Recent content by gonefishin

It's been another year since my last fix (re-soldering the CT splice) so I thought I'd give an update. My fix worked for a long while, then it had a lot of problems. I tried replacing my CT with a new one from OpenEVSE but that actually failed horribly. Even though their CT seems to be the...

Thumbs up on the Costco Interstate battery. There are a lot of posts about upgrading to Optima's, but I had no problems with the OEM battery and it has lasted 7 years. I have a digital battery load tester and the new Costco battery tested at about 515CCA - right on target for the stated...

After 3 months I am declaring the splice replacements a proper longterm fix to the self-test faults. See my previous posts for details but I think the whole issue with these self-test failures lies in bad splices and it's a 5 min and likely $0 fix for anyone. I would try that before I would...

Any movement of the CT wires is likely to get it working again temporarily. I have two data points to suggest that the problem is with the CT splices and it's been 98% reliable since my repair of the splices. 1) If I disconnect one of the CT leads I get the exact symptoms I've been seeing -...

Has anyone had experience converting the Blink EVSE to Open EVSE using their kits? I've read the Open EVSE instructions and it seems pretty straightforward to rip out all the guts of the Blink reusing the 240V cable, J1772 cable, and Cutler Hammer AC Contactor. I've had no problems with my...

Thanks for this link to the PDF. In case that link ever goes bad you can search for "we-30CIRE residential service manual" - I was able to find another copy on the internet at http://www.rdrop.com/pipermail/oeva-list/2016-April/010195.html. I tried the steps in this manual but I'm not...

What is this Phil's Law about not connecting anything to the negative terminal of the battery? That negative terminal is connected to the chassis, so why is it any different to connect there? Did anyone else notice that the kit mentioned in this thread...

I wanted to post a follow-up to my July 18 2015 post about how to lobotomize the EVSE and my Youtube Video. The bad news is that the problems came back after a year. About half the time the car wouldn't charge and I couldn't figure out why since there was no computer to tell me what was going...

I first ran into this problem in 2012, 6 months after this thread, and posted this thread on it. http://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=9118 I've managed to avoid it untIil now but I just had it happen again after a trip away for 10 days. I'm surprised it's still an issue, but I guess I...

I first ran into this problem in 2012 and posted this thread on it. I've managed to avoid it untIil now but I just had it happen again after a trip away for 10 days. I'm surprised it's still an issue, but I guess I wasn't very clear about my proof & conclusions...

I wanted to link this thread back to a more detailed thread. http://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=3279&p=430814#p430814I tried fixing the crimps, and the CT, but it still faulted on me. Lobotomizing it to a dumb charger worked. Here's a youtube video showing all three...

Thanks for all the people who have done research on this problem. My self-test faults finally could not be reset by a power cycle. I tried checking the crimps, moving the CT, and finally had to lobotomize it. I tried checking all the crimps. I found a few stray wires on the right side of the...

See my Jan 31 post (page 8) on $9 Trico blade swap for rear. Now that someone has found the inserts for cheap I may look into that for the front. Here's the excerpt about the rear blade: I have a $9 solution for the rear blade! Noone has a replacement rear blade but I figured out how to...

I have a $9 solution for the rear blade! Noone has a replacement rear blade but I figured out how to replace the rubber insert off a TRICO Exact Fit. The O'Reilly Auto Parts guy was very helpful - he showed me how to remove the blade. You have to twist it about 90 degrees (rotate end closest...

Also, I forgot to mention that I was also on vacation for 12 days. I left the car at about 20% charge unplugged. When I returned it was still at that level and started up just fine.