1).Can this be used to charge the IMA battery up? I have all these components out of the car. Its a 2014 and is showing 136 volts. All cells seem to be even but i am trying to make sure its a good battery. It has been out of the car for two years. 2). I also want to make sure the dc to dc converter in your video is working and tested, thank you for that video.
@@lightworker303 The DC to DC converter takes the high voltage and converts it to charge 12v battery not the other way. The Inverter is the one that charges IMA pack.
Hi there we would to see the whole setup there . Like from where in put cable comes and what to use for out put what kind motor is there that running the background . Thanks
The input power source is directly from an IMA battery pack. The 12V battery is a standard 12v automotive battery. The electric motor you hear in the back ground is a 12v 500 watt electric scooter motor and it is connected directly to the battery to keep a constant load. Basically draining the battery. The converter kicks in once activated via the little wire and it compensates the loss of power and starts charging the battery.
Hello, could you help me please? I have problems with my Honda civic hybrid 2013 car. I don't charge the 12-volt batteries. It downloads everything to me😊
I have 2012 Honda Civi Hybrid. I had to jump start my car today (I didn't leave my lights on or anything that would drain the battery). When my car is running idle I measure 14.55V on my 12V battery (340 crank). When I increase rpm to 3000 - 3500 rpm it goes to 14.61V, but not higher than that. Is it too high? I wonder if this is normal or if the DC to DC converter is possibly bad, overcharging the 12V battery. What should be the correct voltage coming from the DC to DC converter? When I went to Autozone they tested the battery and test came out good, but it said that the battery needs to be charged. I drove about 30 miles and the battery is still kinda low, 12.20V when the car is off. The battery is almost 4 years old. I also need to replace the positive terminal, because the ring is too big after cleaning it so many times with a file. I had to put a metal ring around the positive battery contact in order to make the diameter bigger and make it tight. I am leaning more towards that besides the positive terminal, the battery needs to be replaced. What do you think? New 12V battery for this car costs $255 out the door. Thank you.
This vehicle communicates via a CAN Bus system, the 12v system is monitored by the vehicle main computer. If you have corrosion and faulty connections, you will have resistance, therefore the voltage it sees is lower and tells the DC to DC converter to increase ouput. Keep in mind that if your 12v battery capacity is low, due to age, it will also do the same thing. The weaker the battery the higher the resistance computer sees.
@carlosmedrano8656 Thank you Carlos. I have bad news. Around noon time I couldn't start my car again. After I jump started it, the voltage doesn't show anymore 14.55V on the battery or the terminals (they are not coroded). Instead, it shows now 12.55V. When the car is off, the battery shows 10.0V. After the car is running for 20 min. or so I can still start it, otherwise I have to jump start it. When I increase the rpm to 3800 or higher I can see the voltage goes to 14.55V. When rpm goes below that then the voltage goes down as well. It wasn't behaving like that yesterday, but now this is my new update. What do you think it's bad? The car has now 153680 miles on it. Thank you.
@@carlosmedrano8656 New update: So I found out that my 12V battery was manufactured in March 2019, which was 4 years and 7 months ago. Since there was no error/warning light on dashboard I suspected that it might be the 12V battery issue. Even though Autozone tested the battery and test showed "good, needs charge" I went ahead and replaced it. Problem solved. I also replaced the old positive terminal that was already too large from cleaning and before I had to use an extra metal ring to secure it. The new terminal fits perfectly now. The voltage shows now 14.56V on the battery when the car is running and 12.59V when the car is off. It's been 7 days now and so far so good. Thank you.
I'm just following up, it's been about 2 months since I replaced my 12V battery and my car is still running great. So the issue was with the 12V battery. Also, I'd like to mention that I realized that I did a mistake when I put anti-corosion lubricant between the terminals and the battery contacts (inside the terminals where is the actual connection with the battery). The lubricant supposed to be on the battery contacts/terminals after the terminals are already connected and tighten up with the battery and not inside the terminals where is the actual connection with the battery. This might have created resistance and cause a lower voltage from the battery (this was when I still had the old battery). So if someone is reading this don't do the same mistake. Nevertheless, the old 12V battery was bad and the new battery resolved my issue. Thank you.
