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battery cell gen2 can it be repaced with a gen 1 cell

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by mike nalson, May 1, 2013.

  1. mike nalson

    mike nalson New Member

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    hi guys,
    i have two bads cell in a 05 prius gen2 and i got a battery pack for a 02 gn1 from a friend, can i use 2 celles from the gen1 pack to repace the 2 bads celles in the 05 prius gn2?
    thanks to all of you here for the help.
     
    #1 mike nalson, May 1, 2013
  2. Patrick Wong

    Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast

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    I understand that the physical layout of the G1 module is different, so that the battery terminals are a different height from the bottom of the module. Hence the orange bus bars will not easily attach to the G1 module.

    Further, since the G1 cells are 12-14 years old now, they should not be expected to last much longer.
     
    #2 Patrick Wong, May 1, 2013
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