Can I Make the Wheego Charge? (and more bus stuff)
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Buss stuff in the Buss Dungeon is why I come
That is a weird plug for the 220v? Why not simply use the European plugs if using a European voltage? Or are both 110v leads connected to the device? (I have no idea how you guys 'create' 220v, as it's standard here...)
We have split phase electricity here. Distribution transformers have a center-trapped secondary winding, where the center tap is connected to ground. This means each house gets two lines which are at 120v with respect to ground, but 240v with respect to each other. We can't use your plug because some appliances require both voltages, which requires four wires.
There's a Thomas Bus factory in my hometown, unfortunately it burned down ages ago but its empty husk still looms over the downtown residences of the city. Curious as to which factory yours came out of.
Ah, shit.. here Wheego again
I don't know much about the Wheego's electrical system, but maybe you could try charging the cells individually using a variable power supply. I have occasionally seen really bad battery protection chips that won't let the batteries charge if they get too low.
This is the plan, but I *think* I have to get the cells out of the car before I can do this. Given Wheego programmed the battery management, poorly thought out battery protection seems like a reason it might not be accepting a charge. I'm flying completely blind, really. I need to give Bill from Wheego a call