tested: Unit was tested for power only. Limited knowledge, tools, adapter, and/or accessories to test further", I would expect that to mean what it says. What's hard about this?

Now, I did once buy some stuff from a "refurbisher" that did say it was fully refurbished and tested, and I began to suspect that particular outfit was doing nothing of the sort, but just accepting returns from complaining customers, and using other customers to find out if the stuff was really broken or not. Ticked me off, but I never got very far bending them to my will. And they were clearly claiming to refurbish and test. This seller was not.

-Chap

 

I think he meant that in a MUCH broader sense.
At least I know that I do.

 

In your jump start, what sort of cable AWG did you use on both terminals?

 

It's been a while since I've done this, but it's time to throw the BS flag again..........primuspaul, if you sit back as a lurker and read this thread, you are coming across as a d........ . You don't appear to have significant electrical knowledge, yet you want to "cheap out" on everything. Cheap safety gloves, cheap equipment, cheap charger...This is stuff that can get you dead. You buy cheap crap off ebay that, in your words, is worth the risk, and then want to return it. You're working your way toward being one of "those" customers.

Copied and pasted straight from their auction:

We are an IT/Electronic Surplus Reseller. A lot of items we receive and sell our staff may have limited knowledge to gurantee that the item is fully functional. As a result we like to pass the savings on to our customers and sell at below cost.

To me, that clearly states they do not guarantee the item is fully functional, as they are not able to fully test it. Hence, they offer it at a discount since the buyer is assuming some risk.

Quit being a cheapxxx and buy the right equipment for the job. The "tried, true and safe" wheel has been invented already. Use it, or just be quiet, do what you're going to do and stop asking for advice.

 

Men! That was a ...one. That "copy and paste" stuff really sjmhowed they weren't really gonna bear the risks.

I think its cool one invests in something original, than trying to be cheap.

 

It was a true emergency situation.
We used solid copper house wire that we dug out of a nearby junk pile.
12 gauge maybe?

 

Thanks Sir

 

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