fog lights

It was time to fill in some holes in the fiberglass bumper with shiny new lights.

new shoes, fresh from the powdercoater with michelin pilot sport tires.

Openinverter on the Volt/Ampera inverter

 

To make the temperature sensor in the IGBT module work on Damien's Board Remove R94, and jump a 10K resistor to 5V, the right side of R20 is a convenient spot to pull the power. Now I measure 18C in my basement. as opposed to 100C

 

I had trouble with brownouts on the 5V, so i dropped in an extra regulator that i had on the bench.

sdu teardown

Trying to troubleshoot two failed leads of the inverter due to software upgrade under voltage.

after removing the bolts it's is just being held by the power inlets. I think removing the purple rings should release the pins. But I can't get them to pop out....

4/3 update

The lock rings came out and the power stage was successfully removed 

Tesla SDU and rear battery box re-installed

 The Por15 was still tacky, not sure the topcoat will ever dry, but I decided to fit everything back together anyhow, it was a tight fit and had to pick up some longer m10 bolts (55mm ) for the CV joints but it all went together smoothly (with minimal hammering).

Nice to finally see things back on the ground and start tackling the electrical.

Tesla is not the only EV constructed using parts from homedepot

battery box and powdercoaring