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by Cookie6000
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Electrify Your Ride - new conversion guide book
Replies: 35
Views: 8440

Re: Electrify Your Ride - new conversion guide book

Just ordered @johu. Forgot the promo code but, I don't care if it's all going to a worthy cause! Looking forward to the read.
Well done (voracious hand clapping emoji)
by Cookie6000
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: EV car conversion hardware
Replies: 260
Views: 1187145

Re: EV car conversion hardware

the source for 12v is the TDK DC converter. It connects directly to the main circuit in the car. I have other 12v circuit that only goes up when I power on the principal key, feeding my openinverter v2. I could install a small 12v battery for absorb inrush currents if it is absolutely needed, but t...
by Cookie6000
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: EV car conversion hardware
Replies: 260
Views: 1187145

Re: EV car conversion hardware

I am going to use a DC/DC converter TDK like the mentioned here. I know i can start it without 12v battery, but could someone confirm it has upper voltage to 397vDC and if it is possible to continously work without 12v battery, so avoid to install 12v batt in my conversion ? thanks The question I w...
by Cookie6000
Sat Aug 12, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: BMW e30e
Replies: 49
Views: 11470

Re: BMW e30e

Great to see this build kicking off! Looking forward to updates. Let me know if you need anything as I'm just down the road.
by Cookie6000
Mon May 01, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

To my knowledge, you will need to find a specific custom ROM to your specific HU, I suggest you start searching for possible ROMs Part of the problem is, its a non branded unit but, I can access the system settings and find out what MCU and CPU types are in there plus all other build specifics... m...
by Cookie6000
Mon May 01, 2023 10:18 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Probably a bit late and you may already have something similar but I made up a spreadsheet to show the voltages at every pin on the BMS connectors. Thanks Ali. I did the same and have a record of every time I did a pin by pin while I was doing the cell balancing the time I had both packs open to th...
by Cookie6000
Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:24 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Was it squeaky bum time when you plugged in the BMS? :lol: I'd be very interested to hear how you get on with the Android head unit as that's something I want to try too. Hands were a bit twitchy yes but, I had cross checked it so many times, it had to be right by now! Yep, the android hu is good b...
by Cookie6000
Sat Apr 29, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Quick update Been driving the Audi a lot lately. Well, about 100km so far but, it's a lot for it since it hit the road first. Getting used to it's range capability and from a few back and forth to work, it looks to have an approximate range of 80km. Further testing - taking it to 0% SOC, charging to...
by Cookie6000
Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Battery Managment (BMS)
Topic: Nissan Leaf BMS
Replies: 150
Views: 437499

Re: Nissan Leaf BMS

Brill. Thanks johu. Both interlock input/output wires are now joined.
Just waiting on the LElink BLE module to arrive. Old Veepeak odb2 reader I have won't work with Leaf Spy Pro. Once I have all that in place, it's time to plug it all in.
by Cookie6000
Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:01 am
Forum: Battery Managment (BMS)
Topic: Nissan Leaf BMS
Replies: 150
Views: 437499

Re: Nissan Leaf BMS

@johu, I finally have the Audi running around again on the 2015 24kWh pack (grey molex) and during some rewiring, I found 2 of the 96 voltage taps in the wrong connector position. Success! I wired up the Can, 12v feeds for the Perm, Ign and charge mode as well as reusing the Leaf current sensor in t...
by Cookie6000
Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Jaysus lads It's an embarrassing reason but, she's working :lol: I came home with an adjustable resister, ready to play with where the sweet spot was for the PP from the charger to ground, took a punt at 680ohm and tried it... nothing. Right, off came the lid. Plug in the EVSE... nothing, no life. H...
by Cookie6000
Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Great update. Shame about the charger but interested to hear how you resolve it. I’m leaving my Tesla gen 2 charger permanently powered on (LV) but it’ll kill the battery if not driven for a week. Need to find a solution to send it to sleep when not charging. Before I fitted the charge session cont...
by Cookie6000
Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Following on from my last post, we ploughed on and got everything buttoned up, CAN bus run, charge circuit hooked up, HV lit up and wheels rolling. Really good feeling when it all comes together and copper fastens the idea of documenting everything, and triple checking your work, especially when lon...
by Cookie6000
Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Whats the double din Ali radio you used? thinking one of those probably easiest way for me to get battery data available in my conversion It's a single din unit, but I think they sent me one with a double din bracket. Easy to modify. It's the same as the Aliexpress ones, but I managed to get it fro...
by Cookie6000
Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: Events and Meetups
Topic: Dublin DIY EV Meetup at Tog Hackerspace 26/08/23
Replies: 38
Views: 7742

