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quote:Originally posted by WaltBennett
"I haven't found any data on max temperature, but some folks say keep them under 90 degrees." Really???? Don't know how Chevy thinks these things will last in a Volt if that's true (not disagreeing, just sayin'). Our S&B is in Northern VA and it gets well above that here in the summer. Last year near Yosemite it hit 114 degrees & stayed well above 100 for over ten days. Year before in NM and AZ it was close to that. You're in SC and it's probably warmer there in the summer than here, and I'm only talking about air temp. What about solar gain when you're rig is sitting w/o the AC running? IMHO a lot more research is needed to find out how long these wonderful sounding things will last before croaking from heat.
By the by, that day in CA when the air temp was 114, our inverter decided to go into alarm mode until sundown. Since there was plenty of sun and the AC is on the other leg, I just turned it off since we were out & about anyway. Anything electronic has operating temperature limits too.
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Walt,
I don't disagree with you. The Volt Batteries are suppose be a better chemistry than LiFePO4, but I don't have any data on the Chevy Volt Lithium Ion chemistry. Here is the link that I am referencing:
http://www.technomadia.com/2015/02/l...attery-update/