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Bench testing reconditioned hybrid battery

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by dpeverhart, Jul 6, 2017.

  1. dpeverhart

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    After replacing bad modules and reconditioning a hybrid battery pack, often more modules can fail during the deep discharge cycles. It is therefore wise to test each module before installing the pack. Currently I do this by attaching the Hybrid Automotive lightbulb discharger with 2 200 watt bulbs. Unfortunately it takes about 3.5 hours to get the pack discharged down to around 200 watts, which seems to be a good voltage for testing since this is about the bottom while in the car.

    I'm wondering what other people do for this. If there is a better or faster way.
    Thanks