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Expanding MIMA with the Distribution board ( users projects )
Battery packs exposed
How it is wired
Inside the cells
Seprating the cells for reuse
PTC strips exposed
The PTC thermistors
Battery current sensor
Inside the 100A semiconductor battery pack fuse
Did it again for the last time
A bad Prius subpack explored and fixed????
Rebalancing the Insight battery?
Insight battery
Insight Battery switching/current monitoring
The battery controller
Prius battery pack
State Of Charge (SOC) determination with NIMH batteries
Battery pack monitoring
What happens to a Prius subpack when you overcharge it?
What actually goes wrong with the batteries????
Keeping Warm In New England
Plugging into the SUN
Making a small solar concentrator
MIMA for all Honda Hybrids
Building MIMA and the plug in adapters
Converting a telephone truck to electric
DIY dual pulse Capacitor Discharge Spotwelder
Replacing gasoline with solar electric lawn equipment
Tapping into the Wind
How to stop the aging process DIY
What is Genesis One?
MIMA Install Day 2005 a Big Success!


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PTC strips exposed

PTC strips exposed
Funny how we assume what is inside

Finally got a look under the black and clear covers of the PTC strip.
It turns out it is really 6 discrete PTC devices that are connected by stainless steel strips, so the active temperature sensitive area is located right in the center of the cells.Very interesting, I will run a resistance to temperature profile on one, and see what the actual characteristics are.


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