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Leaf Motor controller
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:04 am
by zippy500
What are the cheapest options are there to spin up a leaf motor with reasonable power output ?
My original leaf inverter that came with the motor is faulty after spending some money on it, want to get back into my project , don't really want to spend anther £600 on a leaf inverter ?
Re: Leaf Motor controller
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:59 am
by arber333
zippy500 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:04 am
What are the cheapest options are there to spin up a leaf motor with reasonable power output ?
My original leaf inverter that came with the motor is faulty after spending some money on it, want to get back into my project , don't really want to spend anther £600 on a leaf inverter ?
Ampera/Volt inverter
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chevrolet-Vo ... Sw1aRc2-Qc
You can cut the original driver cables and lengthen them to your existing control brain. The same applies to current sensor cables.
See here how it looks inside:
https://leafdriveblog.wordpress.com/201 ... eaf-motor/
If you have Johannes Rev2 board i can search if i have one Volt interface board left. If you want to make your own, you can use my files here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=297
I now use Lebowski brain to drive Leaf motor. I dont advertise it here since this site is about Johannes inverter.
https://leafdriveblog.wordpress.com/201 ... -inverter/
It is definitely easier than adapting Leaf control board to Prius inverter.
But if you want some more work , you can buy Prius inverter and use Damiens board. I am not yet there with my Prius rev.3 board.