My Travels With Marlin (GB FE)

[generaltso]

First time I have to pull those frunk covers off (hopefully never), I'm drilling a 1/2" hole and feeding that pull cord through.

Doesn't need a hole. Mark just fed it through a gap and used tape.

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[dbsb3233]

Doesn't need a hole. Mark just fed it through a gap and used tape.

Oh I thought that picture was under the cover. In that case, nevermind.

 

[dbsb3233]

It's a shock to suddenly slow down by 15 mph for no good reason.

Especially when the flow of traffic around you doesn't. I didn't like that at all. Almost felt dangerous. Way too aggressive slow-down.

 

[ChasingCoral]

I don’t think the lock is supposed to engage with L2 chargers. I wonder what was different about that Sema charger that made it engage.

That's what I thought as well. Maybe it locks because it is a fee charger.

 

[generaltso]

That's what I thought as well. Maybe it locks because it is a fee charger.

I don't think the car would know that.

 

[ChasingCoral]

I don't think the car would know that.

It could if the charger sent a signal to the car telling it to lock.

 

[generaltso]

It could if the charger sent a signal to the car telling it to lock.

But I don't think that's part of the J1772 communication protocol. Maye the car decided to lock when it got some unknown signal from the broken station.

 

[ChasingCoral]

But I don't think that's part of the J1772 communication protocol. Maye the car decided to lock when it got some unknown signal from the broken station.

That could be as well.

 

[ajmartineau]

It’s nice to see that you didn’t have to add an extension to the ripcord. I assumed I would have to.

 

[Plutoman15]

No pressure @ChasingCoral , but us carless lot are living life through you right now. Enjoying the ride ?

 

[ChasingCoral]

Time for some pretty pictures from the drive down to FL.

Raleigh, NC

Savannah, GA

Sarasota, FL

 

[buffasnow]

It’s pretty much straight up. You can feed the ripcord up through the existing slot and tape it in place. I just added this picture to the post.

Perfect, thanks!

 

[SnBGC]

That could be as well.

I would ask the engineers this question. The locking mechanism should only be for DCFC but it can function for J1772 by holding down the thumb latch and prohibiting it from releasing from the car.

The car determines which connector is attached by the voltage sensor in the signal line. Less than 5 volts and it thinks you have CCS and it throws that locking pin. As far as I know, it shouldn't actuate the lock for J1772 but maybe the calibration allows that for the MME?

 

[ChasingCoral]

Marlin visits the Everglades

 

[KAustin]

I would ask the engineers this question. The locking mechanism should only be for DCFC but it can function for J1772 by holding down the thumb latch and prohibiting it from releasing from the car.

The car determines which connector is attached by the voltage sensor in the signal line. Less than 5 volts and it thinks you have CCS and it throws that locking pin. As far as I know, it shouldn't actuate the lock for J1772 but maybe the calibration allows that for the MME?

I have an engineer calling me today. I'll try to remember to add this.

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