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Originally Posted by HyperMileQC
90% of my mileage is short trips. So I could let the DC-DC converter off all the way and charge my 12v battery at home without problem. I want to save the 144v juice for assist and also to charge less often.
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Having owned an insight that doesn't charge the 12v battery I can tell you that it will cause problems, unless your trip is under 15 minutes.
The insight draws a good 20 amps even with a lot of stuff disconnected due to the wastefull dash lights and other goodies.
If you want to attempt I would recommend determining exactly where the juice goes, maybe shut off the dash lighting and get a larger, preferably 14v battery pack.
Good Luck
Ryan