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Anybody have model# for 12v optima yellowtop Bat. for 2012 pip?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by bulldogbob, Aug 26, 2017.

  1. bulldogbob

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    Optima site shows no match, but I've heard folks mention they've used a yellowtop battery, but they didn't mention model #
     
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    I believe it is the same batter as the regular Prius:

    Model:

    DS46B24R
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    26 lb
    C20 Capacity:

    38 Ah
    CCA:

    450 Amp
    Width:

    5.02 in
    Length:

    9.27 in
    Height:

    8.89 in
     
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    Can someone say with 100% certainty that the DS46B24R is the right battery for a Plug-in? When I wrote to [email protected] back in December they replied "For a 2012 Toyota Prius the Yellow Top DS46B24R is suggested." Maybe one of you guys can get a clearer answer from them.
     
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    You can put it in on the website.

    Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
     
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    Tried that and their battery finder has nothing for the plug-in. See photo...
     

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    Perhaps @Tideland Prius knows. He gathers information from everywhere.
     
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Not this time :(


    Perhaps @Mendel Leisk knows?
     
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    I'd go with @JimN bet.
     
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    How about @bisco He has a PiP.
     
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    original battery. i agree with jim, no reason it would be different. since o/p is in fl, let's try @TampaPrius.com :p
     
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    Good call!
    Just to make sure they get the message, I nominate @jerrymildred to assist :D
     
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    Same here, I suppose. In fact, I should explore that sometime and see what's actually in there. Todd will know almost for sure.
     
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    You are local to Todd to I figured you could prod / bribe him for an answer. If he can put Gen 4 battery cells in an older Prius, he should have the answer to this.
     
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    Well, to be perfectly accurate, they were gen 3 (2015). I'll send him a text tomorrow if he doesn't show up here first. He's pretty busy and doesn't check in real often.
     
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    can you clarify that jerry? what do you mean they were gen 3 2015? i must be missing the context.
     
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    Since we were talking about owners manual books in another thread and you provided a link to McGeorge Toyota, I thought I would merge the 2:):

    image.jpg image.jpg

    Classy and still does the job after 8 years(y).
     
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    Response to @Prodigyplace -- "You are local to Todd to I figured you could prod / bribe him for an answer. If he can put Gen 4 battery cells in an older Prius, he should have the answer to this." The cells in the battery I installed in my wife's '07 (Gen 2) came from a 2015 (Gen 3) that had been totaled. Todd "just" moved them from the 2015 battery case to a Gen 2 battery case and then may have balanced it, but being that new, it may not have needed it. Runs GREAT.

    And it looks like @Mendel Leisk has sniffed out the solution to the 12V battery question, so I won't bother Todd. I saw no reason for the PiP to be different, but it's better to be sure. Thanks, Mendel. Great work. I took a couple pictures of mine for reference, but I didn't go to the bother of pulling it out for a better look. I don't know if it's the original, but I think it probably is.
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    gotcha, thanks. i think pp was talking about todd's experiment of using gen 4 cells in a gen 3, which was successful.
    or maybe i'm totally confused.:confused:
     
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