Use code AGINGWHEELS50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3JBxZfN!

@Firestarg

Жыл бұрын

Hey as long as your ok.. you take as much time as you need to do it like you want! Thanks for the video

@man_eating_monkey

Жыл бұрын

What’s the coupon code for the turkey?

@micrashed

Жыл бұрын

It is coming closer to fruition - I cant wait to see it run.

@andrewpopoff3453

Жыл бұрын

I like the thing you're doing, if you would like some help on future projects. Like modifying those battery boards with the right angle connectors, I have soldering and desoldering equipment to make that job easy. Let me know and keep having fun

@THISLOVETHISHATE99

Жыл бұрын

did i just witness u place that top cooling plate on without removing the protective film on that thermal pad 20:23

As an IT guy, and a car guy. I gotta say man. Dont change your delivery style. It does NOT go unnoticed the amount of time and work you put into the projects as well as the editing. Dont fall into the KZread trap of putting out a video a week. Keep on the pace you have, its working great. Great work

@nicki8731

Жыл бұрын

I'm very confident he's in debt after this. He's probably barely staying afloat, even with the sponsor, 300k subs, patreon, and other sources of money.

@danielseelye6005

Жыл бұрын

It might work great but if he's basing his primary income from KZread, he sort of has to "Chase the Algorithm." So long as his patrons can subsidize him to not be dependent on AdSense, then it can work to go at his pace.

@nicki8731

Жыл бұрын

@@danielseelye6005 yeah, you said it better. The reason people upload once a week is to pay their rent and grow their channel.

@dancardin2087

Жыл бұрын

@@nicki8731 Based on other youtubers who make their income amounts known, I'm not so sure? Shop Nation, for example makes ~100k/yr between adsense and sponsors with fewer subscribers, releasing bi-weekly. Plus patreon, plus Under Dunn. idk. certainly this is expensive, but for all we know, this is all just a hobby on top of non-youtube income?

@jonathonboerema8886

Жыл бұрын

Hey me too, I think we are his target audience. I agree with you, don't change keep it genuine please.

The presume joke is just top tier gold

@pkonneker

Жыл бұрын

That deadpan delivery is money

@Kyomara1337

Жыл бұрын

yea, that one caught me totally off guard

@veanny2005

Жыл бұрын

How did you commented 1 day ago when the video got published 4 hours ago ????

@MaltaLumpie

Жыл бұрын

@@veanny2005 Patreon :) Link under the vid

@davedave6514

Жыл бұрын

Laughed so hard

Those multiple drill-hole montages never get old. Great piece of editing.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

Its sexual.

I'm torn between dying to see this project finished and never wanting this build series to end.

@TravisL.Desmadreson

Жыл бұрын

You can say that again.

@aidenpommee766

Жыл бұрын

You can probably have both seeing the end of this series then the bus series would start up again

@kindadumbkindastrong4429

Жыл бұрын

​@@aidenpommee766 was just gonna say the sooner this ends the sooner the bus starts

This project legitimately can land you a job designing EVs. Your dedication is incredible

@vailpcs4040

Жыл бұрын

We are watching a guy go through the entire technical evolution of an EV. It's amazing.

@Blasterxp

Жыл бұрын

I would drive one with proud!

@beardsntools

Жыл бұрын

Everything about this is incredible.. except for the EVs themselves.. they suck

@Apokathelosis

Жыл бұрын

So that he could no longer be his own boss, but work for the profit of corporate stakeholders. Sounds like great deal.

@AB0BA_69

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure you need an actual degree to land a job like that 😂😂😂

The number one killer for batteries is heat. So having cooling, even if not strictly necessary, is very good to have!

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

And apparently in winter, cold.

I really appreciate that you remind us how long it all takes without making us feel that pain.

