Found Another Falcon Battery

This is the 2nd Falcon Hybrid Solutions battery I have come across dead at an auction. Here are some pictures.

I posted here (#23) a while back about the first one:

Battery replacement, brand new battery pack from dealership questions | Page 2 | PriusChat

This one has a different scoring system and has regular modules, B2 's and B3 modules. I usually see B2's in 2007 and up gen2 Prius and Camry's and B3's in a brand new Toyota pack. I believe that is also what is used in gen3 Prius.

I will post a little more as I dissect it and I will try to research the history.

 

It is just the nature of a rebuilt battery. You are taking components from older failed batteries and re-assembling them. When it is all said and done you have a hodge podge of components from two or more old batteries that have already failed once. It is just a matter of time before another cell fails. I have stopped re-building batteries because it is a short term fix. If you are doing it yourself and are only investing $25-$35 for a used cell(module) and a weekend of your time it's not a bad way to go but a newer used battery that has never failed or new is the better use of money. I wouldn't recommend purchasing a rebuilt/re-manufactured battery from anybody.

The best bang for the buck that I have found is buying a used 2012-2015 battery from a salvage yard and move all of the modules to your case. Then return your old modules as the core.

You can typically find used 2012-205 packs for the same price range as the 2004-2009 packs and they will last much longer.

Age (in years) is a much more important factor than mileage in hybrid batteries. There are no moving parts in a battery.