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orange4boy · 11-28-2009, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the info, Bob.

I knew you would understand what I meant.

I'm trying to figure out a way of describing this and writing a good thread title so other hybrid owners would understand. In the ICE crowd you would just call it an alternator delete and everyone gets it. The Prius is a different animal

Some title ideas:

Running Prius 12V system with deep cycle batteries.
DC-DC bypass: Plug in 12V system for Prius.
Improving Prius MPG: 12V load supplied by plug-in pack.

I think the first one is the clearest.

p.s. I'll probably do the UPS Prius too at some point. We have a lot of outages here. The other day I brought my deep cycles and inverter over to my Honey's work so they could keep open during an outage. An extention cord from the car would be easier and very slick

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orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Thanks for the info, Bob. I knew you would understand what I meant. I'm trying to figure out a way of describing this and writing a good thread title so other hybrid owners would understand. In the ICE crowd you would just call it an alternator delete and everyone gets it. The Prius is a different animal Some title ideas: Running Prius 12V system with deep cycle batteries. DC-DC bypass: Plug in 12V system for Prius. Improving Prius MPG: 12V load supplied by plug-in pack. I think the first one is the clearest. p.s. I'll probably do the UPS Prius too at some point. We have a lot of outages here. The other day I brought my deep cycles and inverter over to my Honey's work so they could keep open during an outage. An extention cord from the car would be easier and very slick __________________ Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable. "It’s easy to explain how rockets work but explaining the aerodynamics of a wing takes a rocket scientist.