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Originally Posted by aisbell
I'm assuming that step one has already been accomplished because my Insight's 12 v. battery was disconnected after it was driven into the shipping container.
Hmm, by "charge it at home", do you mean to use the mythical grid charger that I do not yet have? I see that Peter has listed a few more parts, so I may be getting closer to visualizing a grid charger.
Step five will be very difficult because of no nearby hills. Doing lots of short full acceleration bursts could lead to problems with the police. I guess I need to find a dynamometer  |
Disconnecting the battery will reset the IMA system.
Yes, build a charger. You've got the schematic and you know you're going to need it anyway, so order the parts now. If you're concerned about hooking it up, I can give you directions to pull out your battery to make it a little easier to get to that side.
Do you have any hills within a reasonable distance? Preferably a BIG hill? First gear with lots of throttle up the hill should drain the battery nicely, and going back down it will help fill it. The goal here is to cycle the battery as best the car can. The car can't drain it all the way or fill it all the way, but the grid charger can fill it to the brim. A partial cycle is better than none.
