[FIRST DRIVE] Leaf to VW Type 2 Campervan

[ianlighting]

this temperature is quite normal, there is no need to worry.
for the inverter, anything above 80° is critical, and the motor can tolerate 130° in long climbs.

Well it’s good to hear the motor is fine with it, but as the coolant loop is shared with the PDM and Inverter, it sounds like I should make some changes to make sure I don’t over heat the inverter.

I hit the 80 degrees when I was 2 miles from the destination, so I just let off the speed a bit to give it a chance to cool a little. But it’s possible I could be driving in an even hotter day in the future.

[Romale]

if you add two more fans on the other side of the radiator, but on the "other" side, so that the air flows together, your problem will be solved.

[ianlighting]

if you add two more fans on the other side of the radiator, but on the "other" side, so that the air flows together, your problem will be solved.

Due to lack of space (or just bad planning) I had to put the fans on that side of the rad. But I set them to suck instead of blow, so they are working with the same flow of air from the vehicle moving forwards. But I can look into options like additional fans to see what difference it makes.