Running on Electric Motor

on my 01 prius salvage, the SOC was very low ( dont know the percentage, it was on the last green bar on the 01 ) and it wouldnt start the ICE, i had to make a charger, and i charged it to 270 volts, charging two halves with 139 volts each ( low amps, long time )

NEVER run down the HV battery, no matter what im not risking it, too much work to deal with on my side, plus the 04-06 prius hv battery drains much faster than the 01 ( from my experience, im guessing the newer prius battery has lower aH than the 01 )

also forgot to mention, the car was sitting for 2 years without starting, and when it finally started there was a fault that made the engine not enter the mode to charge the hv battery, resulting in even more discharge, it ran until the main battery warning light came on then the engine shut off. The vehicle wouldnt start afterwards, if you left it a while it would crank the engine but then stop and shut off.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(statultra @ Nov 5 2006, 08:50 PM) [snapback]344338[/snapback]</div>

It is never a good idea to let a rechargeable battery sit that long without charging. As you discovered, bad things happen.