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Old 01-12-2019, 01:17 PM   #160 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hayden55 View Post
If you see 04-15 Toyota Pri's with bad batteries send them my way! It's not really a secret anymore but you can discharge and charge the batteries on a charger, measure Ah capacity remaining in the cells and keep the good ones and toss the old ones very easily. Rebuilding the pack of 28 cells typically cost a max of like 600$. Much less if you actually test your cells vs just tossing all of them. If you just do a swap of all cells I'd say a couple hours and you're done. Plus the cells are just in a rack vs spot welded like the damn Honda batteries.
It is so well known that there are companies that do this for you. They mix and match cells to make "remanufactured" packs and do the swap in your driveway for $1000.
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