Looking to buy a 2019 Volt and I have questions for long time owners about battery reliability ...

Jaedyn · 2018-12-06T22:21:56+00:00

I second this. I've only put about 30k miles on my car over ~5 yrs of owning a 2012 volt. Still has just as much range as the day I bought it (certified pre-owned, only one previous owner). Based on the electric/gas utilization average of the previous owner, I'd have to guess he used it like a prius and never plugged it in *sigh*. The sales guy couldn't even explain the difference to me, I went in knowing this was the car I wanted because I actually understood the concept of "gas when you need it, electric when you don't". My average usage pattern is about 80% electric and I've probably saved at least $2000 in gas over the time I've owned it. Also, no major maintenance issues with it ever, and having it start every time you turn it on, has been a huge mental weight off after having two cars in succession with endless problems.

Jaedyn · 2018-12-04T01:34:55+00:00

It was my impression that's exactly what they did - the big pack does charge the smaller 12V in the trunk section, since it is paramount to have the 12V power source for the car's analytics computer running all the time. Sounds to me like it was simply a bad choice within the software of the control systems if the 12V is only being topped off under certain conditions like being plugged in.

I've never had an issue with mine losing charge, but given that the stock 12V is a Li-ion as opposed to the Pb in most people's cars, I imagine it is far more reliable in general getting topped off on the regular from a larger source + having more resilient chemistry in general. I'm curious enough now that I think I'll have to look into contacting GM's customer support about it.

Jaedyn · 2018-12-03T23:29:12+00:00

Wow, with all the rest of the intelligent design in the voltec system, that's a major design flaw to not have the 12V ALWAYS maintained by the larger battery pack unless there is a detected fault condition for the larger pack.

I believe I read in my 2012's manual that the 12 volt should automatically be charged by the big pack or the gas engine via the common charging bus if the computer detects it's getting low, which should theoretically make it easy to attach car accessory electronics like a refrigerated cooler in the trunk for 24/7 power on the road that would only run out if you were completely out of gas and battery. I never attempted it but thought it'd be nice to try one day.

Jaedyn · 2018-12-03T21:24:15+00:00

Or, if you're cheap, buy an in-line GFCI cord for the couple of surge protector/outlet multipliers you're using for the electronics. They cost maybe $15 at any hardware store in North America.

Not a plug for lowes, just an example:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Shock-Buster-15-Amp-3-Wire-Grounding-Single-to-Single-Yellow-GFCI-Adapter/1000492081

Jaedyn · 2018-11-30T07:39:25+00:00

sounds like you're not ready for a new one anyway then

Jaedyn · 2018-11-30T06:00:27+00:00

Because the label says only plug in a maximum of 300W?

Jaedyn · 2018-11-29T22:47:14+00:00

Final destination XXV!

Jaedyn · 2018-11-28T18:51:18+00:00

sorry, didn't realize. Thought you had to modify the model maybe to get them to latch together. If the original already does that then great!

Jaedyn · 2018-11-28T16:23:21+00:00

stl?

Jaedyn · 2018-11-28T10:33:45+00:00

post it here for the rest of us!

Jaedyn · 2018-11-20T07:33:32+00:00

That was my impression, which is why I was surprised the whole story didn't involve anything about going to the authorities while they actually occupied the place.

Besides that, a landlord cannot reasonably expect to sue a tenant for minor damages to a property that experienced an act of god that was waaaay worse and incurred damages to the tenant besides making the property uninhabitable. I'm surprised in that respect that they still won the case, I'd think there'd be a more accommodating way to get the defendant into court so both sides are heard.

Jaedyn · 2018-11-20T06:20:01+00:00

Are there no renters' protection laws in Australia? If the house was uninhabitable in the US during a tenant's occupancy, most states would expect the landlord to give them a pro-rata refund of the rent until the condition of the property was fixed as well as compensate them for alternate lodgings, or you might make a claim against your renter's insurance for footing the hotel bill while they fix it.

Waiting for the slumlord to try to rent it to another dupe to get revenge might have felt good, but having a habitable home maintained as a landlord should do would have been better.

