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by JonSpence
Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can Bus items
Replies: 1
Views: 7124

Re: Can Bus items

Before I try and get around the can bus control , does anyone know of a simple way of switching between the two states. I do hope that someone can give you better details of this device, however I'm fairly certain that it doesn't operate how you suspect. The CAN interface is a serial stream of data...
by JonSpence
Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:15 pm
Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
Topic: Charging socket maintenance.
Replies: 15
Views: 20516

But you cannot isolate the Charger in the way that you have drawn it, on the Berlingo. When you plug in the standard Avcon connector into the side of the vehicle the wires that you would connect in parallel with the main input cables on the charger, I did not connect anything in parallel! My entire...
by JonSpence
Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:28 pm
Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
Topic: Charging socket maintenance.
Replies: 15
Views: 20516

Indeed yes this is ther answer. But as I said in first post the problem is the pins of the 13amp plug become LIVE when you are charging from the conventional socket under the flap on the O/S wing. John NO IT DOES NOT! :roll: Standard skt goes to standard 13A skt, which would become live when you pl...
by JonSpence
Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
Topic: Charging socket maintenance.
Replies: 15
Views: 20516

I think it needs the KISS approach. Somewhere I am sure there is a plug and socket type that has fully enclosed pins so that neither end may be touched. .... The idea was for it to be a less often used method than charging at home, to help out if you found yourself in need of a quick charge boost i...
by JonSpence
Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:36 am
Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
Topic: Charging socket maintenance.
Replies: 15
Views: 20516

Must admit the contactor idea while it works and would be safe would start to make a simple job rather expensive and long winded :( ChrisB Well I disagree upon the long winded. As for expense, well cost was not mentioned as a issue, however I did do some quick calculations and it would be about £6...
by JonSpence
Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
Topic: Charging socket maintenance.
Replies: 15
Views: 20516

If you put an enclosed socket on the end of these short connector lead instead then how do you plug it into the mains without a similar risky live pinned plug on the end of a lead with a plug at both ends. John Easy. Fit a terminal box with two contactors in it. Take the feed from one socket to one...
by JonSpence
Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:00 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: Electric Car For Audio Recording
Replies: 8
Views: 23403

Really not sure how he's going to come up with the goods on this, unless you just record tyre noise :? ChrisB I agree. There is one possibility that did occur to me. On Youtube there are a couple of videos of dyno testing of a water cooled motor by greenmotorsport. It's quiet, but the ramping of th...
by JonSpence
Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:57 am
Forum: BMS thread
Topic: Old BMS General Thread
Replies: 658
Views: 1251444

The editor is good for finding syntax errors etc. I wrote most of the code in windows notepad, only loading it into the editor to check it and then upload it to the chip! Not sure if it's any help, but you might like to try notepad++ as a editor. I find the colour coding very useful and it's abilit...
by JonSpence
Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:16 pm
Forum: Hot off the press....
Topic: Government to offer up to £5000 subsidy for buying electr
Replies: 20
Views: 45313

Previously the Department for Transport (DfT) had discouraged the systems which reduce fuel use, resulting in less tax being paid to the Treasury. Err, I came across that on another forum and got the inside gen from someone in the biz. The BBC (and others) are misrepresenting quite a few things. He...
by JonSpence
Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:38 am
Forum: Hot off the press....
Topic: Government to offer up to £5000 subsidy for buying electr
Replies: 20
Views: 45313

Yeah whats the betting it will be £5 off a G-Wizz :cry: ChrisB Well I for one don't expect £2K off a G-Wizz. Despite MB's claim there has been a official statement, though that's not the same as saying that the details are fixed. One thing about that statement was that, as posted, it only cov...

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