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Old 06-16-2006, 05:57 AM
GalacticFattPatt GalacticFattPatt is offline
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Default Heat and its effects on electrical equip

Good day to you all,
My wife and I have been waiting 4 years now, and are finally going to make the step into a new Prius soon. I have one concern after all my research. We live in Florida, and the heat can get pretty bad here at times. I currently drive a Nissan Sentra and the heat has effected the electrical equipment in the A/C fan unit and dash lighting issues. I have found that Nissan is not good with the electrical, but I would like to know if similar problems have come up with the Prius. THere are many more wires in this car and will the heat do that much more damage, or am I over thinking this. I am sure they test for such things, but I have not been able to find a heat tolerance on the wiring on any site or datasheets. Can anyone help out in there experience or in pointing me towards some data.
Thanks,
GFP
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