Battery Vehicle Society

So,,,, eeeerr, selling yeh van then

If i were you i would post it on the BVS forum LoL

Not to state the obvious but Mal is a genius :) This is the link form the BVS main page http://www.batteryvehiclesociety.org.uk/forums/ and this is mi book mark http://batteryvehiclesociety.org.uk/forums//index.php something has changed as i made the book mark from the link on the main page (I think)

could it be a connection to a sensor like the temperature sensor which has been disturbed or wrongly fitted or disconnected during the rebuild, or a bad connection on the multi way connector to the ECU on the controller. look for verdigris / corrosion on the pins too. other than that it could be a c...

It's the earth for the controller, if i were you i would connect it ASAP. the bolt that holds the controller down on its back left the one under the 12V battery not the one under the heater, goes though the ring terminal and then in to the controller and body. This could be why the fault light is on...

Could it be possible that the middle cell in the middle pack doesn't get watered equally, my van had a new middle pack in 2005 the middle pack only lasted two years from new. What were they doing to her

Just you try and stop me, nice one Mal

I dont know if i will be going in the prius or by train, i think the local beer is 80 /- if so i may consider the train

See you then
Tes

Some nice work there old chap, looking at the PCB It look's like water damage to me and I believe that part of the circuit is responsible for the HI side drive of the main IGBT that PWM's the armature so it’s a hi voltage part of the pcb. Also the screw heads are corroded this may or may not ...

<SMUG> Some time ago i designed a charger for the mini that uses ultrasonic pulses to charge the lead acid battery's, the ultrasonic pules are a PWM using the CI CV and float charge scheme. But the secret is to use a VERY fast discharge pulse after the charge pulse to shake the plates. This effectiv...

Hay Mal that rocks, nice job, did you use cell balancers in the end

Looks a really neat job,

what is the speck of the controller?

eyup Badger, RTV is Room Temperature Vulcanizing ( Rubber ) also called instant gasket some times, most motor factors sell it. I know what you mean about the covers, one of the jive turkeys who serviced mine before i owned it, has smashed the cover and broken the cast aluminum lugs off the motor cas...