My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

[yuccales]

I'm thinking that inverter is a prime candidate for a fake Delco.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

excellent questions, I bought so many chargers to teach myself how they work by comparison

at first when I bought the Tesla charger I thought I could pull up in my converted electric truck to a Tesla charging station and charge, but that's not how it work's Elon Musk prevents you from doing just that, the charging station for a lack of a better term senses your car and you have to be in a genuine Tesla to use it


~ CONTROL VIA HARDWARE~
the other thing I learned is that donor EV components such as the chargers are controlled in one of two ways, either you have to lobotomize them, essentially rip out their logic board and replace it with a reverse engineered one, this is how the Tesla charger works


~CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE Type 1~
Or, you can control the charger in it's current original OEM shape without changing any of the hardware simply by learning what CAN Bus commands it needs to operate, that's how the Chevy Volt first gen charger works


~CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE Type 2~
another way to control a charger in it's OEM hardware form simply by using software is by figuring out what PWM signal to send to it, PWM aka Pulse Width Modulation, this is how the Chevy Volt second gen charger works

hope this helps

I think I sort of get it. We're definitely well beyond my technical knowledge but your explanations help. Hopefully eventually somebody can make a little plug-in that will help you lie to the charging sration. So you can make it think whatever you want it to know to accept your vehicle and give you the best its got to offer.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

finally... no more Purple (sorry Prince, R.I.P.)

Looks like you've dealt with your violet tendencies...

Had to get just one more in before I let it go, haha.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Painting =progress!!

indeed

[Gregski]

I give you the Cabulator 3000 (TM) pending

[Gregski]

ever had a knock or rattle coming from what seems like the engine bay that you spent 4 years looking for? (asking for a friend)

[Gregski]

meanwhile behind this unassuming A pillar cheek bone

[Gregski]

geez how much dirt is in there, check out the video Chevy C10 Don't Paint Dirt 2

[Gregski]

so what kinda cool stuff have you dounded in yer rig ?

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

indeed

That looks very tidy.

[Gregski]

fiddy shades of gray

[Gregski]

got the outside of the cab in primer and now we can see all them imperfections, great !

[57tailgater]

Going to make the gas tank filler hole in the cab the charge port?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 57tailgater

Going to make the gas tank filler hole in the cab the charge port?

that's a good question, I wasn't planning on it in order to keep any high voltage wiring out of the cab, and confined to the engine bay and more specifically the battery enclosure

[Gregski]

run what you brong

[Gregski]

thug life

[57tailgater]

Originally Posted by Gregski

that's a good question, I wasn't planning on it in order to keep any high voltage wiring out of the cab, and confined to the engine bay and more specifically the battery enclosure

That sounds safe. Press on!

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice work on the e truck! Your sheet metal on the cab looks great compared to what I'm used to seeing.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 57tailgater

Going to make the gas tank filler hole in the cab the charge port?

so after a long holiday I was back at it

[Gregski]

also plugged the two fuel line holes in the bottom of the cab

[Kronald_70GMC]

Nice! I was starting to wonder what happened to you.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Nice! I was starting to wonder what happened to you.

I turned 50 and went to New Orleans to celebrate, rumor has it the authorities may or may not be still searching for us....

[Gregski]

meanwhile at the free range lower control arm shaft removal facility (aka the FRLCASRF)

[layinrocker65]

Is it really dumb if it works?

Good job

[notsolo]

Are those tires the Golden Gravity Grabbers, body work is looking good and Happy Birthday Gregski.