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orange4boy · 01-31-2010, 04:53 PM

The brake pump ran a couple of times. Seemed like about an amp for a few seconds.

I did the DRL disable a couple of days ago. so I'm set there.

I drove it today for the first time with the DC-DC disconnected and a deep cycle battery in the trunk. Once the initial code is erased, it keeps quiet. I forgot to reset the MFD trip mileage tho. *palm head* Without the driveway I get 4.3, with it ~5.3

The most noticeable thing was the SOC increased a bit. Usually it goes from 56% to 60% then back to 56% but today it just kept climbing and ended at 62.5% Too soon to know if that's because of the reduced demands or not but some of it must be.

I think the electric assist was working more too but I'm not sure of that. I don't EV on the flat parts anymore to save the SOC for the driveway.

01-31-2010, 04:53 PM	#34 (permalink)
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	The brake pump ran a couple of times. Seemed like about an amp for a few seconds. I did the DRL disable a couple of days ago. so I'm set there. I drove it today for the first time with the DC-DC disconnected and a deep cycle battery in the trunk. Once the initial code is erased, it keeps quiet. I forgot to reset the MFD trip mileage tho. palm head Without the driveway I get 4.3, with it ~5.3 The most noticeable thing was the SOC increased a bit. Usually it goes from 56% to 60% then back to 56% but today it just kept climbing and ended at 62.5% Too soon to know if that's because of the reduced demands or not but some of it must be. I think the electric assist was working more too but I'm not sure of that. I don't EV on the flat parts anymore to save the SOC for the driveway. __________________ 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.