The good news is the new Nano is working and the circuit that detects when the Charger is plugged in also works. When I plug the charger in the Nano gets 5V and powers two relays which stay on until the charging sequence completes. There are still a few things to sort out but I'm finally...

I'm sorry to hear that GG, I love motor sport and everyone knows it can be dangerous but it's always gut wrenching to see someone get hurt. it never occurred to me that these connectors could be so dangerous but if you look at the tip of the plug in the photo it clearly sticks out beyond the...

Want a laugh guys? Here's a top tip, if using these connectors to connect your 12V then DO NOT try to plug them in live. If you do then don't be surprised if you let out the blue smoke The hole on the left isn't meant to be there. :oops: Turns out the positive of the plug sticks out a...

None taken. :) The replacement is built and ready for testing tomorrow so here's hoping I don't do the same again. ;)

Is the noise from the front or back?

Looks like I cocked up somewhere. :mad: While testing in the car I seem to have blown two digital inputs in the Nano so am now rebuilding the circuit. I'm not certain how it happened but I probably stuck 12V up it's arse and it didn't like it so it'll to be easier to do it again than to try and...

Too late! Sorry guys but I think I may have started WW3! :eek: And we can't even blame the Donald! :oops: Thanks mate, I've been into electronics and computers since I was 15 and been programming off and on ever since so this stuff is what I enjoy doing. I've never been very good at it compared...

If I was doing this kind of stuff every day or even every week then yes I agree but it might be 6 months before I'm back at it and I'll be round the fish bowl waaaaay too often to remember anything I've learned. And anyway I tried to learn programming when I was a teenager and in my twenties and...

It turns out if you want AI to write your code you need to give it VERY specific requirements. Sometimes you even need to suggest where it might have gone wrong for it to repair it's mistakes. After many hours staring at the damn thing it occurred to me the approximate area where the issue was...

Phew! After many not fun hours fighting with ChatGPT and Deepseek, I finally have a working software solution, if anybody is mad enough to have a look the code is below. Basically I gave up on using a MOSFET module as neither ChatGPT nor Deepseek could figure out the logic required to turn it on...

I've got a little further with charge control As always I need to write this out cause my brain is way to small to think this through and every time I think it's ready to wire into the car I realise I've forgotten about some issue that could crop up. Having now spent a couple of hours going...

It's t It's the way I've approached the whole thing from 2020. I started with a vague idea what to do, broke the whole thing down into bite sized projects and worked on each as I came to it. It resulted in mistakes and extra work from time to time but made the project possible.

So I've spent a bit more time on the charging and am finally getting close to sorting it. As usual for me I didn't plan ahead very well so ended up with two circuit boards so this is what I've now got. The circuit with the LM393 still detects when the EVSE is plugged in and I think I will use...

Well done getting them off. I saw an "expert" on Pootube using fine grit wet and dry sandpaper on headlight lenses followed by lacquer but I've no idea how long it lasted after, he claimed years of people using product to clean them made them worse. I suspect that the lacquer would need to have...

Not sure if it will help but the wings come off pretty easily. Unbolt at the top then a couple of screws in the door shut and one or two in the wheel arch. You would be lucky to drill the bolts without melting a lot of plastic.

Don't you need to remove the bumper to take the headlight out? Maybe easier to in situ.

The link doesn't work for me as I don't use MS but maybe will be OK for others. It's for me OK cause I don't need them but was just asking in case it would be helpful for other 3 door owners.

Lovely job. :)

It didn't happen if we don't see the photos. ;) Links to the stl files would be nice too. :)

Last time I worked on a prop shaft I had to use a sledge hammer on the chisel as the gentle tapping shown in the video had zero effect. I needed a new bolt too but the most important thing is the shape of the chisel.