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The heaters I used? 16 gauge would be fine.
I suppose if you have a damaged fob you could hide the metal key outside the car, and the fob with RF chip inside the car...
I don't know, but if you know the AH capacity of the main pack, and the voltage, you can figure it out. I doubt it would cost more than 2-3 miles...
WD-40 is a solvent, and will eat plastic. Use a silicone grease, for example dialectric grease.
The marine battery box is designed to isolate a large lead-acid battery within the small confines of a boat. As long as the connections are...
You used to be able to buy rear window defroster kits, for cars with no rear defroster. They consisted of a plastic sheet with heating elements...
This is a reasonable guess, but I don't think that the car ever charges the 12 volt battery while it is off. Accessory battery failure is common...
The connection between the traction battery and 12 volt accessory is one way - from high voltage pack to low voltage accessory battery, as needed,...
I took a few quick ones of the components sitting on my porch. I was always pressed for time when testing, so there are none of the components in...
You're welcome. Unless I get an Inspired Idea on how to secure that second heater to the dash, though, I'm probably done. So, what are the...
I did get in a quick test (running late, so after dark). I taped the two 200 watt heaters together and anchored them to the driver's seat adjuster...
I may test the 'box' in the Prius tomorrow, my back permitting. I consider the Leaf test a modest success. It would have been a total success, I...
I keep seeing this mantra, but it's incomplete. It should read "In the case of using PIP to heat the net efficiency is higher *than it would be...
I didn't see the post to which you replied. It's not exactly shorts weather up here, either.
When I wrote " You'd want the 'true deep cycle' version, which would do much better being deeply discharged." I meant "much better than a...
The waste heat from the ICE is a great thing for heating the car on the highway, but running the ICE for heat alone, or for heat and driving if it...
What's your point? I wrote that it was between 5% and 15%, and you quoted a source saying 7% on average. Looks like I got it right, but thanks for...
Optima makes several versions of their batteries. The above quote is accurate for the starting version. It's also accurate for the battery that...
The power is generated by 'our' electric utility, and it does power our section of the grid. It's funny: when you say you sponsor wind power...
You seemed to be talking about efficiency, so I responded in that vein. In fact, you do seem to be talking about relative efficiencies: "Given the...
