Are you saying the "camping mode" means putting it in Mountain mode?
Bob On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 11:08 AM Peter VanDerWal via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > On my 2019 Bolt there is one 12V outlet (cigarett lighter style) and 2x USB > charging ports. > THe 12V battery is up under the hood. > Lots of people pull 100+ amps from it using inverters. However, unlike the > Volt I haven't seen anyone come up with a method off keeping the vehicle on > for more than 15 minutes when not moving. When the vehicle shuts off the > DC-DC converter also shuts off. DC-DC converter is rated for 1600 watts > (115-120 AMPS?) > > The Volt is much more suitable for standby power. The "Camping Mode" trick > works with it to keep it on and if you put it into "Mountain Mode" It will > automatically start up the onboard generator when the battery SOC drops below > 20% and charge it back up to around 40%(?) and then shut off the generator. > I calculate that with a full battery and a full tank of gas it could run the > essential systems in my house for a week or more (depending on the season) > Essential systems: HVAC, fridge, deep freeze, minimal lights, 50-100W for > computer/network systems. > > My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key > > April 19, 2021 10:55 AM, "Robert Bruninga via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A front cover article in the National Ham radio magazine promoted the > > value of the EV for mobile radio operating during > > drive-everywhere-contesting. But to my surprise, he recommended NOT > > connecting to the Bolt electrical system due to concerns over dealer > > warranty issues if anything was connected to the 12v battery. > > > > Does anyone here have a Bolt? > > 1) How many 12V DC outlets are there (2? more?) > > 2) I assume they are fused at 10 amps like all other "lighters" > > 3) How accessible is the 12v battery? (A photo would be nice) > > 4) What kind of fusing does it have? > > Anything else relative to drawing MANY more amps from the 12v battery... > > > > bob > > _______________________________________________ > > Address messages to [email protected] > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive > > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