@SaraMorgan-ym6ue

6 ай бұрын

he's finding out why everyone does not make there own ev cause it's hard plain and simple

Howdy from a fellow EV battery designer. Unfortunately, I bring bad news: the paralleled cell voltage monitoring system you're using is dangerous to use. The connecting wires between each cell must be able to source considerably more current than those small wires can handle. Imagine the following scenario: one cell in one module gets weak. You then pull 100 amps through the pack. Since the weak cell is connected with the OEM bus bars, its voltage is going to drop considerably. This causes two problems: 1): A several volt drop occurs across the BMS wire (from the good cells to the bad cell), which can easily burn the wire; and 2) Since the BMS is measuring the combined voltage of four modules, it won't detect this failing cell (the good cells will mask it); and 3) since you aren't detecting weak cells, the remaining good cells in parallel are going to get worked harder, causing them to degrade faster (a positive feedback loop). Obviously you didn't design this system (you mentioned you purchased it from someone else), but I strongly encourage you to either A): Add high current busbars between each paralleled cell, so that it can handle the peak pack current (this is infeasible in your design), or B): Get a separate cell voltage monitor for each module (4x more parts).

@doppelhub

Жыл бұрын

Note that some people try a third option - limiting current by adding series resistors (e.g. on those PCBs) - but that only solves item #1 (in my previous post). Items #2 and #3 remain an issue.

@squ1dd13

Жыл бұрын

i know nothing about EV battery design, but have my comment for visibility. hopefully he sees this.

@SianaGearz

Жыл бұрын

The boards are effectively internally fused so... i think you can expect a particularly bad cell subgroup with high compensation current to just fall off the cell voltage monitoring and compensation as the fuse triggers and then worse things can happen, as bad cells can become prone to be reverse biased by forced series current, which is a cause for super degradation of already degraded cells. It crossed my mind when watching, but ultimately i don't have experience in large series-parallel banks.

@melovescotch

Жыл бұрын

Another EV battery designer here, yep there is an danger here, as you pointed it out. Also I worry about High voltage isolation with the cooling plates/thermal pad he's using, hope their rated as the same that was specd in the original pack.

@johnhan8173

Жыл бұрын

Was hoping I misunderstood the design while watching but as I understand it this is really a significant issue :( Having built an EV battery and having seen some crazy battery fires I really hope this gets addressed safely!

Thanks for showing your struggles. Sometimes progress on my projects suffer because of the fear of getting something expensive wrong. It's reassuring seeing you persevere and even if after a slight break, move forward and find success. Thanks for sharing your passions!

@jd_99

Жыл бұрын

It might help though if his tools didn't seem to be made of finest chineseum

not even 4 hours ago I was at work thinking to myself "haven't seen something from this channel for a while. Even this old tony has a new video. I hope he didn't burn down the shop with those batteries..."

@anefyon

Жыл бұрын

Same I was binging old aging wheels videos yesterday night hoping for an update on the escape lol

@haydenc2742

Жыл бұрын

IKR!!!!!

Did you good folks notice the compassion and relief when he caught this baby bird? This guy has a big heart for sure

I'm currently paralyzed to inactivity on three car projects, so keep doing what you're doing! It's inspiring me to get my ass off the couch and get some work done, learn new skills, break some tools. Edit: signed up on your patreon link! Worth every penny.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

The trick is to break out of logical progression and do what ever you feel like doing. I am currently carpeting the trunk of my 70 Cadillac. Instead of all the more important things. Its low drag. Low effort, low sweat.

@isaakwelch3451

Жыл бұрын

For me, the more I think about my projects the more I get paralyzed. If you force yourself to get out there and do something, even if it's minor, you'll get the big things done too. You can do it!

@XH1927

Жыл бұрын

Set a Tesla or Hyundai on fire. It's not only a project, it's a public service.

Your level of commitment and patience is insane.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

Thats what his wife said at the divorce hearing.

7:13 I felt that “I’m going to take the rest of the day off” in my soul. R&D can be brutal

Awesome Build! I was a battery thermal management engineer at my previous company and I specialized in the design and manufacturing of cold plates for several OEM battery packs (Ford, Stellantis, Rivian, etc). I think your approach is well thought out, but be very careful of leaks. Your joints are not brazed or welded so they may fail after being pressure and thermally cycled over time (Even though they do not leak at operating pressure). Luckily your flow path is very non-restrictive so you will have a low system pressure drop if you run your cold plates in parrallel (1 Shared inlet for all plates, 1 shared outlets for all plates). If you run the cooling plates in series, you will definitely risk a higher pressure drop causing bursting plates and you'll also see a much worse cooling performance on your last module in the linear chain (Linear meaning that the outlet of one cold plate feeds into the inlet of the next and so on). Thermal adhesive padding was an excellent idea and A better DIY method for cold plates is to use "Aluminum flat extruded microchannel tubing". These can be bought relatively cheaply from Alibaba or a local supplier. You would need to make a custom manifold for each end of the tube, but the tube naturally wont leak or burst from the coolant pressure so it is much safer and more reliable. It also naturally has a well distributed flow path so cooling is rather even across each individual module and across all modules as a complete system. The manifold can be welded or brazed to the pipe to form a leak free joint that will hold up over time. For your specific batteries and power output, you can expect to use a ~16gpm pump for the entire system. a higher output pump will be better, but definitely louder

The fact that you face all of these difficulties and setbacks but keep going, making something interesting and cool, is really something. 🙂

Definitely have the right idea towards the epoxy for the cooling plates but surface prep for gluing is super important especially for aluminum. To do it well, I'd recommend sanding the surface with a midgrade sand paper then cleaning with isopropyl alcohol and letting it evaporate before applying the epoxy. The idea is you want to remove surface contaminates and give the glue more surface area to hold onto with the surface roughness.

@rarbiart

Жыл бұрын

i just hope that preparation was done off camera. otherwise we will see a revisit after the first bumpy roads.

@KriLL325783

Жыл бұрын

Yeah honestly the current design gives me no confidence at all, hopefully he did more prep work and, I don't think leak testing by submerging in almost no water is a good approach, I'd have run water through with some pressure and flow, it and if possible varied the temperature of the water to see how the glue handles thermal expansion, personally I'd have used a lot of counter-sunk screws along the whole edge going into threaded holes on the other side with a flexible o-ring in a channel around the edge

@alxgu198

Жыл бұрын

I’d have just used aluminium instead 🤪

@PureVulcan

Жыл бұрын

@@KriLL325783 yeah I agree, and that would work too, but I've had good experiences with epoxying aluminum even in demanding structural applications to other materials and itself but surface prep is key. I've run tests on good prep vs washed with water vs no prep and the difference is significant in terms of the bond strength. Also I don't imagine that with coolant flowing though it that the thermal expansion will really be an issue but I don't know what these batteries are rated for.

@onix331

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i don't think that epoxy job is gonna hold up for long, but thumbs are pressed

You solved SO many engineering problems here. For their Leaf car, in contrast, Nissan DIDN'T solve all the issues that you did; they left their modules air-cooled. I believe your solutions will bring you long-lasting battery capacity. You did an outstanding job making these things and an outstanding job explaining what you did. This is why we all keep coming back for your videos. Brilliant!

@Tomazack

Жыл бұрын

Anyone who's tried to quick charge a Leaf (both first and second gen) will understand after the second and third quick charge why active cooling is important.

@JoshuaRes

Жыл бұрын

@@Tomazack truth.

@mjc0961

Жыл бұрын

@@Tomazack I don't even need to try and quick charge a Leaf to know why active cooling is important. I just need to look at the climate. The Nissan Leaf would be a PERFECT car for my driving needs, EXCEPT I have winter and having the battery just stay at below freezing temperatures isn't going to cut it. Okay to technically that's active heating, but it's the same system that does the active cooling.

@mjc0961

Жыл бұрын

@@dizzy2020 Surely Nissan can do a version of the Leaf that has active heating & cooling and isn't that much more expensive, though. That's a car that would yes cost more but also suddenly work "well enough" for a lot more people meaning much larger potential sales. I don't need fast charging, but I do need the battery to warm itself during winter.

