Traction battery rebuild at only 106k mi!

I always wondered how they were numbered..thanks

 

I am surprised that both of those modules hit a 20mv per cell delta peak. For you there is no reason to use those modules. You have plenty of better modules from your parts battery.

 

We are at 277,211 and still on our first battery pack

 

patience grasshopper.

 

How many modules from your parts battery did you end up using?

 

congrats, that might be a record! all the best on the next one.

 

not bad, $50 for two extra years on the car.. and they say replacing a few cells never works (Im on a year after my 2 cell rebuild still ripping along getting 44 mpg)

 

No, "they" do not say it won't work, "they" say that it won't last long. And this report is an example. While 2 years is a good effort, it is not a long term solution. If 1-2 years is what you are after, then yes, this is a (short term) solution.

If you want 10+ years that the original battery gave plus a no fuss one time job, then a Toyota OEM is the way to go.

Horses for courses, bud.

 

I call 1 to 2 years a long term fix on a 10 year old car.. ill invest $50 every 2 years to keep it alive...im not crazy enough to spend thousands on an old car to keep it alive

 

idk I followed the step by step instructions from a youtube video and the only problem I had was I didn't put the safety plug latch down fully .. 3 hours and the car was back on the road, drove it for a year and sold it... replaced 2 cells on my second prius drove that one for 2 years... on a year with #3 and still going strong ... maybe im just lucky only replaced 2 cells on each car and sold 2 at a nice profit

 

Except this repair is not a linear type timeframe fix like, say, a timing belt lasting every x years or y miles. This game has a built-in timer on the original pack modules and the chances of the OP getting another 2 years with only one more $50 module replacement are very, very low; in fact, he isn't since now he has to replace two modules before he sells the car.

Like the disclaimer on financial commercials says, "Past performance isn't indicative of future results."

 

What happens if for instance one doesn't have a hybrid charger with such a deltaV capability?
Can one use just voltage open circuit values as a reference for knowing the capacity(Am) of the batteries during charge/discharge?

 

I see you are in an area where it may be difficult to receive tools/parts but any good quality hobby charger should be able to find deltaV correctly and stop the charging process at that point. I had no issue when using my Hitec X4 setup but watch out of some of the cheaper ones like the Imax B6 which has a million Chinese knockoffs and don't perform nearly as well as the real deal. Some of the Turnigy chargers also work very well and have higher discharge rates to speed up the process too.