dtbaker61
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- First Name
- Dan
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- santa fe,nm
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- www.envirokarma.org
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- MME (delivered 2/26/21), DIY eMiata BEV
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- Solar Sales/install

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So.... when I first got my MME I had a problem w Display heating up and going black when I parked or drove facing South. I had the screen replaced (under warranty) and it pretty much was ok except for occasional wonky display and slow response. I was going to just use some double-sided tape and solar screening to shade the screen back, but decided to try the phone holder/tray organizer from @AOSK , which for under $30 was promising.
https://www.amazon.com/AOSKonology-Rotatable-Dashboard-Compatible-Accessories/dp/B09V7MNJGC?
Turned out that the position of the phone holder was a bit high for clear view, and fit too tight to back of console for any airflow.... so I've documented the mods I did to enable better phone position AND airflow.
The bonus is that I can FINALLY display the data I want to see for real-time power output/regen, and whatever else you might want to display on your phone, or use your phone as a dashcam.....
details on how to set up the CarScanner dashboard to display what you want are at:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...rging-speed-and-regen.5479/page-2#post-160581
or
https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...gen-charging-and-other-data.33211/post-744964
Here are the pix:
the hat worked.... but, I caught a lot of flak from my wife, and didn't have a way to display what I wanted from CarScanner since the phone app doesn't display on AndroidAuto.
stock phone holder was too high... phone obscured vision
simple mod to cut a slot in phone holder enables installing the arm 'upside down' to lower the phone by several inches
cut a slot.....
enables mounting upside down for lower phone position
by maybe 2" or 3".... just enough!
good enough to be mostly below the hood, and still have the phone camera lenses exposed above the holder for a quick 'dashcam', access to phone side buttons, and display of apps that won't cast to the center screen.... like CarScanner. Finally, a way to display output/regen power in actual kW!
maybe future versions of this unit will incorporate these mods? It would be very slick if this accessory design could include these features out-of-the-box.... How about it @AOSK ? Even better if you send me a tiiiiiiny royalty on units sold with these mods ?
and the final result is GREAT!
solves several things.... blocks sun from back of monitor, has a good phone holder position, AND enables custom display of whatever you can put up on your phone.... including CarScanner data from the ODB2.
The CarScanner app allows custom dashboard display of whatever data the ODB2 kicks out. I really wanted to see Power/Regen, and a couple key temp sensors.... BINGO
https://www.amazon.com/AOSKonology-Rotatable-Dashboard-Compatible-Accessories/dp/B09V7MNJGC?
Turned out that the position of the phone holder was a bit high for clear view, and fit too tight to back of console for any airflow.... so I've documented the mods I did to enable better phone position AND airflow.
The bonus is that I can FINALLY display the data I want to see for real-time power output/regen, and whatever else you might want to display on your phone, or use your phone as a dashcam.....
details on how to set up the CarScanner dashboard to display what you want are at:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...rging-speed-and-regen.5479/page-2#post-160581
or
https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...gen-charging-and-other-data.33211/post-744964
Here are the pix:
the hat worked.... but, I caught a lot of flak from my wife, and didn't have a way to display what I wanted from CarScanner since the phone app doesn't display on AndroidAuto.
stock phone holder was too high... phone obscured vision
simple mod to cut a slot in phone holder enables installing the arm 'upside down' to lower the phone by several inches
cut a slot.....
enables mounting upside down for lower phone position
by maybe 2" or 3".... just enough!
good enough to be mostly below the hood, and still have the phone camera lenses exposed above the holder for a quick 'dashcam', access to phone side buttons, and display of apps that won't cast to the center screen.... like CarScanner. Finally, a way to display output/regen power in actual kW!
maybe future versions of this unit will incorporate these mods? It would be very slick if this accessory design could include these features out-of-the-box.... How about it @AOSK ? Even better if you send me a tiiiiiiny royalty on units sold with these mods ?
and the final result is GREAT!
solves several things.... blocks sun from back of monitor, has a good phone holder position, AND enables custom display of whatever you can put up on your phone.... including CarScanner data from the ODB2.
The CarScanner app allows custom dashboard display of whatever data the ODB2 kicks out. I really wanted to see Power/Regen, and a couple key temp sensors.... BINGO
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