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Pretty sure Vic Park, Ozzy Park and Wangara are the only Bluedrives in Perth.

Really hope that's the end of it for you Dave. What a gong show!

That particular car (the one with the decals on the side) was the one we drove to Esperance and had difficulty charging.

Had a chat with Brendan about the install and what happened with the EZ Meter. Seems it produced smoke and popped before he gave up, suggesting either it was incorrectly wired or it was faulty to begin with. Either way, it's doing nothing so I need to replace it with a new one and hope it gets wired...

brendon_m wrote: ↑Wed, 16 Sep 2020, 15:40 https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/detail ... 02059af82c

For those playing in WA
$35000

*doesn't like to be charged at 22 kW... Ask me how I know.

I'm sure I'm telling you nothing you haven't already calculated, but... I would be careful about "desensitising" the current sensing. The current sensor is probably also used to limit the current if Leadfoot Leroy floors the pedal on a steep hill or driveway. If the indicated current is lower, you ...

Should quickly add that the original LEV50 cells were LiMnO2 chemistry, not LFP. LiMnO2 cells maintain a higher operating voltage in the first 50% of the SOC, unlike NMC which tend to show a quick drop off to 4 V and fairly linear drop over the SOC. https://pushevs.com/2015/11/04/gs-yuasa-improved-c...

mark_hetho wrote: ↑Tue, 15 Sep 2020, 08:19 Forget light-years, Moke-minutes is my new favourite unit of distance.

Where each stressful minute is longer than the last!

Well that sounds like a better deal than the one we tried to set up for AEVA members! I can tell you're still not a member, so what was the price on the invoice? In gross terms for the car itself, I'm not sure if it would have been better, but with the trade-in, yes, certainly a better change-over ...

Well that sounds like a better deal than the one we tried to set up for AEVA members! I can tell you're still not a member, so what was the price on the invoice?
Happy electric motoring!

Hmm, well not yet, but progress was made. I learned the difference between doing it right and doing it to code. I installed an AC isolator box destined to have an RCBO and an MCB for the backup and grid connect supplies respectively, after blasting a 28 mm hole through the wall behind it. Brendan ar...

Ian needs about 18 of them, so sorry Terry, I might keep it local. At least this will get three EVs back on the road

OK so two for Dan, one for Simon, and the remaining 13 split between Terry and Ian? Ian needs probably about 7 for his Vectrix.

antiscab wrote: ↑Fri, 11 Sep 2020, 17:59 update:
Car passed inspection today, [because it] now has 4 new tyres

There I fixed it

Hi Dan007a and T1 Terry Still haven't heard back from Brett Gilles, but there are three folks with pressing needs for these cells. These are the grey CALB 40 Ah cells measuring 180 x 115 x 45 and have 16 of them. Ian Porter needs as many as he can get for his Vectrix, so if those who need only a few...

In the three-phase hybrid inverter world, the best two options appear to be the Fronius Symo hybrid and the Goodwe ET series (both 10 kW). I think it would be better to have an all-in-one inverter because too many boxes on the side of your house gets to be a bit of an eyesore. LV or HV - makes no di...

My only 2 photos from the day - about 40-odd EVs. Not bad for a weekday.

Pretty sure those pumps are self-priming so nothing to worry about.

Yes, this is true. It would probably give lower readings, but given the climate it's operating it it shouldn't be an issue most of the time.

It's been a rough year to say the least. We also just lost Jackson Edwards, aka Farfle from numerous EV forums. He was killed when he crashed his self-built aeroplane in Oregon. The plane once ran on batteries and a Zero motor, but he recently changed it back to a Rotax. After climbing to 100 m he r...

The GW has a quiescent load of about 100 W which comes from the grid at all times, unless the grid is disconnected and it's running in backup mode. Price you have to pay I think.

Correct, they don't care what phase carried how much current (although it can be determined). They only care about total energy imported or exported and at what time of day. Some distributors have a phase unbalance limit. But your export limit is probably too small for that to apply, if it would ap...

francisco.shi wrote: ↑Thu, 03 Sep 2020, 16:48 You mean they only read power in or out for all the phases together.
They do not measure each phase individually. Right?

Correct, they don't care what phase carried how much current (although it can be determined). They only care about total energy imported or exported and at what time of day.

Does that mean that if you are consuming 2kw on phase 1 and nothing on say phase 2 and your inverter is connected to phase 2 then it will try to push 2kw out thru phase 2. Will the electricity company then sell you 2kw at full price then buy 2kw from you at feed in tariff price or will it consider ...

Yeah a changeover switch/relay is the way to go. Get an automatic one though otherwise you have to monitor for when power comes back on. I'm at the stage now where I'm looking to get one installed. Not going to do it myself as it involves touching the live mains pre-breaker. Let us know what you en...