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From quickly looking at the instruction manual the only relevent warning I could see. I would hook them up to those Y cables. The plugs have polarity and you can see the red positive and the black on the combiner cables (Y cables). Then find the MC4 to DC plug (called the solar charging cable...

Lead acid wants to be full all the time. Lithium doesn't at all, so 40% State of Charge (SoC) is a good safe number. Nickel don't like being full all the time, and slowly discharges or fast if it's Nickel Iron. The Nickel Metal Hydride in a Prius likes a bit of charge in it all the time.

"Ready" mode is the prius term for all on. They have different terms than everyone else I guess. So, the car is on but in park. However, the motor cycles on periodically but is turned off most of the time running the AC off the bigger battery. You can stay in "ready" mode indefinately and people...

The last two mechanics I've got were from wandering the neighbourhood I was living in and any semi-industrial parts nearby. That is, looking for backyard/word-of-mouth types without a flashy shop. Just asking basically.. Both mechanics were reliable but real characters. I stayed with each for...

Sorry, I wasn't very clear in my post. The prius AC which runs when on 'ready' mode is a dehumidifier and can run all night long fairly efficiently.

That floor and carpet look in great condition! I wonder if you don't use the seats before getting rid of them, maybe the slider clamps off the bottom of them will come in handy for later? Moveable walls, reconfigurable furniture?

For how it happens I can only say what I've seen from the videos and demonstrations with models (of the toy variety). Like this Weight distribution and overall weight is my understanding.

Hi @impr3 wishing you the best for the northern winter. Number 2 point about condensation, I am sure you will be aware of priuschat, the experts there have much valuable information. One thing I've been reading about recently is about how the heating and AC systems work. Like you, I don't like...

So, no and yes. The gen 2 prius has an aluminium bonnet and boot but people forget it's a mid size car. Yeah I got great mileage from my small Kei vehicle. So, Kei, to subcompact to compact and then a mid size car. The prius was a marvel. But no because it really gets better, it's got 2 powerful...

Well you get Monday cars and Friday cars. My gen 2 prius gets between 57mpg and 48mpg highway and city driving. These are measured tank fillups. Not just once, that's what I get. That mileage for my prius is 1000kms a tank. A lot of the time it's running on the battery so cool just driving not...

For the prius at least from gen 2 on, people use them as an off-grid genny. I hear 5000w bandied around but who knows. There definitely are people who use them. I gotta say there is an incredible amount of helpful information out there. The gen 2s are starting to show their age but have an...

What a great youtube channel! Pretty funny guy. But it just shows how things change. When I last had an RV the options were an expenny german diesel job or cheaper but still alotta money LPG heater. These new diesel heaters look great. I mean, in the past small space I even resorted to burning...

In NZ they don't go away, they give it an oil change and with half million km's, free rust and oil blowing smoke and ask for $NZ15000.

In regrds to the original question yes. Standard practice with buildings with metal framing and not screw type fixings is, vhb tape and polyurethane glue. Vhb tape can be found in thin widths. Polyurethane glue is easy to find.. In a vehicle you can get away with either. In regrds to external...

I would gently try to drill off the screwhead . Once off you can pull off the plastic. Check youtube for you model keyfob. Mine has a couple of simple tricks not obvious to open. Once plastic cover is off use pliers to remove the screw (without it's screwhead). Replace battery, look for plastic...