Now having had a few weeks with Lithium I can say I don't think I'll ever go back to the old Nimh system. It works far to well
With that in mind I keep looking at the Inside of the IPU compartment and how i can make better use of the available space.
I don't like the way my present installation takes up the wheel well, and the cells are a bit vulnerable to a rear impact.
I think I'm going to move the bcm and mcm out of there and bolt them to the reverse side of the back of the ipu compartment behind the seats if there's room. With the charger also moved outside the ipu comp and the old battery case removed i think i can squeeze the cells in there. I'll need a little bit of the battery case just to retain the battery power control board in place.
These further mods will impact on the layout and be of a more permanent nature but i think worth it considering i am very unlikely to sell the car. These changes will also shorten the power cables presently running from my battery blocks.
I don't think i will be able to simply bolt my battery trays into the ipu compartment (that would be too easy) and it will require a redesign of that layout, but I can take into account what I have learned about the rf noise etc and use layout/shielded cable accordingly.
Moving the cells to a slightly more central location will help reduce the tail end weight as well.
Just never happy with our projects are we!
