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by timpootle
Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:46 pm
Forum: Citroen Berlingo Electrique or other PSA vehicles
Topic: Berlingo 1999 review on Youtube
Replies: 0
Views: 20490

Berlingo 1999 review on Youtube

Browsing for old photos, I found this. Howard Stableford reviewing the brand new Berlingo Electrique in 1999 or thereabouts. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_VHJsYKqM
by timpootle
Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:13 pm
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: Car concervsion to electric power & legality
Replies: 1
Views: 28957

Re: Car concervsion to electric power & legality

Hello Raph, and welcome You didn't have 'do conversion' on your list, so I am presuming you will have done that before step 1. So long as you tell your insurance company about the conversion (this might result in them asking lots of questions, or refusing to insure you. Finding a friendly insurer is...
by timpootle
Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:35 pm
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: Disposal of old lithium batteries
Replies: 4
Views: 30671

Re: Disposal of old lithium batteries

Hello Mike, and all I have just had an email, from Alan Ward in Dorset who says that his local tip (he is in Dorset) has a separate section for expired lithium batteries. So they are catered for in some places. The email was in response to a plea from Bob Knox in Exeter who would like a single 200Ah...
by timpootle
Sat Jun 10, 2017 8:02 am
Forum: Electric Motor Bikes
Topic: New member, new project...
Replies: 4
Views: 53218

Re: New member, new project...

Hello Fred, and welcome Sounds like a sensible plan for your bike. I haven't played with LEAF modules myself but several people on here have. I'm thinking they will need some sort of BMS. I don't think the modules have any intelligence in themselves. Where in the world are you? Maybe there are local...
by timpootle
Mon May 29, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: Advice request on Motor caravan leisure batteries.
Replies: 1
Views: 22128

Re: Advice request on Motor caravan leisure batteries.

Hello BML I think you are in the wrong place. It sounds like you need the Vehicle Battery Society. We spend all day telling people NOT to use Leisure batteries in their electric cars as they are not designed for the current draw of a traction battery application. Maybe the Caravan Club could help yo...
by timpootle
Tue May 16, 2017 11:02 am
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: Disposal of old lithium batteries
Replies: 4
Views: 30671

Re: Disposal of old lithium batteries

Hello Mike I don't know the answer to this, but I am interested in how they fail when old, despite having offloaded all mine now. How big is 'alarmingly'? HiPower always said they did not need strapping, unlike other similar vintage prismatic cells. Did you get yours from Rob Sharpe? They were my or...
by timpootle
Tue May 02, 2017 8:11 pm
Forum: All things battery related
Topic: Mennekes type 2 Charging Outlet
Replies: 2
Views: 24119

Re: Mennekes type 2 Charging Outlet

Hello Steve The 7-pin Mennekes type 2 socket is the standard used most widely in public charging points at the roadside and in car parks. Some are 3-phase, some are only single phase. Some allow 7kW (x3 = 22 kW 3-phase) while others are limited to 3.3kW by the supply to the post. Motorway 'rapid' ch...
by timpootle
Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:06 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: Allied Peugeot Boxer charging
Replies: 16
Views: 72248

Re: Allied Peugeot Boxer charging

I'm a bit late now that the van is stripped, but I will add this for completeness and future reference. I just found this on Martin Winlow's shop site: http://evbitz.uk/EVBitz.uk/T2___CEE.html#id10 My understanding is that only some of these conversions have both single phase charging AND three phas...
by timpootle
Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:13 am
Forum: Cars,Vans and other road vehicles
Topic: Allied Peugeot Boxer charging
Replies: 16
Views: 72248

Re: Allied Peugeot Boxer charging

Hello Fin

A couple of forum users have experience of the Allied vans. Hopefully one of them will be along soon to lend their experience.

In the mean time, can you post a picture of your 7 pin plug? Maybe that will help us to help you.
by timpootle
Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Charging batteries
Replies: 1
Views: 22615

Re: Charging batteries

Hello Mark, and welcome Is this your battery? Yuasa DCB605-6 ET http://www.thebatteryshop.co.uk/dcb605-6et-yuasa-pro-spec-battery-6v-210ah-4505-p.asp I think any 24v lead-acid charger will do what you are asking, but I'm a bit confused at to why your 'inverter charger' has allowed the voltage to dro...

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