Wire cooling in the LEAF sounds like BS (incorrect information) to me.
It might be difficult for newcomers to sort out what is true?
garygid wrote:Wire cooling in the LEAF sounds like BS (incorrect information) to me.
It might be difficult for newcomers to sort out what is true?
palmermd wrote:I think he was talking about this wire cooling (rack) that comes with the accessory NA721 which is the solar cooking option.EVDRIVER wrote:I do need to clarify to avoid confusion about one wire, the wires to the usb port are likely cooled, a computer expert told me that is typical on high-speed connections. I'm sure the CAN bus is as well for speed, surely a loop to the inverter cooler.
wgs1912 wrote:It appears that the charger is also cooled. In a video at work it shows coolant lines under the car going into the bottom of the charger.
I believe the service manual said 125,000 for first fluid change and 75,000 thereafter.drees wrote:You probably don't need to do more than check the fluid levels more than a couple times a year.DarkStar wrote:The difference in the Leaf is that the coolant isn't under pressure like a traditional engine radiator system, thus it is very unlikely to develop a leak. Sure, you'll have to glance it, but it shouldn't need anything more than annual maintenance.
Coolant these days typically lasts at least 3-years 36k miles before a change - and usually a lot longer. For example, on the Prius, you only need to change the engine and inverter coolant after 10 years / 100,000 miles and every 5 years / 50,000 miles after the first one.
Heater is safer as water coolant instead of coil , also provides more consistent temp and holds some heat when the heating elemnt is de activatedGroundLoop wrote:Excellent info! Thanks!
I am curious about the design of the cabin heater, and why it benefits from having an indirect (coolant) stage. Why not just resistive heat in the cabin airflow directly? Seems like it would take longer to heat fluid than just glow into a fan.
The A/C compressor.. runs directly of HV battery pack power?