Re: [EVDL] AVCON INLET NEEDED
Hi Philippe,
Since I have the receptacle on my truck,
this is what I found:
In the bottom corners of the receptacle, sticking out from the
"flat wall with holes" there is a triangle that apparently
connects to the mechanical latch of the wall, so when you
push the triangles in (like the female plug does) then the
wall swings backwards and all pins are exposed.
Since I have no plug, this was the only way I could show you
the layout of the pins exposed as you can see in the picture.
Did you check the photo of me holding the receptacle in so
all pins are actually exposed?
http://www.geocities.com/cor_van_de_water/USE/AVCON_modified_for_3_phase.jpg
I bet you can easily do this on your vehicle as well.
Note that the "wall with holes" has another sliding plate
behind it to cover the pins when the triangles are extended,
otherwise you can touch the pins through the large holes.
You see this that as soon as you push the triangles down
to unlatch the receptacle, the pins will show as they a
located immediately behind the plate and the holes are large.
One the receptacle is unlatched, it is easy to hold it down
so you can then measure if there is indeed battery pack
voltage on the large pins, that will prove the matter....
Regards,
Cor van de Water
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 12:10 AM
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Subject: Re: [EVDL] AVCON INLET NEEDED
Cor van de Water, respectfuly, it seems clearly you are talking about a system you are not aware of...
You can't access DC pins, never !
such system is very secure: no Male plug presence equal no contact apparent.
Only when male plug is engage and locked then contacts are accessible....to himself contacts only as he cover totaly the female contacts.
where is the chock risk ? even a sheet of paper don't pass between plug and receptacle.
i hope to have clarified this plug system understanding, very easy and sure imho.
Philippe
happy Marechal AVCON plug system user since july 2000
2007/10/19, Cor van de Water <
[email protected]>:
>
> Ah, thanks Paul,
> I seem to have spoken too quickly, as the AC pins apparently are two
> small pins, not the big guys that apparently are designed to carry DC,
> which would indeed imply the pack is directly (fused) connected to
> these two pins, while the AC goes over two other pins.
>
> It baffles me that this is such an easy way to access the pack without
> any means to physically lockout access as a simple push in the bottom
> of the receptacle will unlock the mechanism to expose all pins, so
> there is no guaranteed safety - not more than there is on a
> "child-proofed" kitchen cabinet.
> I would expect that a pilot signal would need to be sent to the
> receptacle to engage a contactor which would at least avoid nosy
> bystanders to get shocked.
> (The pilot signal may be the contactor coil activation)
>
> Cor van de Water
> Systems Architect
>
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