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Well, CAN-Do is a good start. Get that working well, log some data, and explore the data. Welcome to the land of CAN data.

Please keep us posted about what you find for DC to DC conversion. Depending upon when you intend to "feed" the Traction Battery Pack, you might find that you need a lot more than just 10 amps (about 3.5 kW) to be useful while driving. Cheers, Gary

Just "listening" to the iMiEV's CAN bus, one gets all the cell voltages, twice a second as I recall. So, with the CAN bus data, it is fairly easy to tell when it is safe to charge a non-moving car. However, the comparatively large cell-voltage swings of typical Lithium Iron Phosphate...

Peter, Some of your battery chemistry "facts" seem to be pulled from some very different battery chemistries. Measuring the individual cell voltages is a "must-do" to WELL regulate charging, or discharging, of almost any Lithium cell chemistry. Also, as you charge a capacitor, the...

The OpenEVSE project, extended by "goldserve" has added a Real Time Clock (RTC) with backup battery to the project, with the 1.6.2 version of the firmware adding RTC support, and charging Timers to the firmware. See this thread...

What are the links to the ebay items, the backup noise generator, and the backup "Radar" (actually a sonar "clicker", right)? Usually such a Sonar system would detect solid objects from a few inches out to some number of feet. Often, there are a set of 4 sensors. What did you order...

From the other (Volt) thread... Apparently the model EV2430WS is the older model, designed to work with 240v input, and trip its GFI at a sometimes too-low 5 milliamps (ma) of noise/leakage current. The 5 ma trip setting is typical of residential GFI circuits. However, the J1772 standards...

The LEAF protects the charging and discharging process so that no cell (96 cell-pairs) gets too high, or too low, and that the cells stay within a "usable" range of the "real SOC", which is 95% SOC when filled to 100% usable. Filling to 80% usable (80% "real SOC") is the other charging...

It the www.mynissanleaf.com forum, Ingineer describes a trailer with a turbine based generator which is apparently used to feed regulated DC directly to the battery while driving, just as if the car was getting regen current from the car's inverter (that is actually busy driving the wheels).

Another week gone by, and I still need to get the testing of the latest CAN-Do done. However, Merry Christmas to all.

There seem to be pictures of two different toolkits. http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/mitsubishi-MUT3-updated-mut-iii-mitsubishi-diangostic/210005_528909010.html Is $78 less expensive, has different cables, but the same pictures in the description. Does anybody know what is...

I see the Consult 3-Plus for the Nissan LEAF (requires WinXP SP2): http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Reviews-Nissan-consult-3-plus-for-Leaf-cars/210005_564585666.html For $1348 including shipping. However, it is not clear that one could get updated software from Nissan, or firmware...

I intend to try to get the latest CAN-Do tested today, and hopefully post a link here. For updating the Recipe file, and the iMiev dashboard screen, what is the latest list of "discovered" CAN Message data variables?

Do you have a link (and price) to obtain the hardware, and a link and price for the software? Thanks

Have we located these data: 1. A value that represents the fuel available in the battery? 2. A max value for Fuel Available when the car and battery are new, and "fully" charged, at about 20 degrees C? 3. Voltage of the Battery Pack. 4. Current out of the Pack (or in)? 5. Battery...

What Charge-Station activation cards are needed for this trip?

About a 5k ohm "leak" from the AC Hot to ground (24 ma) should be enough to trip the EVSE's GFI. CAUTION, DO NOT try this unless you are qualified to do so.

Pedal power and electric motor power,... Perhaps an electric Moped in many states? But, three wheels might cause a classification problem in some states. Perhaps a baby Aptera? Add more batteries and plug-in charging to qualify for the $7500 Federal tax credit?

You can shop for good purchase or lease deals. Even the LEAF and Volt are offering some amazing lease deals, with something like $5000 manufacturer rebates available, or so I hear. After the federal tax credit and state and local incentives, EVs appear to be at, or near, bargain lows at...

The EVSE is not even an oversized laptop charger, since it is only a slightly-smart extension cord, with some safety features, and special plugs on the ends. It just connects the AC Power to the car, after doing some safety checks to determine that a car is attached, telling the car how...