EV Landy Conversion - 8 years on

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I set up a Facebook Landy EV Conversion page about 8 years ago...[/QUOTE]

Like what you've done. I'm not on Facebook...did you post a lot of technical detail on how you built it ie circuit diagrams, component brands, adaptions to fit, etc? PDF book we might buy?

Not having a vehicle of my own by which to escape I spent 2 weeks over Christmas trapped in caravan culture on a NSW mid coast camp ground...learning a lot about lithium batteries, inverters and Anderson plugs (half their conversation...the other half on how to stop water leaks) so I feel primed to start a LRover conversion...[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by workingonit

Like what you've done. I'm not on Facebook...did you post a lot of technical detail on how you built it ie circuit diagrams, component brands, adaptions to fit, etc? PDF book we might buy?

Not having a vehicle of my own by which to escape I spent 2 weeks over Christmas trapped in caravan culture on a NSW mid coast camp ground...learning a lot about lithium batteries, inverters and Anderson plugs (half their conversation...the other half on how to stop water leaks) so I feel primed to start a LRover conversion...[bigrolf]

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For a project like this Facebook is can be as much a useful resource as a distraction. You just have to ignore the noise.

I wrote a webpage www.goingbush.com/ptev.html as I was building, that may be helpful but I'd do it differently now . I'd use a Nissan Leaf motor & a resolve controller , Even a Nissan battery can be made to fit a landy . (or repackaged - but a lot more effort)

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Originally Posted by goingbush

For a project like this Facebook is can be as much a useful resource as a distraction. You just have to ignore the noise.

I wrote a webpage www.goingbush.com/ptev.html as I was building, that may be helpful but I'd do it differently now . I'd use a Nissan Leaf motor & a resolve controller , Even a Nissan battery can be made to fit a landy . (or repackaged - but a lot more effort)

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The big issue with the Nissan Leaf battery seems to be that it doesn't have active cooling so seems quite short lived in the Australian context. I guess the advantage to this is there are plenty of replacement battery solutions out there.

Is this a consideration? Is active cooling possible or necessary for a conversion?

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Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

The big issue with the Nissan Leaf battery seems to be that it doesn't have active cooling so seems quite short lived in the Australian context. I guess the advantage to this is there are plenty of replacement battery solutions out there.

Is this a consideration? Is active cooling possible or necessary for a conversion?

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TBH I wouldn't worry about cooling , warming bis more of an issue. My batteries perform much better in Summer , get a shorter range in winter , longer range in Summer . Not a deal breaker.

My philosphy is keep it simple, no un-nescessary crap = less weight , less complications,