12v volt meter

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A 12v meter would be a handy item to have in or on the dash. You could go through the frunk access panel with a DVOM periodically to check it’s health but to have a meter you can monitor may be a nice addition to help you from getting bricked if the battery dies.

 

[WV Slateman]

A 12v meter would be a handy item to have in or on the dash. You could go through the frunk access panel with a DVOM periodically to check it’s health but to have a meter you can monitor may be a nice addition to help you from getting bricked if the battery dies.

I'm sure you can add one.

 

[KevinRS]

You can plug one into the 12v port in the dash. You can also get charging cords that have a voltmeter built in.
I have one of these plugged into my car, so I can at a glance see if it's not looking healthy.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCYKLJKK

 

[Moe]

Most Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) owners who monitor Low Voltage Battery (LVB) health use a Bluetooth monitor such as the popular and inexpensive BM2 and associated smartphone app that can track and graph status for 15 days or more.

 

[SLED]

You can plug one into the 12v port in the dash. You can also get charging cords that have a voltmeter built in.
I have one of these plugged into my car, so I can at a glance see if it's not looking healthy.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCYKLJKK

Now I like that! No mods just plug & play! SWEET! Thanks

 

[KevinRS]

Now I like that! No mods just plug & play! SWEET! Thanks

At the time I got it I was wanting to power a dashcam, a wireless backup cam screen, and charge up to 2 phones at once. There are simpler models.

 

[ForWimp]

You can plug one into the 12v port in the dash. You can also get charging cords that have a voltmeter built in.
I have one of these plugged into my car, so I can at a glance see if it's not looking healthy.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCYKLJKK

I just ordered one of those 12v splitters with voltmeter, thanks to your suggestion. The alternator on my wife's Sienna died yesterday. One of these meters might have facilitated some warning. Now we wait with a dead Sienna until the new Delso OEM alternator arrives from RockAuto.com. I sure hope the Slate alternator is easier to replace than the toyota.

 

[sodamo]

I just ordered one of those 12v splitters with voltmeter, thanks to your suggestion. The alternator on my wife's Sienna died yesterday. One of these meters might have facilitated some warning. Now we wait with a dead Sienna until the new Delso OEM alternator arrives from RockAuto.com. I sure hope the Slate alternator is easier to replace than the toyota.

Slate will have an alternator?

 

[Kopsis]

I sure hope the Slate alternator is easier to replace than the toyota.

I'm sure that was meant as a joke, but I really do wish we had a lot more detail on Slate's HV electrical architecture (including 12V conversion) since some of the design decisions in that area can have a big impact on reliability and reparability.

For example, on Hyundai/Kia EVs the 12V DC converter is part of the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU), which also handles all of the AC/DC charging power conversion. The Hyundai/Kia ICCU has an abnormally high failure rate and is a multi-thousand-dollar replacement only available through dealers (and at one time had a months-long wait time for the part). The problem is bad enough that Hyundai Motor Group has actually extended the 10-year warranty coverage on that part to 15 years.

I'm hopeful that Slate isn't letting cost savings and packaging drive them to highly integrated electronics modules that will drive high replacement cost and low parts availability.

 

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Slate will have an alternator?

Of course not.