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    12 volt battery - What could cause a 2.00 Amp drain?

    Did you ever find the root cause? My 2010 does the same thing, quiescent current about 1A drains a fully charged battery in 3 days.
    Post by: electric1, Sep 25, 2012 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    For Sale Prius 12V battery - OEM

    I have OEM Prius 12V battery in very good condition, removed from 2007 gen2 Prius. I have no use for it, so make your best offer and pick it up...
    Thread by: electric1, Jul 12, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: Private Sales
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    Plug In solution 10kWh Conversion

    Controller talks to Prius ECU via CANbus and spoofs SOC data, maximizing use of electric drivetrain. Plugin and OEM batteries are not always...
    Post by: electric1, Jul 1, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Plug In solution 10kWh Conversion

    First off, Plugin Supply is actual vendor of this kit, while Plugin Solution seems to have stolen their Web site and possibly their design. I...
    Post by: electric1, Jul 1, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    4kwh Enginer GenIII PHEV in UK

    At that point you are getting close to PIS kit cost, which completely removes the DC-DC problems, has even larger 10kWh battery, "whispers" to...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    What is Efficiency of Enginer 5 kW Converter

    My guess is that DC output has huge ripples and poor power factor, but your meter is not measuring it. Does your meter have RMS function in DC...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 20, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    Hmm, well, my hat goes off to whoever designed such cheap and universal DC booster with such wide operating range. I doubt we can find off the...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 19, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    Do you have any links or references where Enginer DC booster is used for 400V packs? I find it hard to believe, especially since Enginer is not...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 19, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    Sorry, I thought we were talking about Enginer DC booster, which is made for Prius and goes 48V-240V. You said same model DC booster goes up to...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 19, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    No particular strategy, just pair them in parallel and they will equalize themselves. No need to do any selection, assuming all cells are the same...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 16, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    That's right, there is nothing special. Once you connect 2 or 3 or N number of cells in parallel, they become one "cell" for all intends and...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 16, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    Re: Enginer Plan B and more information as requested Nah, it doesn't matter, its all about cost. Its cheaper to manage 16 cells than 76, since...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 16, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    Re: Enginer Plan B and more information as requested That depends on your definition of a cell. Enginer kit has 48V nominal pack, which...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 15, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications
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    Enginer Plan B

    Oh boy, this is exactly why I don't post in this forum, since people like mrbigh think their post count equals their knowledge and that gives them...
    Post by: electric1, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications