alozzy
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Wow, I'm surprised that mux is selling those! That definitely provides some hope for DIY retrofits of newer packs in older LEAFs!!
Dala said:Update, the Man-in-the-middle CAN boards from Muxsan arrived today. Purchased a 30kWh pack, gonna figure out shipping next, and I'm also always on the lookout for any 40kWh packs
Here is where the magic happens:
kebin said:Thanks for the update and nice work!
I thought you were going to put the CAN bus man in the middle adapter between the battery and the VCM in order to avoid having to open the packs and do the cell swap.
I wonder whether this approach is feasible, if it was, and if 40/62kwh batteries are electrically compatible with leaf gen1, it would mean that you could upgrade a gen1 with a gen2 battery quite easily, by just translating the protocols on the fly.
Oilpan4 said:I think that's what happens when a older leaf battery is repacked with 40kwh modules.
A good portion of the range you gain is between LBW and turtle.
Dala said:Oilpan4 said:I think that's what happens when a older leaf battery is repacked with 40kwh modules.
A good portion of the range you gain is between LBW and turtle.
I think the 40kWh is even better when you do it the bruteforce method. Theoretical calculations would be ~150km before low battery warning, and possible to drive up to 300km (150more) between LBW and turtle.
I actually just got a message that a 2018 ZE1 40kWh was crashed this week, and I got first dibs on the pack! Will be interesting to look at a 40kWh pack too, and perform that bruteforce upgrade too!
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