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by EdAtki
Mon Oct 20, 2025 4:12 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Clearout Lots of items
Replies: 6
Views: 396

Re: Clearout Lots of items

I'd take a IVT-S-500-U0-I-CAN2-12/24-MRQ
by EdAtki
Sat Oct 18, 2025 7:15 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

Re: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor

It's open!

I tried both the knife and chisel approaches but both made very slow progress, in the end what worked best was connecting the engine hoist to the bolt tabs on the top half and lifting so that the weight of the pack provided a constant force pulling the halves apart, then I just heated ...
by EdAtki
Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:45 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

Re: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor

Does anyone have any advice for taking this pack apart? I've got all the bolts out but the glue just will not let go no matter how much I go at it with a heat gun and a crowbar
by EdAtki
Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:25 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

Re: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor

I collected my battery pack over the weekend, and it went remarkably un-sketchy haha.

This is a 50kWh 108S pack found in a variety of Stellantis vehicles, mine is from a 2022 Vauxhall Corsa-e.


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by EdAtki
Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:45 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: EM57 more power
Replies: 6
Views: 1146

Re: EM57 more power

I've been reading through old threads on the Volt/Ampera inverter . Lots of work was done on a few different openinverter logic board designs that allowed running both 600A power stages in parallel. Definitely a lot cleaner than 2 leaf inverters rigged together haha. Unfortunately information on ...
by EdAtki
Wed Sep 17, 2025 4:49 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Leaf connector CN001
Replies: 15
Views: 4825

Re: Leaf connector CN001

If anyone else stumbles upon this thread while looking for part numbers, these are listed on the wiki: https://openinverter.org/wiki/index.php?title=Connector_Part_Numbers#Nissan_leaf_gen2_inverter

Took me an embarrassingly long time to find that page haha :lol:

EDIT: I added the link to the Gen 2 ...
by EdAtki
Wed Sep 17, 2025 10:04 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: EM57 more power
Replies: 6
Views: 1146

Re: EM57 more power


The lebowski brain was used for 300hp on a leaf motor in believe. Not sure if it was gen 1 or gen 2. The thread is here...
https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/hi-power-inverter-for-nissan-leaf-motor-dynos-302-3hp-p15.63982/page-13#:~:text=But%20then%20it%20is%20only,be%20as%20accurate%20as ...
by EdAtki
Tue Sep 16, 2025 4:39 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: EM57 more power
Replies: 6
Views: 1146

EM57 more power

I'm planning my build around the EM57 motor initially with an 80kW inverter I got for very cheap but planning to upgrade pretty much as soon as the car is running, as such I've been reviewing the inverter options available:


Gen 2 Leaf Inverter (Stock), 80kW, 250Nm
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by EdAtki
Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:17 pm
Forum: Battery Managment (BMS)
Topic: Switched ADC BMS
Replies: 257
Views: 186744

Re: Switched ADC BMS

Potentially, most of the modules are quite specific to BMS applications though so I think leaving them part of the firmware is fine.

I just envisage a common open source firmware for a variety of BMS boards. In much the same way open inverter supports a variety of inverters.
by EdAtki
Fri Aug 29, 2025 9:50 am
Forum: Battery Managment (BMS)
Topic: Switched ADC BMS
Replies: 257
Views: 186744

Re: Switched ADC BMS

I'm thinking of reusing a lot of this code for my MAX17823 BMS, for those unaware this would be a master BMS that talks to the built in satellite BMS in OEM modules from Kia, Peugeot, Citroen, Opel and potentially others. In fact I'm wondering what people's opinions are on adding support for ...
by EdAtki
Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DVLA change - huge news!
Replies: 19
Views: 1437

Re: DVLA change - huge news!

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Looking at the V627/3 form it seems that most structural modification only have to tick a box but EV conversions have to "provide full details of any modifications".
by EdAtki
Tue Aug 26, 2025 11:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: DVLA change - huge news!
Replies: 19
Views: 1437

Re: DVLA change - huge news!

There are some more mentions of EV conversions here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-changes-to-a-vehicle-and-registering-kit-built-kit-converted-and-reconstructed-classic-vehicles-inf318

Here are the bits that are most relevant:
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by EdAtki
Mon Jul 28, 2025 9:20 pm
Forum: Drive trains (motors and inverters)
Topic: GS450H motor performance data gathering
Replies: 2
Views: 803

Re: GS450H motor performance data gathering

Bigpie wrote: Mon Jul 28, 2025 7:00 pm viewtopic.php?p=53709#p53709
Thanks for the link, that was the only real world evidence I'd been able to find. 170kW ish is great but it's a fair bit short of the rated 250kW the wiki states, hence me making this thread to see if we can back that number up.
by EdAtki
Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:22 pm
Forum: Drive trains (motors and inverters)
Topic: GS450H motor performance data gathering
Replies: 2
Views: 803

GS450H motor performance data gathering

I've been reading through the wiki and forum trying to collect info on the GS450H motor but I feel there is a lack of real world data despite plenty of builds so I thought I'd create a thread to try and consolidate it all.

Most important is max power and torque figures, the wiki simply has the ...
by EdAtki
Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:11 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

Re: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor

In the meantime I've been trying to get an idea of the performance difference between the leaf motor and a GS450h transmission, trying to convince myself that I'm making the right decision.

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I would be amazed if these numbers turn out accurate given all the ...
by EdAtki
Sun Jul 13, 2025 5:16 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

Re: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor

I've run quotes on a few potential cars, albeit in unmodified form, and the E91 was very reasonable. I'll give adrian flux a call to see if they can quote me with the conversion. Thanks for the heads up
by EdAtki
Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:41 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

Re: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor


I love my E91, but be aware of high insurance costs. There's only Adrian flux that I could find to insure.and it's over a grand. No points, no accidents, 20 years no claims.


I think insurance on any conversion is going to be a pain unfortunately, I would love to hear what insurance has been ...
by EdAtki
Sat Jul 12, 2025 8:55 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: [WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor
Replies: 16
Views: 1979

[WIP] BMW E91 + Leaf Motor

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on the forum :)

An EV conversion is a project I've been wanting to tackle for years now but never managed to get out of the planning phase, however I recently stumbled across a deal too good to turn down. I acquired an 80kW Nissan Leaf motor, inverter ...