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- Mon, 02 Mar 2020, 06:15
- Forum: Electric motors and controllers
- Topic: questions regarding rewinding and stator insulation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1904
Re: questions regarding rewinding and stator insulation
Alan, you're not going to use really thick wire in those slots - it's just too hard to install and you want to do it properly. A neater solution is to divide your required wire cross-section into (say) five wires, each of one-fifth the area, and connect the five in parallel. Much easier to wind, and...
- Fri, 29 Nov 2019, 19:12
- Forum: Tesla EVs
- Topic: Elon Musk presents the new Tesla Cybertruck Launch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 775
Re: Elon Musk presents the new Tesla Cybertruck Launch
Can you throw a dead sheep in the back of it?
- Wed, 27 Nov 2019, 05:17
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: Aftermarket iMiEV battery upgrade project
- Replies: 509
- Views: 55646
Re: Aftermarket iMiEV battery upgrade project
Will they fit into the plastic baskets, or will you have to support them with a bespoke container?
Is that an empty basket sitting on top in that picture?
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Is that an empty basket sitting on top in that picture?
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- Mon, 25 Nov 2019, 17:32
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: Aftermarket iMiEV battery upgrade project
- Replies: 509
- Views: 55646
Re: Aftermarket iMiEV battery upgrade project
Chris,
Seriously looking forward to hearing how you get on with this project. The battery in my 2010 car is now down to about 80 km range and I will need a rework plan soon. Pity we are so far apart or else I could help.
Seriously looking forward to hearing how you get on with this project. The battery in my 2010 car is now down to about 80 km range and I will need a rework plan soon. Pity we are so far apart or else I could help.
- Wed, 16 Oct 2019, 13:17
- Forum: General EV Discussion
- Topic: Making home EV ready
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4466
Re: Making home EV ready
It worries me that a solar inverter might be fed with 400 V from a car's propulsion battery. Most of the high-voltage solar inverters use a single-phase full-wave bridge inverter, with the battery connected to the top and bottom of the bridge and the single-phase mains connected across the middle. T...
- Fri, 10 May 2019, 13:27
- Forum: Hyundai and Kia
- Topic: I've got my Kona
- Replies: 83
- Views: 9061
Re: I've got my Kona
I think I'd call that a "two-seats plus room-for-a-child's-booster-seat".
Thanks for the pic.
Thanks for the pic.
- Fri, 03 May 2019, 07:37
- Forum: Hyundai and Kia
- Topic: I've got my Kona
- Replies: 83
- Views: 9061
Re: I've got my Kona
Hey Clinton,
It's a 4-seater, right? No one ever shows photos of the back seat!
It's a 4-seater, right? No one ever shows photos of the back seat!
- Sat, 13 Apr 2019, 18:52
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: replacing the ECU and the battery pack in Miev 2010
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1314
Re: replacing the ECU and the battery pack in Miev 2010
If the 12 volt vehicle battery under the bonnet has gone flat, you won't be able to start charging.
I'm sure you know that, since you've owned the car for so long, but just making sure...
I'm sure you know that, since you've owned the car for so long, but just making sure...
- Mon, 18 Mar 2019, 10:46
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: 2010 Imiev charging question
- Replies: 45
- Views: 9793
Re: 2010 Imiev charging question
Greg P:
I sent you a PM last week: I may need some assistance modifying my 2010 I-MiEV.
I sent you a PM last week: I may need some assistance modifying my 2010 I-MiEV.
- Sat, 09 Mar 2019, 19:16
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Nissan Announce Pre-ordering for August release of Leafs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1441
Re: Nissan Announce Pre-ordering for August release of Leafs
Did you mean 40 kWH (battery)?
- Sat, 09 Mar 2019, 06:12
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Nissan Announce Pre-ordering for August release of Leafs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1441
Nissan Announce Pre-ordering for August release of Leafs
I received an email yesterday inviting me to pre-order for an August release...
No mention of price or specs. Suggested dealer link only.We are excited to announce that you can now register to pre-order this revolutionary vehicle ahead of its August 2019 arrival.
