I just bought a Dilong aftermarket charger - Now What?

[Gregski]

a while ago we put together a Group Buy: Dilong 6.6kW OBC / 1.5kW DC-DC Converter, 300-550V Output and a few of us took the plunge. I feel like a proper write up of what to do once you get one of these aftermarket onboard chargers is warranted, and this may be a better home for it than the classifieds. (why don't I just write it up on the Wiki, because I don't know how to do that, and I prefer the free style of the forum format rather than being pigeon holed into a layout, sorry guys)

son don't sit back, don't relax, but instead participate and help us do this, please

QUESTIONS:

1. Why would one use this one instead of a 1st Gen Chevy Volt one or a Mitsubishi Outlander?

• both of those are great chargers, but they only go to about 400v and this one can do 550v

• as of this writing the 1st Gen Chevy Volt charger is not supported by the Zombieverter out of the box

[Gregski]

maybe we can start with the physical connection, how do you connect all these things?

[Gregski]

nothing to it but to do it

[Gregski]

so let's start with this most complicated single wire 12 volt connector on planet earth

[Gregski]

let's take a peak inside

[Gregski]

I bet it's hold on with just one bolt

[Gregski]

sorry folks I could not get myself to use that monstrosity so I made a simple hardwired connection

[Gregski]

then I made the high voltage DC battery cable

[Gregski]

Alternating Current AC Input Connector

for this one I will be using my Walmart receptacle (I know, it has to be good)

J1772 Receptacle Walmart.jpg (25.69 KiB) Viewed 361 times

if wiring an already attached J1772 receptacle on the other end, make sure to first slip on these end caps before crimping the pins on the wire

it appears they don't use the Control Pilot and Proximity Pilot signals ???

[Gregski]

Low Voltage IO Connector

[Gregski]

I'll let the video do the talking...

[Gregski]

[Gregski]

for DC-DC converting you don't even need the Zombieverter VCU hooked up, the only reason it is there because it controls my BMW sBox ie opens and closes the contactors and the pre charge relay etc. to protect the capacitor in the charger

we started with a motorcycle battery at 12.76 volts

yeah you need more than one wire to activate the DC-DC converter and this is on the wrong pin anyway! (more on this later)