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Eli · 02-01-2012, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Bornloser

Thanks for the welcome, guys!
Looks like a very informative forum here.
The EPS will have to wait...seems the guy that sold me the car lied, and the IMA battery is WEAK. I am in the process of building a very basic charger/balancer. Hope to at least hold off buying one of the BetterBatteries for a few months. Other than that, LOVE the car. Perfect for my long commute.
Another question... How do these do on snow/ice? They are pretty light, so wondering if its better to drive another vehicle when snow is predicted here.

I wouldn't blame the guy too much.

To the uninformed, there is no difference between a strong battery and no IMA light and a weak battery and no IMA light. That's why I've been saying that the car is almost sinister in the way that it hides battery problems until the IMA light comes on.

**Bornloser** · 02-01-2012, 01:39 AM

My guess is that he did a reset just before I arrived. Took about 20 minutes to throw the IMA light on. Now I just pull the fuse, it resets, and I am good for another 20 minutes or so.

Eli · 02-01-2012, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Bornloser

My guess is that he did a reset just before I arrived. Took about 20 minutes to throw the IMA light on. Now I just pull the fuse, it resets, and I am good for another 20 minutes or so.

Oh.. well in that case, lol.. yeah, that's a pretty shitty thing to do.