Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-02-05 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Jay Summet via EV wrote: I think the hardest feature that I want (w.r.t. building a simple bad boy style charger) is the ability to automatically work with both 120v and 240v input, and switch between them without user intervention. Most power supplies without PFC have a circuit that switches

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-02-05 Thread Jay Summet via EV
I think the hardest feature that I want (w.r.t. building a simple bad boy style charger) is the ability to automatically work with both 120v and 240v input, and switch between them without user intervention. With a simple phase control system, I imagine that this would mean I would have to only

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-02-05 Thread Jay Summet via EV
Thank you for all the pointers! That said... You will need two different cords anyway; one with a 120vac plug on the end, and one with a 240vac plug on the end. The cord itself can have a connector at the other end that plugs onto the charger with whatever wiring is needed to change

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-02-04 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 02/04/2015 10:15 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: Jay Summet via EV wrote: I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v lead acid system, with an eye to upgrading to a LiIon system in the future (also near 120-130 volts, limited by my controller/motor combo). Hi Jay,

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-02-04 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Summet via EV Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 12:38 PM To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) On 02/04/2015 10:15 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: Jay Summet via EV wrote: I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-02-04 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Jay Summet via EV wrote: I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v lead acid system, with an eye to upgrading to a LiIon system in the future (also near 120-130 volts, limited by my controller/motor combo). Hi Jay, If you want to build it yourself, have you

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Jay wrote - http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/pfc-ii-2500-and-charge-controller.html Also, the integrated j1772 signal decoding is a nice feature How is the Proximity protocol implemented in the charger? Rush Tucson AZ ___ UNSUBSCRIBE:

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 01/29/2015 11:00 PM, Don Bradley via EV wrote: Jay, You may want to look at this charger for sale from Thunderstruck: http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/pfc-ii-2500-and-charge-controller.html Thanks! I'm willing to go down to 2.5kW for that cost savings. Plus the compactness is nice

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 01/30/2015 01:11 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: Brusa will. They're one of the few manufacturers I know of that cater both to OEMs and hobbyists. They also have a Saft STM100 profile, which you could probably edit for other Saft blocks. A 1.6kw is $1775 and the 3.3kw chargers

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Russ Sciville via EV
Summet via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Subject: Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) To: ev@lists.evdl.org Date: Friday, 30 January, 2015, 17:42 On 01/30/2015 01:11 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: Brusa will.  They're one of the few manufacturers I

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
Wow that's a pretty good looking unit for a good price. When I converted my truck from lead-acid to lithium (and a new charger) I also put in a J-1772 and I'm happy I did. The J-1772 signal processing is handled by a ModularEV AVC2 which is inexpensive and has performed flawlessly. Having that

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Stephen via EV
I have one of these, and it has been working great! Regards, Stephen On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Rod Hower via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Jay, I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 01/30/2015 12:27 PM, Rush Dougherty via EV wrote: Jay wrote - http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/pfc-ii-2500-and-charge-controller.html Also, the integrated j1772 signal decoding is a nice feature How is the Proximity protocol implemented in the charger? According to the website, it

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread tomw via EV
Building the EMW charger is certainly not for everyone, though I built one sometime ago and it has worked flawlessly for well over one year and 200 charges now. Not one problem during that time (I had some during the build, but mostly self-inflicted). It charges to the max V, transitions to CV,

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Stephen via EV
Sorry, I wasn't specific... I have had a great experience with the EMW Smartcharge PFC 12000. Regards, Stephen On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Stephen stephen.holl...@gmail.com wrote: I have one of these, and it has been working great! Regards, Stephen On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:40 AM,

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Mike Nickerson via EV
: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) To: ev@lists.evdl.org Date: Friday, 30 January, 2015, 17:42 On 01/30/2015 01:11 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: Brusa will.  They're one of the few manufacturers I know of that cater both to OEMs and hobbyists

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-30 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Don Bradley via EV wrote: You may want to look at this charger for sale from Thunderstruck: http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/pfc-ii-2500-and-charge-controller.html Sounds impressive! Does anyone have one? How does it work? The manual is pretty vague, and reads like chinglish. I'm curious to

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Rod Hower via EV
Jay, I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/10kw-60a-diy-charger-open-source-59210.html they have kits and detailed info here, http://www.emotorwerks.com/tech/electronics On Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:18 AM, Jay

[EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Jay Summet via EV
I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v lead acid system, with an eye to upgrading to a LiIon system in the future (also near 120-130 volts, limited by my controller/motor combo). Requirements: -Must support customizable charging curves that I can tweak between

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread paul dove via EV
, 2015 11:41 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) Jay, I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/10kw-60a-diy-charger- open-source-59210.html

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) Jay, I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/10kw-60a-diy-charger- open-source-59210.html they have kits and detailed info here, http

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Bill Dube via EV
A Manzanita Micro PFC-20 would likely meet all you needs for about $2000, plus it comes assembled and tested: http://www.manzanitamicro.com/products?page=shop.product_detailsflypage=flypage.tplproduct_id=39category_id=14 Bill D. At 09:18 AM 1/29/2015, you wrote: I'm looking to buy a kit (or an

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Rod Hower via EV Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:41 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?) Jay, I would check this one out, it meets all of your requirements http

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Jan Steinman via EV
From: Rick Beebe via EV ev@lists.evdl.org Also check out Jehu's travails with it on http://www.electricsamba.com/ Interesting. Jehu admits that he didn't have much experience with electronics at the time. (I could tell all the parts apart that he claims could not be told apart.) He also

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Rod Hower via EV
I made the assumption that Dr. Jay Summet is the guy that teaches at Georgia Tech and has experience with robotics, so I think he could probably work with what's available at the web site I listed, http://www.emotorwerks.com/tech/electronics The DIYelectriccar forum on this topic is very long

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Jan wrote - That said, I'm planning on getting an EMW open-source charger. But I'm an EE. Keep us appraised of your progress. Rush Tucson AZ ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Gary Krysztopik via EV
Sounds like a Brusa I have except for cheap and open source. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Jay Summet via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v lead acid system, with an eye to upgrading to a LiIon system in the future (also near

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 29 Jan 2015 at 14:10, Jan Steinman via EV wrote: NO ONE is willing to give me access to re-programming their charger myself! Brusa will. They're one of the few manufacturers I know of that cater both to OEMs and hobbyists. They also have a Saft STM100 profile, which you could probably

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Jay Summet via EV
A 3kW one is only $1395 http://store.evtv.me/proddetail.php?prod=203vcharger I like that option the most so far. (although I'd probably get the 160 volt 24 amp one instead of the 203v 20 amp one...) It comes pre-built and costs about the same as the build it yourself 12KW monster kit,

Re: [EVDL] 120240v (kit/assembled) battery charger? (Open source?)

2015-01-29 Thread Don Bradley via EV
Jay, You may want to look at this charger for sale from Thunderstruck: http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/pfc-ii-2500-and-charge-controller.html Don On 1/29/2015 8:18 AM, Jay Summet via EV wrote: I'm looking to buy a kit (or an assembled) battery charger for a 120v lead acid