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Originally Posted by ericbecky
Can you point me to a link about the dc-dc enable mod?
Also, I can't picture what you mean by a small heating element. My mind keeps drifting back to the thought of a electric stovetop heating element.  Care to provide a link for that, too? |
See Mike's post about the DC-DC... he pretty much covered it.
The unit I have I got from a GoodWill years ago... but the basic idea is just a DC powered electric heater.
You don't want to pull too much electrical power ... don't want to blow a fuse , or cause problems , etc.
But with non-Gasoline electrical power from your Plug-In power ... you can begin to heat up the cabin and even begin to put warmer air to heat up the battery pack without waiting for waste ICE heat.
Of course the PHEV system is limited in Wh and Watts ... so doing so would have pros and cons... on what you want to spend your limited Watts and Wh on... but it is at least an option.
As an Example ... here is a ~150Watt version.
The amount of heat will depend on how many watts you want to throw at it... I would recommend against high watts... like more than 500Watts would seem excessive... The cons would out weigh the pros.
http://www.amazon.com/Ceramic-Heater...3939959&sr=8-7
