Re: Toyota Highlander Hybrid (2006), battery power from 288 V to 12 V battery

On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:56:38 -0800, sebemis wrote:
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> Is there any way to temporarily get DC power from the 288V hybrid battery
> to the 12V battery?
> Looking at a HH that will not start at -20 F below would be an
> unpleasant sight, at least for us fools who live in such climates. This
> especially would be distressing as there is plenty of electric power
> stored in the hybrid battery.[/color]


First, cover yourself with the kind of padding Bomb Squads wear, then buy
a fireproof suit, the kind the guys at the military airport Rescue teams
wear, you know, those siver things.

Get a good welder's helmet with 3 inch thick glass in the eyepiece. Gloves
are in order, Lineman's should suffice. Have your last Will and Testament
brought up to date. Lastly, move the car away from anything...anything at
all. Neighbor's fences, other cars, your garage. An abandoned airposrt
runway would be good.

The rest of us will be watching the evening news...or the Darwin Awards
page...



This system is NOT to be meesed with unless you are trained. The Toyota
techs go to a two week training session before they even start working on
these things. See the big orange connector? If you don't GOOD! DON'T go
looking for it.

If you do, RUN AWAY!!!! Disconnecting this thing out of sequence can kill
you and possibly start a fire that will engulf the car, and eventually
anuthing around it, since you'll at the least be knocked on your ass out
cold, and unable to respond.