Those high wattage 12v inverters certainly push the limits for something to melt. A 2 KW model would need 150+ amps to run, certainly no cigarette lighter socket could provide. According to my blue sea circuit app, even a short 3ft cable to the battery should have a 3/0 gauge size!
On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 11:34 AM Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Or, more technically, "melts". > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Peri Hartman via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Cc: "Peri Hartman" <pe...@kotatko.com> > Sent: 14-Sep-19 7:28:37 AM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits? > > >Like I said, "something" will burn :) > > > >------ Original Message ------ > >From: "Cor van de Water" <cor.vandewa...@gmail.com> > >To: "Peri Hartman" <pe...@kotatko.com>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion > List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > >Cc: "Peri Hartman" <pe...@kotatko.com> > >Sent: 13-Sep-19 6:45:38 PM > >Subject: RE: [EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits? > > > >>That is why the “cigarette lighter plug” is typically protected by a 10, > 15 or 20 Amp fuse. Check your car manual. > >> > >>Cor. > >> > >> > >> > >>Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > >> > >> > >> > >>From: Peri Hartman via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> > >>Sent: Friday, September 13, 2019 12:15 PM > >>To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> > >>Cc: Peri Hartman <mailto:pe...@kotatko.com> > >>Subject: Re: [EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits? > >> > >> > >> > >>I think accessory jacks are limited to 10 or 20 amps. You'll burn > >> > >>something :) > >> > >> > >> > >>------ Original Message ------ > >> > >>From: "moskowitz via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > >> > >>To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > >> > >>Cc: "moskowitz" <lenmoskow...@optonline.net> > >> > >>Sent: 13-Sep-19 12:08:12 PM > >> > >>Subject: Re: [EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits? > >> > >> > >> > >> >This brings up a question about V2H with a Chevy Volt. > >> > >> > > >> > >> >In the Canadian article, he hooked up directly to the 12V lead-acid > battery that's under the hatch-area floor. > >> > >> > > >> > >> >An alternative would be the accessory jack in the front-center arm > rest. > >> > >> > > >> > >> >Is the accessory jack fed by a DC-to-DC converter and running off the > main traction pack, or is it fed from the 12V lead-acid battery? > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> >Len Moskowitz > >> > >> > > >> > >> >----- > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> I intended to reply to this earlier. I'm experimenting with V2H > using > >> > >> >> EV batteries through the 12v DC-DC. My perception is that all EV > DC-DCs > >> > >> >> will do at least 1kw. Jack Rickard is selling one (Volt?) that is > said > >> > >> >> to do 2kw. Once I get some 12vdc grid tie micro inverters in hand, > I > >> > >> >> will be better able to report on both imievs and Model 3s. I have > so > >> > >> >> far failed to operate MPPT micro inverters using a 12v to ~30v > boost. > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> > >> >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >> > >> >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > >> > >> >INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > >> > >> >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >> > >>UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >> > >>ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > >> > >>INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > >> > >>Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190914/f5dbaa80/attachment.html > > > >_______________________________________________ > >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > >INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190914/710afbce/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
