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MickeySw replied to the thread A cautionary tale.Mary was well aware that the car wasn’t locked, but took a chance, did I mention the sales were on? In hindsight, I could have locked it... -
MickeySw replied to the thread Recommend a 12V battery please.I thought I read that somewhere but can’t find the source, must have been mistaken? The Kia Sportage Hybrid has no dedicated 12V...
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MickeySw replied to the thread A cautionary tale.There are 3 cars in the household, thankfully all came with a spare key
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I'm assuming that there was no smart key in the car, and the car had been left in the ready mode while Mary went in to collect her...
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Mary (not her real name), started her MG5 to hit the sales in town, but just before driving off she realised her purse was missing. She...
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MickeySw replied to the thread Recommend a 12V battery please.It’s already happening, some EV models use a DC/DC only..
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MickeySw replied to the thread Vehicle to Home Battery.Agreed, but my understanding is that although GivEnergy battery packs are indeed ‘stackable’ they require proprietary communication to...
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MickeySw replied to the thread Vehicle to Home Battery.GivEnergy doesn’t seem to support any 3rd party components. One possible solution is to add a changeover switch on the inverter’s PV...
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MickeySw replied to the thread Vehicle to Home Battery.Unfortunately not https://ev-database.org/uk/car/1526/MG-MG5-EV-Long-Range
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MickeySw replied to the thread Vehicle to Home Battery.Did the same on my MG5 FL..
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MickeySw replied to the thread Recommend a 12V battery please.None, as long as the DC/DC is operating (READY or charging). Loosing the DC/DC when driving would shut the car down immediately, in that...
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MickeySw replied to the thread "vehicle not responding" in app.I have a battery monitor device installed and it measures above 12.65V at all times? What’s the indicated SoC of the aux battery?
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MickeySw replied to the thread "vehicle not responding" in app.Any chance you got to measure the battery voltage after 6.5h? What was the ambient temperature tonight?
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MickeySw replied to the thread Recommend a 12V battery please.A working DC/DC powers all low voltage circuits (including the 12V aux). Because the DC voltage is higher (around 14V) than the aux...
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MickeySw replied to the thread Recommend a 12V battery please.During a 20min run a healthy aux battery will be topped up sufficiently to keep its charge even in cold weather until the next day. As...