- Mon, 24 Dec 2018, 05:29
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Solar panels on an EV roof
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3242
Re: Solar panels on an EV roof
Hanzieo currently I'm stuck with the 140vdc out of the pannels to 316v of the battery There is also the possibility of using micro-inverters to deliver 240V AC directly from each panel. Here I have 16 panels with µ-inverters. I charge the MiEV during the afternoon once the Powerwall is full at abou...
- Fri, 21 Dec 2018, 05:47
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: Imiev repair - precharge resistor
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5469
Re: Imiev repair - precharge resistor
As a matter of interest, how would you go about disconnecting banks of cells before removing them? As a retired electrical engineer, the thought of handling 360 V DC appalls me. Nightmare stuff. I'd rather handle 415 V 3-ph mains. How many cells in a bank? Is there a single nut on a post at each end...
- Wed, 12 Dec 2018, 06:15
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: Aftermarket iMiEV battery upgrade project
- Replies: 509
- Views: 55646
Re: Aftermarket iMiEV battery upgrade project
How do you connect to those Liyuan cells? I see no threaded holes for studs.
Is there a protective sticker over the hole, perhaps? Over the hole on the pole
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Is there a protective sticker over the hole, perhaps? Over the hole on the pole

- Mon, 10 Dec 2018, 10:04
- Forum: For Sale/Wanted
- Topic: Sold: 2011 imiev - $11k - Perth WA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4707
Re: FS - 2011 imiev - $17k - Perth WA
Thanks for the info, guys. Lots to learn in this new hobby.
Looking at Jeremy's car (zzcoopej). Hope to join the club soon.
Looking at Jeremy's car (zzcoopej). Hope to join the club soon.
- Mon, 10 Dec 2018, 06:18
- Forum: For Sale/Wanted
- Topic: Sold: 2011 imiev - $11k - Perth WA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4707
Re: FS - 2011 imiev - $17k - Perth WA
What is that display of battery condition (second and third pix) in the first post? How can I view it for a vehicle I want to buy?
- Mon, 16 Feb 2015, 15:26
- Forum: Electric motors and controllers
- Topic: Simple Precharge Circuit
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8212
Simple Precharge Circuit
Assuming the controller has ~300 µF of caps charged to 150V, that is an energy storage of ½CV^2 , which is 3.375 J or 0.0009375 WH.
Even if you have 1 F of capacitance, that can only hold 11.25 kJ or 3.125 WH of energy at 150V.
Not very significant compared to the energy used in running the car !
Even if you have 1 F of capacitance, that can only hold 11.25 kJ or 3.125 WH of energy at 150V.
Not very significant compared to the energy used in running the car !
- Sun, 08 Feb 2015, 03:00
- Forum: Batteries, charging, management and monitoring
- Topic: Weber & Coulomb's LyteFyba BMS
- Replies: 72
- Views: 36063
Weber & Coulomb's LyteFyba BMS
Hi guys, been silent for a while, just getting interested again. Good to see the progress with technology. I love the new designs for CMUs and BMSs. I just have one niggle - I seem to recall that in Oz, at least, we are bound by AS3000 for all wiring. As I read it, that means that it is contrary to ...
- Wed, 06 Jun 2012, 17:06
- Forum: Technical and conversion discussion
- Topic: A Lurker's Ideas
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2450
A Lurker's Ideas
Hi acmotor (and everyone else) Thanks for the responses, it seems that the generating performance of induction machines these days is better than it says in my Uni textbooks! However, the books are based on the machine being connected to a grid, not a VFD, so they won't behave the same way. I remain...
- Tue, 05 Jun 2012, 19:05
- Forum: Technical and conversion discussion
- Topic: A Lurker's Ideas
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2450
A Lurker's Ideas
Some years ago I was looking at the prospect of designing an AC controller in conjunction with my son Andy, who designs and sells after-market ECUs for hotted-up ICE cars (http://adaptronic.com.au). I was going to do the high-power design, building and debugging on a test vehicle, Andy was going to ...
- Tue, 01 Jul 2008, 04:44
- Forum: AEVA NSW Branch
- Topic: Sydney Lurkers
- Replies: 46
- Views: 9068
Sydney Lurkers
Hi guys, another lurker. In fact, in another life, another forum, I was known as "The Masked Lurker" for a while, but these days I'm just "Masky". I'm an electronics design engineer (retired) and I love getting my hands dirty. I modified my Mazda van to 4WD many years ago and we've been around Oz a ...