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Looks like an ex demo car is up for sale here in Perth. Shame I have already paid a deposit on a white one at $50k.

Joseph - any idea what these error codes are? I don't see a lot of value in listing them without context...

OK so a bit of a nuisance problem with the drive contactor. Sticking is bad enough, but it seems to be causing grief now. Francess said she took off up a slight hill and felt the drive drop out. She turned it all off, and the auxiliary circuit supplying the green LED was open. Well that's one way to...

dRdoS7 wrote: ↑

Wed, 22 Jan 2020, 06:39

And what happens if you don't wait for the H2 to dissipate before trying a "live" cell swap.

Is that illustrating the aftermath of a Hindenberg incident?!

Nice! Looking forward to hearing how it goes in some new hands... hopefully not from a news bulletin

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/superpo ... 9709231727

Professor Garnaut's talk might as well be called "I bloody told you so!"

I'll be there.

memecode wrote: ↑

Tue, 21 Jan 2020, 13:43

Are there any NSW EV conversion places still working in 2020?

Or are they all gone...

Geoff O'Toole in Mulgrave (GT Tooling)
And I think the EV Ecosystem around Warner's Bay is still active. Brett Sutherland, Jon Eggenhuzen et al.

You use an iPhone - it was clear from the start

The current circuit looks like this: HV distribution rev 1.png The drive contactor is activated by the controller through a 12 V supply coming from the Greatland. The drive contactor precharge relay is activated by the key START circuit. The master contactor precharge relay is driven by a switched s...

This is how you'd do it. Summary: http://revproject.com/traffic/summary.pdf Full report: http://revproject.com/traffic/report.pdf TL; DR Putting a minimum of 50 kW charger in every town greater than 250 people with more powerful ones on popular routes - $19 Million. Putting a minimum of 150 kW charg...

One down 7 to go?

Seems as good a spot as any to bring this up, but the brand new GV240 contactor in the Prelude is sticking from time to time. Seems to be a bit variable though. Sometimes it sticks and other times it doesn't. The rear pack contactor is stuck and won't get off, presumably because the A/C capacitance ...

Hopefully this is a useful place to put my query, considering if actually involves welders on battery-backed solar homes (but not off grid). I'm considering a 10 kW hybrid inverter (transformerless) for my home, but in the shed I like to stick-weld, angle-grind and cut stuff with a honking big 2400 ...

Yes they will probably be nickel plated so won't need much preparation. The contact grease is always a good move.

Very neat fit! Well done.
Hopefully the placement of batteries won't look too out of place and change the aesthetic too much.

Also, last time I checked we didn't meet the requirements to actually be eligible to join CAMS.

It's all downhill at least!

Public service announcement from Francess - she is so happy with her Prelude she is inviting folks to help celebrate it's rebirth as an EV on the 15th of February: "You're invited to join us at a celebration, champers moment, for the official completion of the Prelude Conversion on 15 Feb 5pm BYO di...

Facebook is where everyone went. But they will come back.

Francess dropped in this afternoon to get the last few minor quibbles sorted before it goes over the pits next week. The main job was swapping out the drive contactor to a GV240 with auxiliary contacts so I can put a green LED in the cabin to indicate that the car is ready to drive. In the process o...

Made a good start on the solar for my house - all fixed down and wired up. I have 14 in series on the east, same again on the west. The cable entry point to the roof is under the last panel, which was one panel further forward than it should have been, hence there's 12 panels on the upper row, and j...

Hi Dylan,
Some recent spam attacks caused us to bolster our forum entry credentials. I'll call in the experts - @coulomb and @weber or @rhills would know.
Cheers,
Chris

(typo corrected)

Terry, I borrowed a friends corded chainsaw last weekend to bring down a weedy tree behind the house. Brazilian pepper tree. Made light work of it and was worth 150 bucks new. I would definitely recommend you stick with corded chainsaws unless the job absolutely necessitated cordless.

Bit of a necropost, but you never know...

Charged fully overnight to 100% on the 2.2 kW charger. Got in, suggested 330 km. Headed off down the hill and managed to use regen most of the way down Welshpool road until she canna' take no more. Now I had 350 km range :) This is amazing and a bit surprising? If I charge my Kona to 100% and the c...