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You’re not going to be replacing piston seals or doing a transmission rebuild on one, but they’re complex and highly computerized. High voltage power electronic
by mikeash 8y ago
You’re not going to be replacing piston seals or doing a transmission rebuild on one, but they’re complex and highly computerized. High voltage power electronics are probably quite exciting to work with, too.
- flyinghamster 8y agoThen the proper thing to do is provide relevant safety procedures in the service manual. Combustion cars certainly have plenty of hazards (toxic and flammable liquids, poison gas, rotating machinery, and, yes, high voltages, too). Treating electric cars as "these are mystery devices that must be repaired only by us, because reasons" does the world an enormous disservice.
- crunchlibrarian 8y agoThat seems to be the attitude across tech, not just with electric cars. “Trust us and come into our magical garden where we take care of everything” Extremely unappealing to me.
- dotancohen 8y agoWhen working with high energy devices - be that voltage, chemical potential, rotating mass, etc - generally "exciting" is something to be avoided.
- jacquesm 8y agoHigh voltage DC at that, until you hit the inverters after which it is 3 phase variable frequency (and still quite high voltage).
- timpattinson 8y agoStill just as, if not more lethal due to high frequency AC