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Ecky · 06-29-2014, 11:24 AM

It seems that in the morning, my HV battery drops pretty quickly within the first few minutes of driving, and I'm suspicious of the 12v losing charge overnight and leaning on the DC-DC converter in the mornings. It's possible I may have some kind of small parasitic drain. Or it might be my imagination. Tested the voltage and it was about 12.8v which seems good for a 12v resting.

Since it's Honda branded, maybe I should take it into the dealer for testing? Will the warranty on the 12v battery carry over if I'm not the original owner?

06-29-2014, 11:24 AM	#40 (permalink)
Ecky Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,097 ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package 90 day: 39.72 mpg (US) Oxygen Blue - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 58.53 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,907 Thanked 2,572 Times in 1,594 Posts	It seems that in the morning, my HV battery drops pretty quickly within the first few minutes of driving, and I'm suspicious of the 12v losing charge overnight and leaning on the DC-DC converter in the mornings. It's possible I may have some kind of small parasitic drain. Or it might be my imagination. Tested the voltage and it was about 12.8v which seems good for a 12v resting. Since it's Honda branded, maybe I should take it into the dealer for testing? Will the warranty on the 12v battery carry over if I'm not the original owner? __________________ Ecky's (new) JDM Insight Ecomodding 2015 MX-5 Miata Honda Insight w/Acura TSX engine 2000 Insight TLC & Build Thread Last edited by Ecky; 06-29-2014 at 11:42 AM..