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by luisrayas3
Sun May 16, 2021 9:25 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: Tesla LDU board contactor control pins current sinking
Replies: 2
Views: 927

Re: Tesla LDU board contactor control pins current sinking

Thanks for the info that helps give confidence I won't blow the board with a larger contactor coil. For the fuse situation I was thinking something like this image, does that make any sense or am I worried about the wrong thing here?
by luisrayas3
Sat May 15, 2021 11:30 pm
Forum: Tesla
Topic: Tesla LDU board contactor control pins current sinking
Replies: 2
Views: 927

Tesla LDU board contactor control pins current sinking

I'm currently sourcing the contactors for the HV setup and am curious about the current sinking ability of pin 6 on the LDU board. In the diagram posted on the LDU support forum (https://openinverter.org/forum/download/file.php?id=680&mode=view) the control pin (6) is hooked up directly to the ...
by luisrayas3
Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:49 am
Forum: Tesla
Topic: LDU drive performance in reverse
Replies: 3
Views: 1274

Re: LDU drive performance in reverse

Thanks! The oil pump is definitely something I hadn't yet thought of. From the tear-down videos I've found it seems unlikely that there are any meaningful asymmetries though once I'm up and running I'll see about running some benchmarks in both directions just out of curiosity. On that note, the ...
by luisrayas3
Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:03 am
Forum: Tesla
Topic: LDU drive performance in reverse
Replies: 3
Views: 1274

LDU drive performance in reverse

I have a Model S LDU I'm working to fit into an old VW Golf. Due to space considerations I want to flip the unit 180deg from how it would sit in a Tesla, thus reversing the forward and reverse directions of the unit.

Now I know that theoretical AC induction motors (all electric motors?) are ...