[ausev] DC/DC & Batttery

[Gil Dawson]

In my Chevy S-10E, the computer boots from the car battery.  Then the 
computer makes everything else happen.

--Gil

At 10:53 AM -0500 3/12/07, Brian Lasseter wrote:
>I learned a lot, and enjoyed meeting the people behind the emails at
>the "Intro to EV workshop" on Sunday.
>
>I had a question pop into my mind after I left the workshop however...
>
>If you have a DC/DC converter...  Then why do you need a regular car
>battery to power the lights/horn/fans/stereo?  Would you be able to
>power it all off of the DC/DC converter directly?
>
>Maybe there isn't enough current in the DC/DC converter to do that
>directly... Anyways, I just thought I'd throw out a newbie question.
>
>
>--
>TTFN,
>Brian "Lasso" Lasseter
>
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