ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoArizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery | The Model Y’s 12-volt battery, which powers things like the doors and windows, diedwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square322fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkArizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery | The Model Y’s 12-volt battery, which powers things like the doors and windows, diedwww.theverge.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square322fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarehistic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoYou don’t want to fully drain the main battery as it would do severe damage to it and most of the 12v system has a phantom draw of power so to keep the main battery from running out they have a separate one
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoCompared to what the main batt can provide, there’s barely any draw from the other electronics.
minus-squarehistic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoThat’s not the point the fact is that there is some dumbass that probably will let it sit at 0% and kill the battery
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoBattery management electronics don’t let you drain lithium batteries to 0%. It’s a severe design flaw if it does.
You don’t want to fully drain the main battery as it would do severe damage to it and most of the 12v system has a phantom draw of power so to keep the main battery from running out they have a separate one
Compared to what the main batt can provide, there’s barely any draw from the other electronics.
That’s not the point the fact is that there is some dumbass that probably will let it sit at 0% and kill the battery
Battery management electronics don’t let you drain lithium batteries to 0%. It’s a severe design flaw if it does.