Lothsahn said:
The cell packs are heavy. I believe each stack is like 80-100 pounds. The battery pack itself is something like 650-800 pounds. That's why I chose to do a full pack swap instead of a cell swap. With a proper car lift and heavy duty lifting table, swapping the entire battery pack is much easier and safer than swapping cells. However, it does involve having the right mounting brackets and battery covers.
How did you deal with different power socket in battery and 3 instead of 2 sockets? Should I order the list from
https://testing-public.carmd.com/Tsb/Download/126060/NTB14-059c and nothing else?
Lothsahn said:
As long as you're prepared to do the electronics of the pairing (clearing codes with Leafspy and using the evsenhanced battery pairing tool), any shop capable of following simple instructions in the service manual and that has the tools to swap a transmission should be able to swap the battery. Essentially, the battery is just a big transmission swap--you disconnect the safety disconnect (floor between the rear seats inside the car), unplug the cables, remove the bolts, drop the battery, then reverse the process for the new battery.
I tried to explain this to one repair shop, but they refused to do anything with electric car. It looked like they afraid of it. So looking for a good shop here in SV able to do this.
And how did you get evsenhanced pairing tool? I asked them and they seems to not sell it to me, only to repair shops.
Lothsahn said:
But make sure you have LeafSpy and the battery pairing tool. Because once you do this, the car will display a turtle icon and refuse to go faster than 25 mph until it's re-paired.
Good luck!
I have BT dongle and LeafSpyPro, only pairing tool is missing - asked you in previous part.
Paid the battery from Oregon, parts shop doesn't know anything on its SOH, only counting on it's low mileage and colder climate.
Thanks!