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Old 01-14-2008, 11:52 AM
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Real Name: Jason Barreca
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Default Electrical system explanation?

I'm in the waiting process for my new FEH, meantime I'm planning my upgraded audio system....I know it's not a popular topic around here but I've been addicted to having great audio in my cars for 15 years, not going to stop now Plus I turned my addition/hobby into a business years ago so my daily driver has to sound great to use as a demo...anyway I'm obviously accustomed to dealing with alternators and amperage capacity...they hybrid layout is new to me. The system will be very mild compared to what I'm used to, but none the less there will be at least and amp or two so can I get some cliff notes on how the electrical system is laid out? I've caught bits and pieces from reading posts over the last month or so...I know the truck starts off the hv battery, the radio, interior lights etc will run off the 12v battery after that, but what charges that 12v battery? Is there a small alternator on the ICE or is there a DC/DC converter off the HV system to charge the battery like I believe the civic has? Anyone know the output of the alternator or dc converter? Any other tips on adding 12v electronics to the truck? I know it can lower mpg so no need to let me know that


P.S. I'm happy to search and read old posts about it if there are any...my searches didn't show much though, if there are old posts how about a tip on what to search for

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Jason Barreca
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