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Old 01-26-2008, 08:09 AM
jdenenberg jdenenberg is offline
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Default Re: 12V Battery Question

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Originally Posted by PineywoodsPete View Post
Does anyone know whether, in an '06 HiHy, the 12V battery will be maintained or depleted in "Ready" state, parked in "P", with a steady, say, 50 Amp draw on the battery (powering an external inverter connected directly to battery w/ heavy wiring).
This has been done successfully by several Prius owners (basically the same inverter 12v charging system). See:

http://hiwaay.net/~bzwilson/prius/priups.html

or for a more robust approach (directly uses the Traction Battery):

http://www.priups.com/

JeffD
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