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I think the "If you have a good BMS" line in there speaks for itself =). I'm not sure I would have enough confidence that the batteries wouldn't...
I think the 2kW system comes with Thundersky cells and the 4kW+ systems come with Mottcells. Not sure why they dont use Mottcells for all of them,...
This is actually common. Some LiFEPO4 chemistries have to be standing upright to work properly. Additionally, the Thunder-sky batteries must be...
Hi Dan, Typically for Lithium batteries, the 2.0v and 3.65v are the absolute max and min voltages. Damage occurs if the voltage goes above or...
What's the maximum voltage range for the Mottcell batteries? I was under the impression that the Mottcell chemistry was more similar to other...
Your concern for battery life certainly has merit. Nobody really knows how long those batteries will last. I don't have the datasheet for the...
You can do datalogging with a simple CANBUS to USB adapter. I use the CANdapter (Ewert Energy Systems) to do data logging. It comes with a...
Hi Dan, Very true, but my point is more that with most LiFEPO4 batteries it doesn't make much difference if you balance on the top or bottom...
Hi Dan, Just remember that the LiFEPO4 cells have an extremely flat curve in the middle of the battery (meaning just because they are roughly the...
Yikes, sounds like a boo-boo on Toyota's part...I would have expected that to go into a fail-safe mode and prevent the gasoline engine from...
My best guess (and I don't have a Gen1, but am familiar with Prius in general) is that the car will go into a fail-safe mode once the temperature...
The Prius is different from most conventional cars in the sense that it electrically spins the gasoline engine block with MG1 before injecting...
Hi Bob, You're probably already aware of this, but I thought I might point out that the Gen1 Prius doesn't use CANBUS--probably why it hasn't...
Yikes...I wouldn't want to ride in that car =P. Isn't there a better way to bolt that extra box down? Are they still using the same Chargery...
