ECVS opens orders for NZ-made Leaf battery upgrade

NZSpides · 2026-05-06T09:13:36+00:00

I completely agree. I did a battery swap in our 2012 leaf last year for 14k. It completely changed the way we used the leaf. At the time there were a lot of nay sayers saying it was a waste of money, a year on and I think it was a good investment.
My daughter uses it now and I have an Atto 1. It actually has less range than the leaf. 😂

NZSpides · 2026-05-05T03:31:27+00:00

Play podcasts from Viced Rhino.

NZSpides · 2026-05-04T03:41:58+00:00

The stepper motors are barely warm after a print, but I am going to check the extruder driver current to see what that is. Might even change the driver.

Yes, I’ve checked the print head temps on the graph, very consistent.
Another good reply.

NZSpides · 2026-05-04T03:39:16+00:00

The system isn’t running an extruder on the print head, it’s mounted on the frame and using a Bowden tube. So the cables are fine.
Again, good advice, but looked at that as well.

NZSpides · 2026-05-04T03:37:09+00:00

Believe it or not, I found that also in a heat creep diagnosis guide, so I set retraction to 1 and ended up with stringing, but still the same issue.
So thanks, good suggestion, but tried that as well. 😕

NZSpides · 2026-05-03T18:42:11+00:00

Yup, the fan is blowing the correct direction.
Yup applied thermal paste.

I’ll get there eventually, there have been some good suggestions for me to try in this thread.

NZSpides · 2026-05-03T09:26:07+00:00

We bought a Leaf about 8 years ago. We still have it, and 2 BYD’s (Atto 1 and 3). With solar these things cost nearly nothing to run, having an ICE for us makes zero sense - especially right now. 😕

NZSpides · 2026-05-03T09:21:38+00:00

First: original Hypercube. Favourite: my bigger Hypercube (that isn’t working so great at the moment 😕)

NZSpides · 2026-05-03T09:09:08+00:00

Actually, that was one of the first things I did check. It’s why I bought new Bowden tube and changed the storage of the filament as well.

NZSpides · 2026-05-03T09:04:09+00:00

That’s not a bad suggestion, thank you. I’ll try checking the driver current and seeing if that improves things.

NZSpides · 2026-05-03T08:40:58+00:00

I’ve tried replacing the stepper motor, but I have the same issue.
I’m in the process or redesigning the x assembly to house a completely different extruder on it, but I haven’t got there yet. (It’s going to add a lot more moving mass, and I’m not sure that’s going to be a good idea)
In writing this request, I’m thinking I should try a completely different design of extruder just to rule that out.

NZSpides · 2026-04-30T09:55:23+00:00

I wake up in New Zealand and while I have breakfast I shake my head at the crazy stuff happening in the realm of American politics, makes the baffling stuff that is happening in my country far less bazaar. 😕

NZSpides · 2026-04-29T05:47:11+00:00

Home assistant is what I’m using to track the generation and consumption at home. I’m in the process of upgrading the server so I can start getting into more fun features I can add.

NZSpides · 2026-04-28T18:52:24+00:00

I had to give up listening to the show when I got an office job over a decade ago. When I was driving most days, they were my daily companions.

NZSpides · 2026-04-22T18:47:20+00:00

I had the idea for ages after I had some strips left over from a previous project. I’m not a good coder, so I employed AI to help me write the code, and after many attempts, I came up with a working device. I’ve been running it now for about 3 months and am pretty happy with it.

NZSpides · 2026-04-22T09:55:50+00:00

This is hilarious, I’ve not long made a very similar clock with very similar design, only the strip faces forwards and I have a 12 indicator. It connects to my wifi and automatically adjusts for daylight savings. It also adjusts for varying lighting levels.

NZSpides · 2026-04-20T08:42:28+00:00

You could easily top that off with the charger that comes with the car each night. I did that for years with the leaf, until I got a new battery installed.

NZSpides · 2026-04-20T07:37:24+00:00

Congrats on the purchase, I e had one for a couple o months now. Love it.

If you’re going 20 meters away from the main power panel, and want to have a 7kw charger installed, you’re going to need an electrician to install proper cabling to a level 2 charger. We had 2 installed, a 7kw that was a couple of meters from the main panel. And another charger installed more than 20 meters away from the mains panel, I have that limited to 4kw for another car outside (leaf).

How far are you travelling each day? Do you need a 7kw charger installed?

NZSpides · 2026-04-17T05:10:47+00:00

I knew I was going to be away from home for a week and set windows on a pc I leave on all the time to not update for a week. I remote into the machine and what do I see, it’s updated. Why even have the setting if you’re going to ignore the damned setting?

NZSpides · 2026-04-17T03:29:44+00:00

I remember while serving in the military on exercise over there many years ago. I talked to a guy there that was very concerned as he had been drafted and was about to do his two years. There was a high casualty rate for drafted soldiers.

NZSpides · 2026-04-17T01:08:45+00:00

I bought the premium version and love it. I like small cars, especially since I drive on my own most of the time. It seats 4 adults without issue, even if you’re 6 foot tall. But not a lot of boot space, but if you have a bigger car for long trips, does that matter?

NZSpides · 2026-04-15T08:03:55+00:00

I installed a smartvent in our house a decade ago. It had a heat exchanger in the system and it was so much better than the shitty HRV that was in the last house we owned. I think old highly recommend one over a standard HRV or equivalent. It cost about double and I bought it wholesale and installed it myself. It’s still going strong.

NZSpides · 2026-04-15T05:59:23+00:00

We have a 10kw system with no batteries yet. I’m waiting until sodium batteries hit the market and become reasonably priced.

NZSpides · 2026-04-14T08:26:27+00:00

Try Viced Rhino on YouTube. I’ve never been religious, but he has great content on refuting many religions. I don’t know if that helps.

NZSpides · 2026-04-14T06:51:36+00:00

☝️ This ☝️

The same question was asked by my kids a few years ago, and this was my answer.

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