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KiwiAI, I think I see it. Not as complicated as one might think. First: I'm going to claim that when the motor(s) are acting as generators,...
Regarding the brake pump, yeah. Early 2009 Gen 3 have a potential flaw in the brake pump/pressure reservoir area that, when it goes, takes your...
Sorry about all the snippage. Actually, I think I'm going to argue, probably incorrectly, that the Prius doesn't really resemble an induction...
Um. Sorry, but I believe the proper answer is: Mechanical brakes. My understanding from reading Prius Chat and the car manual is that's precisely...
As talked about in another thread, the transistors are in naked die format and are very, very sealed, deep within the bowels of the inverter....
KiwiAI, The Prius motor/generators remind me a lot of the PMG (permanent magnet) cooling fans I muck with regularly. First point: Those fans do...
Bob, Once again, speaking to lay people: So, we have a choice about using silicon diodes, Schottkey diodes, or a MOSFET, with the MOSFET being...
The letter to the NHTSA (the United States National Highway, Transportation, and Safety Administration, a division of the executive branch of the...
I took a bit of a closer look at those documents from Oak Ridge. A couple of things: That analysis was done on an early Gen III Prius. I do not know...
Macman, been there, done that, and I do do that. One of my major jobs is dissecting dead packs/ICs/what-have-you and figuring out Why. :) And...
Hokay. Summary: In my opinion, with the firmware fix present, the car will likely last as long as it would have with a perfect design from the...
You're probably right; I just knew that one had to have more than a II to get the box. :) KBeck
Beaut. There's the transistor to ground, the inductor, the rectifying diode, and the filtering cap components in all their glory. There's an IGBJT...
Good question. About agreeing, I mean. I only play power engineer part time, mostly with telco battery plant follies. I've had some experience...
I called them at 4 p.m. on a Thursday; they called me back on Friday around 9 and scheduled me in at 11. They knew all about the recall and had...
I've got a III, no question. I bought it, checked specs, and they all match. There's a couple-three JBL logos in and around the speakers and...
Ho, boy. I read the NHTSA document. And this sounds like real fun. I see the problem; I see the probable reason; and I probably see the fix....
Yeah, and I was just gearing up to put up a basic explanation of how switching transistors can make sine waves and vice versa. Now it's all gone....
Funny, I've been driving the Michelin Energy Savers through last winter and this one and haven't noticed anything unusual. Yeah, snow tires are...
Grace: Once in a while we in Prius Chat get a report of a defective display. I've got a 2010, it sure doesn't do what yours is doing....
