Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-31 Thread Roland via EV
@lists.evdl.org To: Electric Vehicle Discussion Listmailto:ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I was searching YouTube and found a new video

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-31 Thread Jay Summet via EV
You can purchase them NEW instead of use. Roland I am aware that I can purchase blocks of cells (from Hybrid Auto Center, and others) which may be new, or old/unused stock, or pulled from salvage depending upon source. I chose to buy a Salvage pack for cost savings purposes. 48

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-31 Thread via EV
Anyone know what the maximum discharge rate is for the Nissan Leaf batteries? How about for the Chevy Volt batteries? Thanks, Dave Delman eLectricDeLorean.com http://www.evalbum.com/1482 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-31 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 03/31/2015 09:12 AM, via EV wrote: Anyone know what the maximum discharge rate is for the Nissan Leaf batteries? No hard facts, but here are my estimates: The Nissan leaf battery is made up of 48 modules, each providing 7-8.2 volts at 60Ah, for a total of 390-400 volt max @ 60Ah or ~24

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-31 Thread Roland via EV
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf On 03/31/2015 09:12 AM, via EV wrote: Anyone know what the maximum discharge rate is for the Nissan Leaf batteries? No hard facts, but here are my estimates: The Nissan leaf battery is made up of 48 modules

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-30 Thread Jay Summet via EV
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I was searching YouTube and found a new video where a guy disassembled a leaf pack. (He posted it only a week ago, which is why I hadn't found it before.). Good info for anybody looking to do the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0dDHJKzX78

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-25 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
Quite a lot of use of these on VisforVoltage forum - mostly in Vectrixs (electric scooter). MW On 24 Mar 2015, at 17:10, Jay Summet via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: I am now the new owner of a totaled Nissan leaf purchased at a salvage yard. I'd like to hear any first hand accounts or

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-24 Thread Michael Ross via EV
I don't know how you would determine ahead of time if a Leaf pack has much capacity remaining. There is a lawsuit out because Nissan did a poor job of pack design where high temperatures are seen. Some packs in hot climates have lost half their capacity in less than 2 years. They needed to have

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-24 Thread ph...@bill-collins.net via EV
I'm planning on doing something similar, but haven't gone beyond buying 3 cells on ebay, for a practice run on a lawnmower. Please post details as you work them out. Did you buy the car through one of Copart's auctions, or just walk into a salvage yard and ask for a LEAF? Bill --

[EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-24 Thread Jay Summet via EV
I am now the new owner of a totaled Nissan leaf purchased at a salvage yard. I'd like to hear any first hand accounts or links to tutorials/howto's/photos of anybody who has done this before. The plan is to drop and disassemble the battery pack, and re-package the modules into sixteen set of

[EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-24 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Tue Mar 24 10:10:43 PDT 2015 ev@lists.evdl.org said: I'd like to hear any first hand accounts or links to tutorials/howto's/photos of anybody who has done this before. Well, I have 120 modules in my F250 conversion. 4) Does anybody sell bus-bars that would be appropriate for a 3-5 cell

Re: [EVDL] Seeking Advice: Reusing the battery modules from a Nissan Leaf

2015-03-24 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 03/24/2015 01:50 PM, Michael Ross wrote: I don't know how you would determine ahead of time if a Leaf pack has much capacity remaining. There is a lawsuit out because Nissan did a poor job of pack design where high temperatures are seen. Some packs in hot climates have lost half their