I wonder if it detects the loss of pilot signal before the AC disconnects, and does a graceful disconnect anyway. I'd still way prefer that it heeded the proximity switch.
That is exactly what it does. The pilot pin disengages before the AC pin(s).
I wonder if it detects the loss of pilot signal before the AC disconnects, and does a graceful disconnect anyway. I'd still way prefer that it heeded the proximity switch.
I'm very happy to be proved wrong in this case. I see in a video that with nothing plugged into the Leaf, there will be about 4.5V on the proximity pin to ground. Per the Wikipedia J1772 diagram, that has to come from a 5V supply, presumably in the On Board Charrger. So there must be a wire all the way to the OBC.davewill said:The early LEAFs certainly DO heed the proximity pin.
coulomb said:... with nothing plugged into the Leaf, there will be about 4.5V on the proximity pin to ground... that has to come from a 5V supply, presumably in the On Board Charrger. So there must be a wire all the way to the OBC.
I'm quite sure the AC connection is not interrupted by the button. It's not necessary for it to be. That would only happen when the plug is removed and the pilot signal gets disconnected. When the button is pressed the charger just has to stop supplying current to the battery.nlspace said:...
i don't hear the Blinnk L2 EV_SE contactors, nor the car's main contactors snap off, when pulling the trigger. There is a small AC relay in a potted doghouse on the bottom board of the OBC which you could never hear--maybe that is being used to break the AC connection?
nlspace said:...
What could possibly be the benefit or reason to leave the contactors in the EV_SE and the car unnecessarily energized after getting the trigger release signal?
But i'm glad to hear that the current gets commanded to zero.
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