@Sabrinahuskydog

Жыл бұрын

@@dizzy2020 It's an automotive vehicle sold in the USA. They should design it to withstand any and all possible environments anywhere in the USA from the severe sub-freezing winter temps up north to the literal desert of Nevada. Just because they only sold it in one region does not mean it won't change owners and be taken to a different region.

I think you've perfectly captured how hard it is to design something from scratch. No manual, just a bunch of trial and error. Great job, great video

The factor commercial was seriously the BEST humor I’ve seen on KZread in ages. I never listen to adds. I listened to this one! Hahahahaha. Awesome. Yup. I’m sold and will try Factor.

Always a great day when a new Aging Wheels video drops!

Those EVWest adapters/harness boards can be made extremely easily and cheaply. Just superficially, I think that the materials cost per unit is about $5 (mostly in the big honking connector) and then you can get the boards made for $20/20.

@lasskinn474

Жыл бұрын

the evwest boards cost 44 for one. so 20 bucks to make one would kinda fit in that. it's not thousands he could save on them though, more like half a grand.

@Mackze

Жыл бұрын

Right? They're overcharging big time, its ridiculous actually

@benjaminchung991

Жыл бұрын

@@lasskinn474 To be clear, I think that material cost would be about $6/board ($5 for the connector, $1 for the PCB).

@ticso24

8 ай бұрын

Maybe I got the setup wrong, but to me those boards look like a fire hazard. The packs have multiple cells and are in parallel. The PCBs now connect the individual cells in parallel with thin wires. There are fuses, which protects the wires, but those fuses are the issue. With only one BMS and those paralleled cells the BMS won’t notice when a fuse is blown, but a given cell is now unmonitored and can overcharge. Furthermore it absolutely will over- or undercharge, since a bad cell is likely the reason why the fuse was blown in the first place. If the individual cells are not paralleled with big bus bars they have to be monitored separately.

I love how I can only understand half of what he's saying, but I still love to watch.

your ability to just tackle any sort of project is very inspiring. i love the way u film edit and talk in the videos. dont fall into the pitfalls of youtube and think we need a video a week. quality over quantity

Just love that whole "It's clear so if something goes wrong I can see inside to see if there is smoke or something." and was just waiting for a *foreshadowing* prompt to pop up.

I really appreciate the effort put into this EV conversion. Why do easy all tesla parts, when you can pick one part and painful build everything around one of it feature. It impressive, i like it

@michaelmastropietro8292

Жыл бұрын

I think some of the greatest vehicles followed this exact principle.

@danielseelye6005

Жыл бұрын

The other thing to think about is if he used Tesla stuff, there's a good chance he would void the warranties of the equipment just trying to fix stuff. This way, he knows what's in there because he put it in there. Just like Jared Pink: He _Is_ the Warranty.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

And not end up in bankruptcy court.

This is just incredible. I’m so glad that I found your channel and I’m looking forward to going through your back catalog on this ridiculous project. The breakdown of the different types of automotive batteries sold me on your channel. You just happen to go to the perfect level of depth for me.

Of all the styles of "showing progress of personal projects" I've seen, I like your style of real-time-cut-into-rapidfire-snippets style of timelapse the best.

I hope you make the deadline. Don't rush it, though, wouldn't want a battery fire on your hands.

@agingwheels

Жыл бұрын

Holley High Voltage hasn't even been announced this year, so I don't really know when the deadline is! But, like you said, I ain't rushing nothin'

@Blue__244

Жыл бұрын

@@agingwheels why didnt you weld the coolant plates?

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

@@Blue__244 That will probably be necessary. Not in house.

I really appreciate that you keep it real and f up at least as much as the common person does. If you edit out some of it you should consider a bloopers supercut video. 😂

I felt every moment of stress and difficulty. This is real. For those of you who haven't created something from scratch in their lives... this is exactly how it is. It's frustrating but highly rewarding when you're done.

