[aprssig] Tesla Field Day mode (or any EV/Hybrid) FD load

[Rick Green]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2019, Robert Bruninga wrote:

> PS, yes, you can find a 1 kW HVDC to 13.8V converter in every modern
> hybrid.  In the Camry, it is a stand-along black box that you can get form
> junkyards but price is high.  In the prius, that "converter" is embedded
> in the HV system and cannot be dug out individually.  But again, why
> bother.  Every Hybrid or EV is already doing that 1kW HVDC to 13.8v
> conversion in its trunk, so you just connect to the 13.8v battery and then
> invert to 60 Hz and you got it at 1 kW.
   That is all well and good, but I have learned from painful personal experience 
that the Prius' charging system for the 12V battery ONLY runs when the car is in 
'READY' mode.  I made the mistake of leaving the map light on, and I returned 
several days later to find a car that would not boot up at all, despite the fact 
that it had been plugged in to my level 2 charger the whole time. This is a 2014 
Prius Plug-in model.

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