Nope. Mountain mode is an actual setting that changes how the generator function. It always tries to keep the battery at least 20% full so that you have some battery reserve when climbing hills.
"Camping mode" is a nickname for tricking the car into staying on continuously. On the Volt this involes holding the shifter button in with a rubber band. I've just read that this might be possible on the Bolt, it involves putting it in Neutral, applying the parking brake, and then exiting the vehicle by the passenger door instead of the drivers door. I'll have to try this. My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key April 26, 2021 8:37 AM, "Robert Bruninga via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