Been watching you for some years now, from all "YT mechanics" you got THE BEST quality of production. Like, when you see the section with fast cuts of welding/drilling/tightening etc. I just imagine how long it takes, positioning the camera everytime differently and then cutting it into sections. This is really getting the viewer deep into the process without boring to death with long sections were nothing happens. Amazing job. Give this man more subs and views, this project alone makes it worth, not to mention all your other stuff that's awesome

@XH1927

Жыл бұрын

WatchWesWork, ViceGripGarage, Diesel Creek, countless other people who aren't propagandists just aren't on your radar, huh? Troglodyte.

I love the use of the polycarb, looks so much better than just an opaque box.

@Robert, I seriously doubt epoxy will work on aluminum for a hermetic seal. Even if you get one to seal temporarily, (pun?) the temco (temperature expansion coefficient) of aluminum and it's propensity to have have a tough oxide coating on all surfaces exposed to air means the epoxy joint will eventually fail. You'd need to weld the perimeter to solve this.

Man I've been watching you for the last 7 years... gotta say, you've improved immensely from rebuilding a carburetor to a full blown EV car!! that's cool as hell and you should be proud of the work you've done up to this point!!!

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

He no longer gets any sex.

i swear nearly every video you pull up with something new that you've learned or have started learning, honestly im impressed at the rate you manage to deal with new stuff, even I can't do it that well and learning new things is one of my favorite things.

Sneaky Under Dunn segment lol

Dude I respect the enthusiasm and positivity so much. I have the same attitude of "do it now and figure the rest out later" and 80% of the time it does mean undoing half and starting all over...good to see a big-time youtuber doing the same.

Sometimes I feel like it’s hard to capture the magnitude of work, struggle, and frustration of a project like this that feels likes it’s constantly fighting you. But you did a beautiful job expressing it in this video, and the battery box looks great too. Keep up the good work, you’ll get it done!

Jesus Murphy! You are a true mad genius. Your attention to detail in building the batteries & filming puts other KZread channels to shame.

and here i was thinking your presentation style couldn’t get any better… you’re doing a fantastic job. i love the delivery, commentary and editing. it’s brilliant. ❤

Amazingly informative and massively funny as always, sometimes wish id found your channel 5yrs from now, then I could just binge it all!!

I have to say that this is the only YT channel where I don't skip over the ads. You make them as entertaining as the rest of the video.

Dude, your engineering genius is Apollo 13, 1970 "improvise and and make it work when no one has ever conceived of this before" level amazing. And you made it pretty.

11:50 is there going to be a problem with airflow through the radiator if there's a big solid sheet of polycarbonate blocking it on the other end?

@lasieboss703

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking.

@davesgarage78

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same thing

$1050 for those trivial PCBs is absolute insanity! It would take about 10mins to design in KiCAD and export to JLCPCB who would make it for a few bucks. The connectors would be, by far, the majority of the cost. You know what? Next time you need some, hit me up; I'll sell them to you for half price 😁

I love how this channel just keeps getting more insane in a good way.

You are the man!! You put an amazing amount of work into your projects and videos. Well done Robert!

This represents SO MUCH WORK! Truly impressive. The day of the four-wheel skids approacheth. Also, additional thumbs ups's's's: Resume/presume and Mahogany.

Absolutely loving this series. One of the rare occasions where I’ll drop everything I’m doing to watch the most recent episode

While I understand almost nothing of this, the amount of time and intellect that you put into this is incredible. Add to that your brilliant humour, these are must-watch.

Needs handles or lift points (how else do you plan to get it into and out of that car?). Needs lights (you plan to see into it in the dark?). Integrate and get it figured out now and when you make the others you're doing that as part of routine assembly. You go to school on the first one. The rest are just jobs. Best EV conversions on YT. Well done.

Cant wait for next months update! Seriously, this is such a great project. Don't rush as we all see the hard work going in.

