I made a pigtail "jumper cable" for my conversion. I have used it once. I put it across 4 LFP cells and just touched the digital relay input to enable the DC-DC converter. Once it came online, I didn't need the battery, and I could remove the jumper.
Mike On June 5, 2016 7:20:32 PM MDT, Willie2 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >I was CONSTANTLY being stranded in my conversions due to dead 12v. >Mostly, from dead DC-DCs. I had GaryK, against his advice, rig a >jumper >from 4 LFP cells to the lead 12v. Dead 12v? Install the jumper and >drive home. Worry about the imbalance later. Once, when my DC-DC was >not working, I installed a pair of golf cart batteries in the passenger > >foot well. > >I've run the 12v down on my first imiev twice. Both from inadverntly >leaving the key on. For those not familiar with imievs, their idiotic >design forces one to twist the key against a spring to "crank the >engine". Having the key on runs accessories but not the DC-DC. > >The Tesla has not stranded me with a dead 12v. It warns of impending >failure. I'm on my 3rd lead 12v in the Tesla. I have a lithium 12v >ready to go in for the 4th. >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
