HI Zeus
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New member and reformed "lurker" here.
It doesn't look like there is a specific place for cooling system questions so I'm posting it here. If this is not the appropriate place to do so, please redirect me.
I know that as far as OEM goes that getting the 2nd compressor (Max Tow option) is the best way to ensure maximum cooling of the electrical/propulsion system. These questions are meant to be for either 1 compressor or 2 compressor systems.
As a current non-owner, and future purchaser, of a Lightning I'm wondering:
What temperatures can you monitor onboard? Batteries? Motors? Coolant/refrigerant in the compressor system? Coolant/H2O in the "radiator" system?
Has anyone made any mods (or looked into them) to improve the cooling efficiency? Larger refrigerant/H2O chiller? Larger radiator? Other methods to cool the radiator more quickly? For example, in the "old days" as an offroader in southern AZ we would direct the windshield sprayer to the radiator for extra cooling as needed. (Very redneck/low-tech for a Lightning I know...) Maybe there is a computer hack to have the system cool down more than usual in anticipation of a high-heat event?
My main reason for asking is towing heavy loads on mountainous terrain in a hot climate, but I wonder if increasing the cooling could help with rapid charging as well?
It doesn't look like there is a specific place for cooling system questions so I'm posting it here. If this is not the appropriate place to do so, please redirect me.
I know that as far as OEM goes that getting the 2nd compressor (Max Tow option) is the best way to ensure maximum cooling of the electrical/propulsion system. These questions are meant to be for either 1 compressor or 2 compressor systems.
As a current non-owner, and future purchaser, of a Lightning I'm wondering:
What temperatures can you monitor onboard? Batteries? Motors? Coolant/refrigerant in the compressor system? Coolant/H2O in the "radiator" system?
Has anyone made any mods (or looked into them) to improve the cooling efficiency? Larger refrigerant/H2O chiller? Larger radiator? Other methods to cool the radiator more quickly? For example, in the "old days" as an offroader in southern AZ we would direct the windshield sprayer to the radiator for extra cooling as needed. (Very redneck/low-tech for a Lightning I know...) Maybe there is a computer hack to have the system cool down more than usual in anticipation of a high-heat event?
My main reason for asking is towing heavy loads on mountainous terrain in a hot climate, but I wonder if increasing the cooling could help with rapid charging as well?
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