This battery box looks stunning! And I actually enjoyed every second of this video, even though I suck at electronics.

"Is this overcomplicated? No, its just complicated" is such a great quote. but within your build everything has a purpose and there is a purpose for everything.

You doing this I bet has changed multiple people's minds about EVs. Before I bet they thought it was techy, but this is very much more into the mechanical stuff and you show the modularity and custom stuff you can do

...it might be better in the future to use a glue like 3M window weld to hold the cooling plates together, and rely on the clamping pressure of the threaded rods to keep them pulled tight.

@jimurrata6785

Жыл бұрын

Yes. And a vacuum bag would be an ideal clamp to hold the plates together until cured.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

How about that PL stuff they build pickup trucks with?

@jimurrata6785

Жыл бұрын

@@rogersmith7396 I'm not sure the specific product, but I would say 'no good' on aluminum, under pressure, carrying liquid and with vibration. That big aluminum sheet has to grow a lot when it gets hot.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

@@jimurrata6785 I have tried to do similar things with hot liquid under pressure. Its no go.

@jimurrata6785

Жыл бұрын

@@rogersmith7396 What product are you talking about, specifically? Henkel/Loctite makes PL. It's just their line of construction adhesives. (but I've never seen it on a pickup truck) They have plenty of bonding epoxies for aluminum in Aerospace and Automotive lines that would hold up just fine. Id be a little iffy about G10 (and I use it a lot!) but I don't know how hot the plate gets. Gougeon Brothers has a very good technical department that is able to answer questions about their products suitability for oddball projects. Robert might have contacted them, but I didn't see him sanding the epoxy into the surface like they would recommend....

PLEASE READ THIS, AGING WHEELS! You've built a very, very dangerous battery here, because you DO NOT have any way to isolate the parallel modules from each other!! If you suffer any single cell failure, this battery WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY YOUR BMS! In the case of one cell going short, all that will happen is that the fuse on the breakout board will blow, the bad cell will fall out of monitoring, and most likely suffer a THERMAL RUNAWAY POWERED BY THE OTHER PARALLEL MODULES, that your BMS WILL NOT be able to shut down! Whenever you parallel modules with multiple series cells inside, you need to use a separate contactor on each parallel string. That's why you never see this configuration of cells in production EVs.

@FFcossag

Жыл бұрын

This problem arises because if a cell goes short (or starts leaking a lot of current), the nominal voltage of that module will drop by one cell and it will essentially turn into a 7-series module with a resistor in series. Since that 7-series module is hard-wired in parallel with several 8-series modules, uncontrolled current will flow from the good modules into the bad one. The failed cell will produce uncontrolled heat, and the non-failed cells might see an overvoltage condition of up to 4,8 V/cell if the failure occurs at a high state of charge. The BMS might notice that the temperature is rising, or that the cell voltages are too high, but it will be unable to terminate the connection between the modules since they're literally bolted together. I repeat: Your BMS **WILL NOT PROTECT YOU FROM A THERMAL RUNAWAY IN YOUR CURRENT BATTERY CONFIGURATION!** I just want you to be aware of this.

@scottdotjazzman

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. All cells must be capable of being isolated individually for the battery to be safe, and lithium ion cells should never be monitored as a group.

I really hope we still get videos of the rest of the battery box construction because I do really love your working montages, I just love your videos in general, I probably rewatch a dozen videos a week

I tip my hat to you, Robert, for having the patience to do this. And you are so good for explaining the process of creating such complex hardware.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

Yes the turkeys are amazing. And everyone can see that you are well fed on Factor.

Please, pay attention to this detail about coolant (it goes for ethylene glycol mixture, but can be true for some others). Water has a bigger "drop" then coolant, which means your radiator can be watertight, but may not be coolant-tight. I know you tested it under pressure to be sure, but test it with coolant as well. Maybe to go with waterless?

