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It depends - when I build LiPo cell packs, the series buslink is a piece of 2 mm thick copper, and it serves as the parallel link too. I have never seen an internal short fail that way. I have seen cells with a small self-discharge bring the entire parallel group down to zero though. Which sucks, bu...

What do you mean by 'lets go'? If it forms an internal short, its voltage will drop and the cells in parallel with it will dump current until the buslink melts. If it goes open circuit the capacity is reduced, the DCIR increases and will result in voltage sag across that one cell group. Parallel fir...

Are these RV failures lead gel batteries? Or LFP?

If it's LFP, the best option is to parallel them at the cell level, and that means having all the battery in one place. Which is not always the easiest option.

I think @4Springs recently bought some and bedded them in for the Brumby.

I think a class action is unlikely. There was a collection of names of folks who were keen on pressuring Nissan about their lousy battery packs in the 2012 Leafs, but in the end, most of those people went out and bought new EVs with better batteries. Most concluded it wouldn't be worth the hassle, a...

For me it was the hoist. That was $3600 well spent from day one. I can't put a price on my sanity crawling underneath cars in the dark...

Hi Luke - hope this project is getting the attention is deserves? Setting up the workshop is a priority though. I bought a house with a big shed and had a hoist installed so I could convert the Prelude.

Hi Boris, antiscab also has a Zoe but it's not had any trouble that we're aware of. 22 kW onboard charging is pretty handy. You can try one of the Fast AC chargers on the RAC network. If that charges OK, go for a long drive and come back and try it again to see if it faults. Hopefully it's not a hea...

Hi WA Zoe Guy (hopefully we'll learn your name soon!) - I drove that car to Esperance and experienced the difficulties. It appeared to me that the car was fine for daily use, but after driving 200 km and charging it at 22 kW, it wasn't happy. It only started to charge after things had cooled down. R...

Is this made abuntantly clear wjen you buy a Tesla?
Cause that's one of a few reasons I didn't get one.

*Frenchmans spit*
I doonot like this po-wer!

Nothing wrong with pinching a phase and neutral from the plug, just make sure you pass it through a mobile RCBO.

I reckon @suziauto could help here?

I generally get about 350 km driving to work and back for 4 days in a row, but it means a long weekend of solar charging. So I tend to put 10 kWh in each night from the house battery.
On the highway 260 km is possible at 100 km/h and no aircon. Maybe 220 km at 110?

Christmas party might be a barbecue by the Camfield. Place is booked out from arsehole to breakfast. Tis the season...

Populating a module is the easy bit... Spent today unboxing the remaining cells and cutting up sheets of G10FR4 for the enclosures. Once the modules are fully terminated I'll build an enclosure around it and fill 'er up with resin.

Hopefully these trends continue!

I wonder if the balance will improve with more short (10 to 20 km) drives and recharges?

Apparently this will be released in Australia next year.
Not the greatest range, but priced accordingly - small range means low cost. Maybe $43k drive away?
https://thedriven.io/2020/12/11/mazda-c ... -mid-2021/

We agreed at last night's branch meeting that we should have a Christmas get-together at the Camfield Hotel, December 19th at midday . Easy to access by electric train, but there is parking nearby for those who wish to drive. The venue is totally booked out, but walk-ins are still welcome. So we'll ...

You can also buy direct from MPP Solar in Taiwan.

That's a hell of a lot, and even when turned off that's still quite a lot...

Well done Andreas! Yes it's always a bigger job than first imagined. Glad you got everything to fit in the end. The two 4-cell modules weren't too difficult to manage?

It might be @acmotor - Tuarn's car?

"We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I t...