1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE

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What motor/inverter combo would you like to see me use?

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BMW 330e External Connector

if we gonna use the OEM BMW battery box we might as well use the OEM low voltage pig tail




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Captain's Log:

Project Date: Day 105

We have not met our 100 day or less Arbitrary Build Deadline, aka the ABD.

[excuses]
  • I got swamped at work the past week (yes I work for a living, ITing n sh!t)
  • Got two solid days of rain over the last weekend (didn't help with the item below)
[/excuses]

... so I could really use a good ol' Chuck Norris joke to cheer me up right about now...


I swear he looks like he's holding the ZombieVerter!
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84 VW MK1 Rabbit DIY Wire Harness 1 - Roll Your Own Fuses & Relays 1




so from this:
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to that:
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KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid
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EVBMW ZombieVerter VCU Header, Connector, Wire Harness




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56 Pin Header (Male) - Part # 211PL562L0011
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255799870142865.html]
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56 Pin Connector (Female) - Part # 211PC562S0009
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255799870142865.html]
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84 VW MK1 Rabbit DIY Wire Harness 2 - Permanent Power Fuse Block

here we add a four fuse block for anything that will require permanent power like the ZombieVerter VCU and brake lights



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84 VW MK1 Rabbit DIY Wire Harness 3 - Ignition Power Fuse Block

the one where the Greg adds a second four fuse block, this one gets it's power when you turn the key in the ignition to On




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The man responsible for the ZombieVerter tells us about Pin #15
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unGermaning the Voltswagen


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84 VW MK1 Rabbit DIY Wire Harness 4 - Start Power Fuse Block





The guy who invented the ZombieVerter tells us about Pin #52
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Is it possible you are mocking the Great One? :lol:
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Alibro wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:39 pm Is it possible you are mocking the Great One? :lol:
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ZombieVerter VCU Forward & Reverse





These two pins are used to set Direction
  • Pin 53 - Reverse
  • Pin 54 - Forward
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just want to share some screen shots with those who are still waiting on their Zombies to arrive ;)

we find the dirmode [direction mode] under the Parameters aka "Settings" section in the Open Inverter web interface for the ZombieVerter VCU accessible via WiFi

Button is our first choice. This option is designed for one or two momentary press buttons to put your car in either Drive aka Forward direction or Reverse. The way this works is you press a button and you are in that mode until you press the other button

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we find the dirmode [direction mode] under the Parameters aka "Settings" section in the Open Inverter web interface for the ZombieVerter VCU accessible via WiFi

Switch is our second choice.

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we find the dirmode [direction mode] under the Parameters aka "Settings" section in the Open Inverter web interface for the ZombieVerter VCU accessible via WiFi

ButtonReversed is our third choice. You would use this if say you took a rear motor from an OEM vehicle and flipped it to install it in the front of your new vehicle. The default forward direction would now spin your wheels backwards, so ButtonReversed takes care of this situation.

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we find the dirmode [direction mode] under the Parameters aka "Settings" section in the Open Inverter web interface for the ZombieVerter VCU accessible via WiFi

SwitchReversed is our fourth choice. You would use this if say you took a rear motor from an OEM vehicle and flipped it to install it in the front of your new vehicle. The default forward direction would now spin your wheels backwards, so SwitchReversed takes care of this situation.

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we find the dirmode [direction mode] under the Parameters aka "Settings" section in the Open Inverter web interface for the ZombieVerter VCU accessible via WiFi

DefaultForward is our fifth choice. This setting tells the VCU that as soon as we turn the key to the Run position we are ready to Drive, without any signals, buttons, switches going to Pin 53. This may be all you need for the Lexus GS450h rear wheel drive transmission as it has a traditional internal reverse gear inside the transmission so you just use the floor shifter to manually put it in Reverse. The motor still spins forward but it is the counter gear mated with the reverse gear that makes the car go backwards. So no wire on pin 54 needed to go in Reverse.

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Gregski wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:21 amZombieVerter VCU Forward & Reverse
"You might see stuff like that, where your pin was underneath the pin and looked like it was on but wasn't"

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MattsAwesomeStuff wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 9:15 am "You might see stuff like that, where your pin was underneath the pin and looked like it was on but wasn't"

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