T1 Terry wrote: I have a feeling the eng start is a function of the electric drive motors, is that correct?
Yes, none of the Prius models has a 12 V starter motor.
Only the very mildest of mild hybrids would have a 12 V starter motor.
T1 Terry wrote: I have a feeling the eng start is a function of the electric drive motors, is that correct?
T1 Terry wrote:
Can you give me a link to where I can buy the cable and get the software please? Thanks for all your help.
antiscab wrote:T1 Terry wrote:
Can you give me a link to where I can buy the cable and get the software please? Thanks for all your help.
Vagcomm usb obd cable
TECU program and how to use
follow the links to download
you will come to a page that asks to pay some rubbles - don't theres a count down timer at the bottom
when that hits 0, a link for download appears
antiscab wrote: more progress,
most of the electronics mounted to the battery box - new holes drilled for the battery ECU wires
T1 Terry wrote:do you have any "D"type cells that I could put in this battery pack to at least get it going for a bit?
If/when I get the car I plan to repower it with lithium anyway so the original pack would no longer be needed....
gtyler54 wrote: Hi Terry,
What you do is flatten all the old cells one cell at a time, discharge at maybe 5A until the cell voltage is o.8V, then disconnect the load and do the next. The cells should recover to above 1.1V after standing for a few hours. Any cells that are below 1.1V to start with are probably suspect, but as long as they are not short you will be able to drive the car. charge these a bit first maybe 1 Ah, then do the discharge, same as the others. Change any individual cells that don't bounce back after a discharge. Also check the MAF sensor, often this is the real problem. see https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Mk1_Prius/files and "how to clean a Maf sensor".
When you have done the whole pack like this the car should start and charge the pack.If you do this it should be ok for a while before you get another turtle, though you will get a few immediatly after doing this. when It starts giving more that 1 turtle a trip run the car backwards and if you have to go forwards do it smartly, don't let it charge, until you get a turtle, then carry on until the car stops going backwards. turn off and re do the battery, but any cells that are below 1.2 volts must be changed.
Replacement cells come out of another pack that has been thrown out, old pack should be charged and left standing for a few months, any cells that are above 1.27 or so can be used.
antiscab wrote:T1 Terry wrote:do you have any "D"type cells that I could put in this battery pack to at least get it going for a bit?
If/when I get the car I plan to repower it with lithium anyway so the original pack would no longer be needed....
I have heaps - problem is they're all nearly 20 years old, so won't be particularly reliable
I'm happy to send over as many sticks as you like -- I have around 120
plan with the lithium pack is to replace the original battery - but this is still in a very much prototype stage, I wouldn't bank on it being available in the near future.
In other news - today I was given another prius
my latest revelation is that there are several different versions of the Battery ECU that originally came with the NHW10
I'm hoping the differences are all software, but it has prodded me more in the direction of trying to get the battery ECU program modified rather than trying to come up with a work around that works reliabley with all battery ECU versions
gtyler54 wrote: Matt, do you still want a femail connector for the orange battery connector? the one out the battery ECU? I have a faulty ECU.
T1 Terry wrote: How do you manage to get them given to you? Are you willing to share that secret
gtyler54 wrote: I think it may also stop charging at about 380V, but that will only happen on a equalization charge initiated from the scanner
T1 Terry wrote: So the battery management has no sensing of a high cell, just a low cell or is it low total pack voltage it senses?
T1 Terry wrote: What will that cost to get back over here? It's costing me around the $700 mark to get this 2008 Prius just from Brisbane to here so it can't be cheap getting one over from New Zealand.
T1 Terry
Adverse Effects wrote:T1 Terry wrote: What will that cost to get back over here? It's costing me around the $700 mark to get this 2008 Prius just from Brisbane to here so it can't be cheap getting one over from New Zealand.
T1 Terry
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Location: Hamilton NZ