I thought I might be having a HV voltage leak but later found that it was more of a capacitance effect. I could read a voltage between the frame and the battery pack but would quickly fall to 0 within a few seconds. This still may be somewhat contributing.
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The primary question here is that capacitance effect different from pack1 to pack2. We're looking for anything that could tell us why one work, but the other is marginal and both together are a 'no-go'. After reading the manual you posted, it seems that the screen controller should keep some kind of log or have useful debugging information.
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Would you be able to remove pack 2 from the car and try to see if it works that way ?
If the issue persists. Remove battery lid to make sure any conductive surfaces have sufficient clearance and try again.
Next remove cooling plate and try again .
Finally remove batteries from box completely and connect batteries in series again to try again.
The controller does keep a log as long as you don't shut it off, which the boot cycle does. LOL!!
It seems like there should be no way it shuts off unless the power or the key-enable is being interrupted (or possibly it can be sent a message to power down). I'd put a small light across the power and the key-enable an watch those carefully.
If you need help, PM me, I know the basic stuff about electricity..
Thanks for the offer. I will send you an email.
Thanks for the thought! I have checked in the past, but it is worth re-checking
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"I tried the Dremel too, and it just kinda smokes and burns through" ... I hate you. You're building a car. Put the Dremel in the wife and kid's craft room and don't take it out again until the build is done. You used a micro abrasive wheel to "cut" wood, of course it smoked and burned.
Do you not own a jigsaw? All the tools you've bought, you don't have a cheap jigsaw? They're like $20.
... the rear of the tire supposed to be exposed beyond the fender so much, or was that a function of you increasingly tightening it on the tape?
In my opinion,the rear of the fender looks best (maybe aside from how much it retreats from the wheel edge), the front pretty good, and the top not great. I'm not sure what should've been done instead, but the lines just don't blend great, that part of it looks like an add-on. You go from almost a convex look to a definitely concave and then back more convex.
You can use cardboard ribs to fine-tune the skeleton underneath before you apply fiberglass again.
Good job on not getting the entire workshop covered in fiberglass and epoxy. Seems that's what everyone has happen to them.
If you don't want your tools to stick to fiberglass, use wax. You can rub crayons on them or rub them against candles, or car wax, or all kinds of stuff. Same way to not get molds stuck to each other or other surfaces.
Driver's side matching panel is going to be tricky to replicate but, meh, it's a home made project, it's okay if it's not perfect.
Do you not own a jigsaw? All the tools you've bought, you don't have a cheap jigsaw? They're like $20.
... the rear of the tire supposed to be exposed beyond the fender so much, or was that a function of you increasingly tightening it on the tape?
In my opinion,the rear of the fender looks best (maybe aside from how much it retreats from the wheel edge), the front pretty good, and the top not great. I'm not sure what should've been done instead, but the lines just don't blend great, that part of it looks like an add-on. You go from almost a convex look to a definitely concave and then back more convex.
You can use cardboard ribs to fine-tune the skeleton underneath before you apply fiberglass again.
Good job on not getting the entire workshop covered in fiberglass and epoxy. Seems that's what everyone has happen to them.
If you don't want your tools to stick to fiberglass, use wax. You can rub crayons on them or rub them against candles, or car wax, or all kinds of stuff. Same way to not get molds stuck to each other or other surfaces.
Driver's side matching panel is going to be tricky to replicate but, meh, it's a home made project, it's okay if it's not perfect.
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A fitting farewell before it leaves the garage permanently? I'm okay with this, it's a big step for you.Just for you, next week tool of the week will be the dremel tool
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An episode that featured appropriate use of the Dremel tool in small, fine detail areas! And proper use of angle grinders and the oscillating tool instead of the Dremel!
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