There are components that are more expensive than batteries which could send a Prius to the junkyard. The batteries are rebuildable since they are composed of many separate cells that can be replaced for roughly $45 each and then carefully balanced. The usual life expectancy of the cars is probably 250,000 up, but I'm just guessing. One of the best information sources is Priuschat.com, and there are also useful sites in Canada and other foreign countries. I don't remember what kind of batteries the version ones had, but the version two's like mine had nicads, the same type rechargeable batteries that you can buy at the drugstore. Some or all later versions have NiMH I think. These are finicky little cars with a lot of gotchas. Put the wrong fluid in something under the hood and you've just made a several thousand dollar mistake. Gerry
> The battery packs are probably the reason they're in the PnP. > Jaime > > On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 7:43 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Checking PnP yards and the Priii are showing up in numbers. Mostly the > > original series. I am trying to figure out if the battery packs could be > > used to make an electric SLC. > > > > clay > > > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > > 1986 SDL - Polei > > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > > > > > > > > On Dec 16, 2017, at 9:12 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Except for the "dry type" batteries like the Prius uses, I've never had > > a battery that covers couldn't be pried off of that exposed the cells and > > allowed the use of a hydrometer and the addition of water; and I've never > > had one that the covers couldn't be pushed or tapped back on. > > > I can understand why stores don't want their clerks dealing with > > sulfuric acid solution, and would rather replace batteries than open them, > > but for DIYers, I think a hydrometer could save a lot of time and trouble. > > > The last battery I bought had no visible electrolyte in one cell when I > > checked it after driving home. I took it back and told the manager. > > > He refused to even look at the cell and said if the battery goes bad, > > he'll replace it. > > > I guessed that the factory had put in the acid but not the water since > > the battery likely wouldn't have started the car if they had added the > > water but not the acid, so I went home and filled the cell with distilled > > water. It's been a few years and the battery is still working well. > > > Gerry > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >> Gerry writes: > > >> > > >>> I don't understand why seemingly no one uses a sp.gr. hydrometer > > anymore. > > >> > > >> Two words. > > >> Sealed. > > >> Batteries. > > >> I have a turkey baster style > > >> specific gravity hydrometer I haven't used in years.... > > >> > > >> Rick > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > http://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