@JimnyVR5

Жыл бұрын

He tested with air tho... airtight is for sure watertight

@docnele

Жыл бұрын

@@JimnyVR5 True, I guess I am tired from work :P

Impressed by the amount of work you've put into this. Also your editing style is incredible.!

Thank you for continuing to share!!!

I comment something like this almost every video but his humour gets me every time. Never stop being you, Robert

the clear battery box looks epic with the mahogany. you should add LED strips inside the engine bay around the box to light it up.

Is that Battery box getting its own contactors & MSD? With 4 battery boxes to join up & two motors, that's a lot of scary orange ropes going in a lot of different directions and they take up a fair bit of room. Good to plan where they go and where the breaks are positioned in advance.

@agingwheels

Жыл бұрын

I hadn't considered separate contactors for each box, but it's not a bad idea.

@GrayRaceCat

Жыл бұрын

@@agingwheels Unfortunately, US federal code requires no voltage above 60 volts be present 5 seconds after a collision. This applies to home built as well as production EVs. For the safety of you and first responders. This means two contactors, a service plug, and a fuse for each box. I will look up the source and post a link as soon as I find it.

@drumbrakes

Жыл бұрын

​Just be careful with how you wire the cell taps to the BMS. You shouldn't have a disconnect, fuse or contactor within a single grouping to the BMS, as you would get high voltages across the taps as they open/close and that lets the smoke out of the BMS. Replacement Smoke is available, but very hard to install. I think I like the idea of those parallel BMS PCBs, but do you need to balance all the cells between the parallel modules before you connect them? You're getting modules from multiple vehicles which will each have different SoC and SoH, could be a nightmare...

@drumbrakes

Жыл бұрын

@@GrayRaceCat Interesting, that would then need some sort of impact sensor included in the interlock? The modules are 57.6v each, so would that require a break between the two banks in the 8 module boxes (4p32s 115v) or is it enough to have the outputs of the box isolated? Contactors rated for those current levels will not be cheap.

@GrayRaceCat

Жыл бұрын

@@drumbrakes On later cars folks are taking advantage of the Airbag System or using the inertial fuel pump cut off to cut 12vdc power to the contactors. On early cars you would have to get creative. If I understand the standard correctly, isolating the HV to the inside of the battery boxes with contactors is sufficient, the fuse is extra insurance in case a contactor is 'welded' closed or the box has been punctured.

Each of your videos, especially the Escape project, are amazing. Do not feel like you need to rush the videos out, they're totally worth the wait!

I love how you are just winging it professionaly

Your work and dedication on this project is nothing short of incredible! It's absolutely wonderful to watch you overcome issue after issue.

I take my hat off to you, this is an epic project. I’m loving it.

Your work really paid off. That box is beautiful.

I am not a car person at all, but man you've got me hooked! Your style is hilarious and informative, and is actually making me interested in these older wheels. Thanks for the awesome content.

This would all be so much simpler in the timeline where all you gotta do is throw a General Atomics Mk XVII mini-reactor in there and plumb up the liquid sodium.

@rogersmith7396

Жыл бұрын

Na will explode on contact with air. And its what, a few thousand degrees. Florida Man would approve. What could go wrong?

Drag race unsuspecting people after its built!

lowkey, best series on youtube RN. im always exited to see a new vid.

Love it when you can proudly show off your work! Looks great!

fifteen... hundred dollars!? For $20 of PCBs? That is insane. I will literally design those for you for fun.

the box is beautiful! love that you keep all the details about what youre doing in the vids, its all very facinating so it really adds a lot!

This channel is a great source of education..... For all the KZread experts that want to just convert all ICE vehicles to EVs, Since of course that's, so simple to do cost effectively.....

Man I'm wanting to make my old F350 a hybrid, and it looks like that is going to be more work than I was hoping for. For those battery breakout boards, what is included with that? If it's just the board and 4 connectors it would probably be cheaper (and faster) for you to just have some PCB's made and you populate them yourself for the other battery boxes. Plus you wouldn't have to string 4 of them together. I could probably do it for you real quick if you aren't familiar with that.

@agingwheels

Жыл бұрын

It's the boards and the wiring harnesses. I probably could've done it myself, but I didn't want to design yet another thing. Plus, there are worse places to spend money than EVWest

@wcvp

Жыл бұрын

@@agingwheels Makes sense, doing those harnesses yourself would suuuuuuuuuck lol And it's probably where a lot of that cost comes from

@lasskinn474

Жыл бұрын

@@wcvp i think the price is for them for all of the packs not just this one

Wow $1000 for those 4 paralleling boards? Are those grey connectors made of platinum or something? Also you definitely need to secure those together. The inter-board connectors are not going to do well in vibration.

I used to build batteries for a EV manufacturer. Looks amazing! I love seeing the inside of the pack. The one thing you might have over complicated would be the EV West board. It might've been a bit cheaper to splice and pin out your own connector to the BMS and possibly much faster as you wouldn't need to solder the boards.

I appreciate all you've done here. I just finished building a 48VDC 5.3 kWh Lithium-Ion battery pack for our golf cart. That was quite the project--that I had to tackle twice, as the first go didn't work. Still, it was NOTHING compared to what you're doing here. 💜

I'm no longer waiting for the GRANT LOAN because I acquire $29,600 every 10 days recently.

@sophie82807

Жыл бұрын

After watching so many KZread tutorial videos about trading I was still making looses until Mrs Jenna started managing my investment's now I make $50,567 weekly. God bless Mrs Jenna she been a blessing to my family.

@Connor56212

Жыл бұрын

She helped me recover what I lost trying to trade my self

@Bellatrix416

Жыл бұрын

Wow I'm just shock someone mentioned expert Mrs Jenna, I thought I'm the only one trading with her,,

@Vasilisa787

Жыл бұрын

She's really amazing with her skills. She changed my 0.5btc to 2.1btc

@Eddie576

Жыл бұрын

I think I'm blessed because if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as expert Mrs Jenna. I think that she is the best broker I ever seen

I don't like those 4 interconnect boards plugged together. That seems like a very real failure point. It would actually be fairly easy to lay out a custom PCB to handle that and for 1/10 the price of EV West is charging (assuming the connectors themselves aren't like $100 each).

@moconnell663

Жыл бұрын

The connectors are $5, JAE Electronics MX84B028NF1

This channel has the only sponsor reads I dont skip

Thats a beautiful wiring loom. Well done!

💻🚗🙌 As someone who shares your passion for both IT and cars, I have to commend you on your delivery style. It's evident that you put a tremendous amount of time and effort into your projects and editing. I appreciate that you prioritize quality over quantity and resist the pressure to churn out videos on a weekly basis. Keep up the fantastic work, as it's clearly paying off. Your dedication shines through, and your content is top-notch. Great job! 👏👍🔥

Every other week I'd think to myself, "Robert sure is taking his time with those battery boxes" Now 2 months has passed and you've only made one😂

You're a master at narrating and presenting your work.

When Doug Demuro meets the fabricator...LOL! Great videos and it's refreshing seeing someone who experiences as many issues as I do when designing and building projects. Nothing ever works out ideally. Keep on, keeping on!

Those boards putting the cells in parallel are PRICEY! FYI, the connector on those boards is JAE Electronics part number MX84B028NF1, in case you want to make your own boards at significant savings. They are available from DigiKey and Mouser.

An amazing amount of thought, planning and work.

awesome job! love the woodwork thrown into the electrical project

I can tell by your delivery that you're in a better head space these days. Keep it up, you're actually hilarious mate.

This box is a minor work of art. Nicely done

Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos, and your humor. Keep up the great work!

first video, you take your time and it shows i really see the work you put into it

Your videos always make me want to go out and start a project. I'm amazed by how much work and money you put into each of your projects. I tried recording myself working on something, but moving the cameras around and planing shots and staging everything slows progress down so much, I don't know how you do it. Keep hanging in there. This has become one of my favorite KZread channels.