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by LeeB
Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: Toyota/Lexus
Topic: Lexus GS450h VCU IC9 position
Replies: 1
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Lexus GS450h VCU IC9 position

ic9.jpg GS450h VCU.jpg I have one of Damien Maguire's Lexus GS450VCU boards. In the videos the IC9 is always a potted up component which you align with the pronting on the PCB so that it get soldered in the correct way around. On my kit, IC9 is a bare board with a choke, an IC and other components....
by LeeB
Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: BMW
Topic: Info on BMW hybrid battery packs?
Replies: 437
Views: 839760

Re: Info on BMW hybrid battery packs?

I have just got round to sorting a BMS for my PHEV pack and now find that you cant buy SImpBMS or the Teensy it runs on! I have a Teensy 4.0 and ESP32s and all sorts of hardware, but not a Teensy 3.2. What are my options for BMS on this battery pack?
by LeeB
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:53 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: GS 450h/rx450h/outlander which one to pick?
Replies: 13
Views: 5260

Re: GS 450h/rx450h/outlander which one to pick?

This is exactly the situation I am in. I have two Lexus GS450h cars. I bought the first as a donor for an EV build and because I couldnt source a decent battery I just drove it around as a hybrid. When the traction battery came up with a fault i replaced a cell and carried on. I then bought a BMW hy...