No consumer televisions. Though they invented the IPS LCD display (and much of the rest of he technology), they bet big on plasma. And lost. Panasonic is in transistion to all B-to-B, though the kitchen stuff seems to be surviving.
No consumer televisions. Though they invented the IPS LCD display (and much of the rest of he technology), they bet big on plasma. And lost. Panasonic is in transistion to all B-to-B, though the kitchen stuff seems to be surviving.
Best Buy lists 4K TVs from Sony, Sharp, and Toshiba--all well known Japanese brands. Where the Japanese make them I have no idea.
One hopes not--I'm getting sick of this government war on personal transportation. Safer and better gas mileage fine, but Obama was trying to repeal the laws of physics.
IIRC Sony TV's were/are made in North America.
Oops...
Well it seems they are still selling TV's for now anyway.
Try to buy a TV off that site and see what happens. The only things listed are HDMI cables and replacement remotes.
In New Zealand.
How about here.
But maybe not soon,
If you've been looking to buy a Panasonic TV but have had a hard time finding one, here's why: The company, which has struggled in the U.S. television business since it exited the plasma TV business back in 2014, has quietly stopped selling sets here as it ponders its future in the industry.
Panasonic sets are still on sale at a few retailers, including Walmart, but most models are listed as unavailable on the Panasonic website. However, if you do find one, you should have no qualms about buying it. Panasonic TVs have typically done well in Consumer Reports' TV tests, and the company says it will continue to provide service and parts for the sets it sells and honor any warranties.
A Panasonic spokesperson said the company could return to the U.S. market in the near future, and it continues to sell TVs in other parts of the world, including Canada, Europe, and Asia.
The company was notably quiet about new TVs during the CES trade show back in January. At that time, the company indicated it would have both a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player and a 4K OLED TV this year, but so far neither has made it to the U.S. market.
Where are the TVs?
"Spokespersons" never talk in absolutes.
Or anywhere else. They are out of the consumer TV market. Losing nine or ten zeros (a year) will make a company think about the markets they're going to service and the one's they're not.
Consider the cable sizes. For a given power, the higher voltage is smaller copper and thus lower weight.
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If you already have 350v on board where's the benefit for 48?
And for a non-hybrid what percentage of the weight of the vehicle is electrical wiring? And of that weight, how much is copper conductors and how much is connectors, insulation, mounting brackets, and whatnot?
And even the people trying to sell 48v don't claim that it will do away with 12v--48v is going to be an _additional_ electrical system.
As opposed to 12? None. As opposed to 350V, only? A lot!
It's quite a lot of weight and all (expensive) copper.
I never heard 48V being proposed for hybrids but I have for IC cars. Of course there won't be all three. I highly doubt that 48V will ever be common.
Being one of the expensive metals it is a major cost. Being a heavy metal it is a major cost. Battery cables are not thin.
It is the whole ball of wax to consider. And modules don't run on 350v. Likely there are various voltages already. Proper power is a complex subject. It isn't just weight or voltage.
This is getting far from wood working and should limit itself.
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So what? I haven't seen a _number_ from you, just arm waving.
What percentage of the cost of a $20,000 car is battery cables? What percentage of the weight of a 2000 pound car is battery cables?
How much will that cost and weight be reduced by going to 48v?
They don't run on 48 either unless they are designed to.
Then why are you on about weight and voltage?
Tell that to whoever decided to bring the Church Of 48v Cars into the discussion.
It has been a long standing practice that if a car company could save two or three cents doing something differently that works they will reengineer to make that happen. Many vehicle recalls are to undo what saving a few cents during manufacturing caused to be problematic. Probably with out exception the G body GM vehicles from 1978 on had a campaign to replace every every rear control arm bolt, both sides. The cost of the replacement bolt kit, 2 bolts and 2 lock nuts, $1.35. Every G body vehicle that came into our shop automatically had these bolts replaced if it had not already been done. It was about a 15 minute procedure that we often never told the customer about.
That's true, but will having two different electrical systems one on 12v and the other one
48v actually save those few cents?I'm sorry, Leon, but this is clearly some vendor of 48v equipment trying to sell his stuff.
According to the recall the issue was lack of corrosion resistance in a specially hardened bolt and the replacements were actually weaker than the originals but had more corrosion resistance. Doesn't sound like a case of cheaping out to me. There are such, like the Pinto, but I don't think you've picked one.
Only if the wiring can be down sized, that might safe a little and a little weight to help increase MPG. It seems they will do any thing to rig what they have to work.
I recall Oldsmobiles Diesel engines. They had the worst fuel filter system ever until the last year of production. Then they added a water/fuel separator.
That is probably true too, and likely a division of that corporation trying to pull it's weight.
I think 90% of all recalls is a case of the manufacturer cutting some kind of corner. And that corner cutting could simply be not enough product testing before committing.
That's the bottom line. If it weren't for CAFE standards, there would be no talk of 48V systems (or aluminum F150s).
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