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A project log for DIY Electric Vehicle from Recycled Parts

Converting a car to electric drive using recycled and salvaged EV and hybrid components.

mauswerkzmauswerkz 04/24/2016 at 01:280 Comments

Made some good progress on packaging the BMS PCBA today. Putting my CNC mill to good use!

Machined the end plates for the extruded aluminum case for the BMS. If I had some engraving bits handy, I'd have done some engraving as well. I'll be using the same case for the gateway ECU as well.

I also cut a piece of plastic out for the low voltage pass-through on the inverter. I can't use the original connector because couldn't get ahold of the connectors from the original control board. The inverter will have pigtails bringing out the LV connections from the control board to some waterproof connectors on the other end. I cut the plate from some cutting board material with inset hexagons to hold the nuts on the back side of the cable glands. They snap in place with a satisfying click. How did I ever live without one of these machines?

More updates to come tomorrow!

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