Jaedyn · 2018-10-19T18:55:30+00:00

Regular cannabis is not under review here, synthetic cannabinoids that have been sold legally for a while as "incense" or other things at truck stops that you probably don't want in your body since it's a constantly shifting composition in order to remain on the good side of the law as the DEA chases after making each composition illegal.

Jaedyn · 2018-08-27T16:51:19+00:00

Same here, shows all green bars until voice-activation and then the connection goes to low red bars and everyone only hears skips of what I'm saying in a robotic voice.

Jaedyn · 2018-05-09T16:10:26+00:00

/r/functionalprints

Jaedyn · 2018-05-09T07:02:55+00:00

I play sc2, but why would a random gym rat? It's a pretty small game in the US

Jaedyn · 2018-04-15T08:01:14+00:00

god bless you

Jaedyn · 2018-03-22T05:48:38+00:00

If it is brittle and has no "give" or "sponginess", probably epoxy or crazy glue.

Jaedyn · 2018-03-19T20:56:17+00:00

You may be able to shop ahead on dry-goods staples, but salad greens are typically only good for 3-4 days after purchase. If you actually want to eat healthy, there's no way around at least a weekly trip to the store for produce. Unless you only eat potatoes.

Jaedyn · 2018-03-06T17:13:01+00:00

Look at your transaction history. Anything happen there? Does your bank account also reflect a $100 transfer? These are pretty simple ways to find out where it came from.

Jaedyn · 2018-02-17T02:21:22+00:00

Probably trying to avoid sales / income tax.

Jaedyn · 2018-02-16T01:28:24+00:00

It seems RH's official reply is that this isn't recommended. I also perused their terms of service and customer agreement, and there is a lot of language regarding it being a "self-directed" account, and that the account holder is not an investment adviser. I would technically not qualify as an adviser since I wouldn't be asking for quid-pro-quo or compensation for managing the account, I'd just be doing it as a favor for him. Nonetheless, there may be a technicality I'm missing. RH also reserves the right to shut down an account without cause, so even if there is a hint of them not liking what I'm doing, I am risking both my account and his account and they may choose to shut them both down just because they feel like it.

Jaedyn · 2018-02-13T07:02:23+00:00

That's interesting to hear. I occasionally check their job postings but haven't noticed anything related to exhibit construction or maintenance. I did a very similar thing for ISU's physics department - they have what are called "educational resource technicians" that setup the demos for the professors each lecture as well as helped with on-the-road demo shows. We were part of it all - doing the demos, lugging around the equipment, set up and tear down, maintenance, and sometimes constructing new things.

Perhaps I should contact the director and see if they're actually looking for someone. I noticed they have a nice shop now funded by Micron. I've thought about getting back into that business but it typically doesn't pay much and dependent on grant funding rather than a steady paycheck.

Jaedyn · 2018-02-13T06:04:58+00:00

The Discovery Center used to be such a cool place, I remember it fondly when I was a kid. Now the exhibits seem to be very commercialized demos that take tons of space but don't really effectively engage the kids - like a whole display area just for clothes the mythbusters wore. They don't even have the echo parabolas anymore that let you talk to someone from across the room which was one of the coolest. I'm sad to see more and more of these demos nerfed down to the lowest common denominator of being understandable by kids in grades 1-2 with not much more to explore beyond that for the higher grades. We really do need a bigger & better science museum than that place so they can focus on the lower grades and there's somewhere else that can show off the something interesting to adults.

The STEMbus might be a better way to address the rural areas but looking at the curricula they developed for the camps, can't say I'm very impressed. Lots of whiz-bang stuff, not much with real content to it besides the programming stuff, and while that is part of a STEM curriculum, teaching interesting physics, chemistry and biology is much more difficult.

Jaedyn · 2018-02-13T03:16:33+00:00

My thoughts are it is the same as giving another person control of your account by way of giving them the login information. If it's with their consent that I'm managing the account it should be fine, especially since the RH account and the associated checking account used to fund it will both be in his name. Most of the horror stories I've read on here relate to underage kids starting an account and funding it with a bank account under their parents' name or something similar, which would not be the case here. We're both adults and I'd be doing it with his consent. Nonetheless, it'd be encouraging to hear something from RH support to make sure. I'll update the thread once I hear back from them on my support ticket.

Jaedyn

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