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Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by jraby3 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @04:13AM (#15109690)
Not for long. You can still do this with older cars, but newer ones really restrict you. I just bought a new car and am not even allowed to jump start someone else's battery without risk of voiding my warranty.
Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by gambiting on Sunday August 27, 2017 @09:24AM (#15110681)
I don't know what car you've got but I have a brand new Mercedes-AMG and I can do a surprising number of things with it without voiding the warranty. It's certainly as easy to work on it as on older cars, I don't need to go to the dealership to replace the brakes, the battery, the bulbs, filters, engine oil, transmission and diff oil. Manual explains how to jump start the car but certainly doesn't prohibit it. I've heard some horror stories with newer cars (especially French and American) but it's not like all new cars are horrible to work on.
Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by digi_owl on Sunday August 27, 2017 @07:05AM (#15110221)
In large part thanks to the CAN bus and how jump starting is likely to cause enough spiking to fry the boards.

Was trying to help a relative with some issue with their car the other day, and the wiring diagram for the part and related controls almost seemed to run in reverse depending on how the switch was set.