just an old trade in on a new truck sheesh

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Wire an Apex i Rev Speed Meter

For info & manual,visit Apex-i



1.Tools needed:

2.Locate the ECU..for us Accords, its underneath the passengers kick panel

3.Know which OBD youre having.Generally,later models (96 and below) having OBD1 as their connectors.

and for the latest model, their connectors are OBD2+ (i.e OBD2,OBD2A etc)

For this installation,im using the OBD1 platform..



4.Unscrew the ECU out and look for the connectors

5.As you can see,theyre 3 connectors A,B and D on the ECU.Disconnect all three so that its easier for you to play with

6.The diagram..

7.The connections.Refer here for the OBD1 pinouts  on where i got it connected

IG Power (RED on RSM)- B1 on the ECu

Constant power (ORANGE on RSM) - from the ACC at the radio

RPM signal (YELLOW on RSM)- A21 on the ECu

Ground (BLACK on RSM) - A23 on the ECu

Speed sensor (PURPLE on RSM) - B10 on the ECu



a) Without speedcut (<180) - Refer Basic Connection Diagram

b) With Speedcut (>180) - Refer the second diagram



I choose (b)..the wiring is quite tricky for this one.In order for you to remove the speedcut,you HAVE to cut the speed signal wire into 2.

i)The wire that is going towards the ECU is connected to the PEACH wire on the RSM.

ii)The wire that is going out of the ECU is connected to the PURPLE wire on the RSM.

*Note:Connectors on the ECU may have different colour code,but the ECU output is always the same..



8.Check all the wiring before u test it..

9.Before you use it for the first time,make sure u deal with the setup first.At the "ON" key,enter the SETUP mode (refer manual)



10.Enjoy your Speed Cutting RSM..

I didnt test the above 180km/h yet since theres no way here in Kelantan to do it.May do it while in USJ..I would suggest that if you want to have one,get the RSM BLUE coz it has loads of other cool stuff on it, plus, it could connect with the revolusionary G-sensor which could actually measure the engines HP without going to the freakin dyno..hahaha..



Enjoy..

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How Long Will it Take To Charge an i3

The i3 will charge in about 3 hours on a standard level 2 supply.

Since installing public charging stations at my restaurant in Montclair NJ, I have conversations with EV-interested folks nearly every day. One of the most popular questions they seem to always ask is how long does an electric car take to charge?

I wish I could just give a quick answer, but its just not that easy. Nearly every EV takes a different amount of time to charge since they have different size batteries and the also have different charging rates. Then you throw in three different levels of charging (120V, 240V & 480V DC quick charge) and there isnt even a single answer for every car. For instance if I said the i3 takes about 3 hours to charge Id be correct. However I could also say it will charge to 80% in under a half hour (DC QC) as I could say it takes about 15 hours (simple 120V household outlet) to charge and Id still be correct. So I try to quickly explain the different methods of charging and the fact that every car is different without totally confusing the person or making it sound so complicated that they are are turned off by it all. After all, getting gas may be expensive but lets face it, its very easy to understand!

The size of the battery, the onboard charger and the supply provided will all work together to determine how long your EV will take to charge. The vast majority of the time most EV owners will charge their car they will do so on a 240V electric supply, so Ill focus on that here. One advantage "little battery" EVs like the i3 have is since they have a small battery, they will charge relatively quickly, provided they have robust onboard charging capabilities. The i3s standard 7.7kW charger will fully charge the battery in under three hours which is pretty good compared to the other EVs on the market. Only Tesla (9.6kW charging standard) and Renault (43kW Chameleon charger) offer an EV with a faster level 2 charging rate than the i3.

Miles Per Hour:

One way to condense the conversation about charging time is to simply say how many miles of range per hour of charging you get. The i3s small battery (18.8kWh usable) combined with its relatively fast onboard charger will allow you to gain about 30 miles of range for every hour you are plugged into a 240v 32 amp supply. This will be something I really welcome. My MINI-E could accept up to 12kWs and I would get about 30 miles per hour of charging. However after a recent BMW software tweak my ActiveE only gets about 15 miles of range per hour and it feels painfully slow, especially when I need to charge to get somewhere. I am
so looking forward to getting back to charging at 30 miles per hour when I get my i3. Being able to charge quickly on a standard level 2 supply is really helpful and once youve been able to do so you dont want to go to a slower charging rate. The car becomes imminently more usable when you can charge it quickly so Im glad BMW is offering a pretty robust onboard charger. Now of course I wish it was a 9.6kW charger like Tesla uses, but thats just the part of me that is never satisfied speaking. In reality 7.7kWs is fine for a car with a 22kWh battery. It will charge twice as fast as my ActiveE and deliver about the same range, and that will really make the car much more versatile.

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