Re: Dublin DIY EV Meetup at Tog Hackerspace 26/02/23

Thanks Marc for organising and getting all the Irish based OI followers there yesterday. Was great to meet everyone for the fist time face to face. Look forward to the next one... when I'll bring a warner coat :lol: https://www.tog.ie/gallery/nggallery/all/diy-electric-vehicle-feb See you all next t...
by Cookie6000
Tue Feb 21, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

And the revival goes on... More stuff has arrived. The OBD port arrived as did the reader, ready for inclusion into the updated system. Added to this was some home made twisted pair for front to rear vehicle and the cheapo Android 10, 7" single DIN head unit which I fired up last night and seem...
by Cookie6000
Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [Driving] Freelander EV With Gen1 Leaf electrics and EVBMW VCU
Replies: 259
Views: 252808

Re: Freelander EV With Gen1 Leaf electrics and EVBMW VCU

Joking aside I do accept what you are saying and it would be good to know how others are controlling precharge. I will have to take another look at my VCU to see if it has a precharge control. Just as Paul mentioned, the v1.5 firmware for the original EVBMW Leaf VCU(the one James 'Figleaf' and I ha...
by Cookie6000
Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Good bit of forward movement this week. The mess that was in the boot has finally been banished! The first step was to make things just simpler, cleaner and functional. With limited space to play with and many many drafts scribbled, I finally got my hands on a 330x140x120 oblong box that fit my plan...
by Cookie6000
Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:16 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

bobby_come_lately wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:44 pm Welcome back! Good to see this moving again.
Thanks Tom

In fairness, it has been your recent videos that has kicked me up the arse to get this moving again. #Hackerspaceultimatum
by Cookie6000
Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Evening all Both the Audi and I have been off the radar for a while. Like the rest of the world, the fun some of us had brought on by lockdown, uninterrupted time in our sheds/driveways, came to an end and the busy timetable of daily life/work resumed. The Audi drove and charged, but very 'manually'...
by Cookie6000
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Leaving the forum
Replies: 41
Views: 4651

Re: Leaving the forum

All I can say Damien is, thank you :) For upending the world with your interest in reverse engineering something when the internet told you 'it's impossible Damien... don't waste your time!... stop it!... YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!' because, as we all know, the internet is always right. Without you and ...
by Cookie6000
Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:05 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Leaf Gen 1 Inverter Board
Replies: 299
Views: 128635

Re: Leaf Gen 1 Inverter Board

Well done JaniK!
Apologies for the error on those sketches. They have been edited and updated!
by Cookie6000
Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

vwbrady wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:53 pm An you luck with regen?
Nothing yet I'm afraid. Very little time spent on the Audi. Hope as the nights draw in, I can spend more time out in the shed. Will post up any findings
by Cookie6000
Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:39 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [DRIVING] The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf
Replies: 146
Views: 50109

Re: The Audi 8e - Powered by Leaf

Hello Fiachra, After seeing your videos on YouTube, I wanted to do the same setup in my Audi 90 Coupe Quattro. I wanted to know if I can get a copy of the CAD design for the adapter plate or are you selling those adapter plates. Thanks Hey Neyo I have your Audi's twin in the next bay! Is yours the ...
by Cookie6000
Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [Driving] Freelander EV With Gen1 Leaf electrics and EVBMW VCU
Replies: 259
Views: 252808

Re: Freelander EV With Gen1 Leaf electrics and EVBMW VCU

Alibro wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:14 pm First Drive. :D
I'm a month late but... well done!! First drive I always the best... and most scary! Great acceleration off the line. Now the easy bit... the tidying up of all the test rig :lol: