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I'm also hoping you can develop this into a conversion service one day
MmmmmmmmI'm also hoping you can develop this into a conversion service one day
In case anyone is wondering why this build is moving so slowly, one of the big problems I have is my lack of experience. This has meant I haven't been able to order all the parts I'll need in advance as I'm not certain what I'll need or what will fit. The result of that is I tend to do some work, asses what I need, order the parts and then wait for them to arrive.
It frustrates me too but I can't afford to throw money at parts that are wrong or won't fit.
LOL, thanks for this mate, much appreciated. I didn't mean to come across as self doubting although I wouldn't be human if I wasn't from time to time in a project like this. Just making the point that every job takes 10 times longer than it would if I knew what I was doing. A stupid metal box should have taken a few days, not three months. Having learned from this one the next two should be a lot faster though.I don't know where this self doubt has came from, but I genuinely think you are doing a grand job on a fracking ambitious project, delving deeply into the unknown, pushing through barriers and emerging victorious. A bank used to advertise on TV/Radio saying "in business you can do anything, but you can't do everything..." Projects as diverse and inherently multidisciplinary as this undertaking will highlight gaps in anyone's skillsets, as such it's important that suitable people are engaged to assist fill in those gaps. In a club such as this, it is a reasonable expectation that the community contribute, and that is an obligation I take seriously. As such I try to offer advice, but hope the advice I've proffered has never comes across as patronizing or belittling? Let me put it to you this way, were I to think you a dullard, I wouldn't waste my time sharing my thoughts & knowledge with you. And for what it's worth, you've done stuff on this project thusfar that I simply couldn't and or cannot do, such as decode canbus networks with an arduino, and at the time you were doing that I had two MEng Electrical/Electronics final years on my team.
You have so much money already tied up in this project that you could have bought a porsche and ran it for a couple of years, so that cash has to come from somewhere, and I myself live by the following homespun idiom "You can only spend a shilling once"; by that I mean if I save a couple of bux on consumables, or by buying cheaper + longer lead time items than the more readily and more expensive alternatives, especially when I'm spending my own sheckels. Even when I'm purchasing from client projects, and it's someone else's money, in a professional capacity, I still go through stage gates, purchase for stage 3 are only ratified at final stages of stage 2, with a decision being made on the merits of expediency versus efficiency relative to the expenditure. So, to me, it's logical and wise to approach the project's purchases incrementally and only part with your hard earned once you are certain on exactly what you need to purchase.
My final point is that I used to play an online computer game as part of a group, and our rules included the following phrase - "Real life comes first" - to remind you, and anyone else following this project that it is a hobby, a recreational undertaking, and as such the time allotted to it must be in line with what can reasonably be expected after work, family, rest and other social obligations. In light of that, I personally find the rate of progress on such an ambitious project in this context commendable.
TL-DR: This is a very ambitious project, with a steep learning curve, significant financial requirements, and extensive time requirements; as such is inevitable that this project will take a long time, and it is my opinion that @Alibro is doing really well with it.
I don't know where this self doubt has came from, but I genuinely think you are doing a grand job on a fracking ambitious project, delving deeply into the unknown, pushing through barriers and emerging victorious. A bank used to advertise on TV/Radio saying "in business you can do anything, but you can't do everything..." Projects as diverse and inherently multidisciplinary as this undertaking will highlight gaps in anyone's skillsets, as such it's important that suitable people are engaged to assist fill in those gaps. In a club such as this, it is a reasonable expectation that the community contribute, and that is an obligation I take seriously. As such I try to offer advice, but hope the advice I've proffered has never comes across as patronizing or belittling? Let me put it to you this way, were I to think you a dullard, I wouldn't waste my time sharing my thoughts & knowledge with you. And for what it's worth, you've done stuff on this project thusfar that I simply couldn't and or cannot do, such as decode canbus networks with an arduino, and at the time you were doing that I had two MEng Electrical/Electronics final years on my team.
You have so much money already tied up in this project that you could have bought a porsche and ran it for a couple of years, so that cash has to come from somewhere, and I myself live by the following homespun idiom "You can only spend a shilling once"; by that I mean if I save a couple of bux on consumables, or by buying cheaper + longer lead time items than the more readily and more expensive alternatives, especially when I'm spending my own sheckels. Even when I'm purchasing from client projects, and it's someone else's money, in a professional capacity, I still go through stage gates, purchase for stage 3 are only ratified at final stages of stage 2, with a decision being made on the merits of expediency versus efficiency relative to the expenditure. So, to me, it's logical and wise to approach the project's purchases incrementally and only part with your hard earned once you are certain on exactly what you need to purchase.
My final point is that I used to play an online computer game as part of a group, and our rules included the following phrase - "Real life comes first" - to remind you, and anyone else following this project that it is a hobby, a recreational undertaking, and as such the time allotted to it must be in line with what can reasonably be expected after work, family, rest and other social obligations. In light of that, I personally find the rate of progress on such an ambitious project in this context commendable.
TL-DR: This is a very ambitious project, with a steep learning curve, significant financial requirements, and extensive time requirements; as such is inevitable that this project will take a long time, and it is my opinion that @Alibro is doing really well with it.
No mate, £4200.I thought the battery was about £9,000...?
Thanks mate. Appreciate it but in reality this is a very small step.Now we're getting there. Fantastic stuff!
I hadn't even thought about the micro electronics side! Another big job, however, based on what I've seen so far, you'll approach with great aplomb. Fascinating stuff!Thanks mate. Appreciate it but in reality this is a very small step.
There have been developments on the software side as the Damien Maguire has upgraded his new system for controlling these inverters. I still need to confirm if I can run the new software in my Gen1 Leaf VCU so I'm hoping to do some work on that soon but I want to sort out the location for the Inverter first.
To be honest it never occurred I should ask others to pay for my fun.I hadn't even thought about the micro electronics side! Another big job, however, based on what I've seen so far, you'll approach with great aplomb. Fascinating stuff!
I know you've talked about costs from time to time - but not ever suggested an issue there obvs. Have you thought about a little crowd funding? You're putting an awful lot of time, effort and expense into this and whilst I have a great interest in the project (along with others here), unlike more learned others, I have limited ability to contribute on the technical front. I'd like to be able to help in a modest way.
We would love to see you mate.I think you're doing great Ali.
I can't wait to pop over to see the finished vehicle.
I thought me and the wife could make a long weekend of it, as we've never been to NI.
I'd be keen for that tooIf I ever get round to my four corners tour, I'm planning on dragging John and Andy out for a beer, so it might be an idea for you to visit the sunny corner of the mainland and make it something of a club meet?
If we make it a day next summer I'll be there!If I ever get round to my four corners tour, I'm planning on dragging John and Andy out for a beer, so it might be an idea for you to visit the sunny corner of the mainland and make it something of a club meet?
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