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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ => Topic started by: MostlyBonkers on April 17, 2016, 06:12:22 PM
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This is a kickoff. Please post any suggestions you may have as to how we approach this.
Introduction
The Diginow Super Charger is in the final stages of testing. I asked Electric Cowboy if he had thought about reaching out to the community to help with the documentation. He likes the idea and a couple of us have already raised a hand to offer help.
Objectives
Provide product documentation that Diginow can provide with the new charger.
Save EC, Terry and anyone else involved with the project some of the time they might spend doing the documentation themselves. This will either help them bring the product to market quicker, or allow them to spend more time applying some final polish to the product. Or just give them a break!
Plan
When EC has had some time to recover from his crash, he said he'd share a document out via Google docs or a similar service. That might include an outline.
I suggested it might help save time if someone could take some video with commentary which we could then transcribe into a document. Photos could be helpful too.
This is open source and any contributions from the community are given gratis with no expectation of reward, other than the satisfaction of helping the community.
Is that alright for starters?
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Very good to me. I've got so little foundation I can certainly add information bridging the User up to the Technical Speak.
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Here's the product page until we have further structure to work from (also for visitors to reference):
http://diginow.it/super-charger-for-zero-motorcycle.php (http://diginow.it/super-charger-for-zero-motorcycle.php)
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I'd be happy to help as well!
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So one thing that probably needs to be documented is that if you ride at like 85 mph all day and supercharge immediately after getting off the freeway while riding like that after a hundred miles or so your battery might say it needs a min to cool down. I did 130 miles today that way, and Terry has found the same. Riding over 80mph and supercharging multiple times will warm your battery up as the day goes on.
Should pose no issues for people who actually do the speed limit though.
I had done 100 miles in 2.5 to 3 hours only charging to Super Charging to 50% and then running the battery to 0% as fast as possible today, over and over.
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Ok, that's something I can have a go at.
I've registered with GitHub as yours truly. Once I've got my head around how it works, I'll start a document. I think we may end up with multiple documents that can be stitched together at the end. Or just left separate. That should be clearer further down the line.
GitHub is for code projects, but hopefully it'll work for this project too. If anyone has experience of other document sharing systems that may work better, please shout out. Dropbox might work, for example.
I suggest any new material is left unformatted. Let's generate the content first and leave the formatting to the end. Just use a font and size that you feel comfortable with. Headings, numbering and suchlike can be managed with styles in a master document later.
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Google docs also works good imho.
I don't know if the charger it self logs data but I guess that would also be interesting to send back.
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EC, what do you think of using a wiki instead? It would allow people to join the project very easily, and it pretty much takes care of the formating (to Bonkers' point).
I personally really like DokuWiki (https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki#) (which is free and open source) and have had it running on my own machine (https://ptruchon.pagekite.me/wiki/about#technical_specs) for about a decade. All you'd have to do is install it on your server (dead easy), let us register and do the rest of the work. Another advantage is that the documentation would be available for viewers straight from your website, and the content would be hosted on your own server where you have complete control.
I'd be very happy to help with the install/configuration if you need to.
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+1 for what Patrick said.
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I've managed to write some general guidelines. I'm posting below so others can comment.
Diginow Supercharger General Guidelines
This section should help you get the most enjoyment out of using your Supercharger. It covers some common questions about charging and battery usage. It also gives some guidance on what you can expect when using your Supercharger.
Is fast charging bad for my battery?
The short answer is no, it isn't.
The battery manufacturer does extensive testing to ensure the maximum life cycle of their cells. This includes specifying a maximum sustained charging rate of 1C and the Supercharger doesn't exceed this. 1C simply means a rate of charge that would provide enough energy to charge the cells fully in one hour. In reality, the rate of charge drops as a full charge is approached. Therefore it will take more than an hour to fully charge a cell as it won't be charged at this rate all the time. The Zero's Battery Management System (BMS) looks after the cells by monitoring temperature and State of Charge (SoC) closely. It adjusts charging rates accordingly to ensure the cells are never under stress beyond the manufacturer's guidelines.
As you may already be aware, Zero's battery packs are engineered for a very long service life. You can expect at least 200,000 miles (300,000 km) from them before capacity drops to 80% of the original. Most riders will be lucky to put even half that distance on their bikes. Zero made sure that battery life isn't something their customers need to worry about.
Is it safe to leave the Supercharger plugged in all the time?
Yes. Zero recommends leaving the bike plugged in all the time when using the on-board charger and the same recommendation comes when using the Supercharger. This ensures you always have a full charge and the cells have an opportunity to balance themselves regularly.
Do I still need the on-board charger now I have the Supercharger?
You may wish to remove the on-board charger to save some weight once you've got used to the Supercharger. That's fine, but we recommend the work is done by a trained technician.
Are there any considerations when using the Supercharger intensively?
The Supercharger itself has fans and its own thermal management system so it can be used all day long, if you have the need to charge multiple bikes for example. However, the Zero's battery pack doesn't have any form of active cooling. Under normal use this is never a problem. Two scenarios where it might become an issue are constant high speed cruising and track days. Zero's were designed for neither.
Continuous high drain on the battery makes the cells warm and fast charging creates heat too. If you are spending the day doing fast runs and fast charging, the battery may heat up to the point where the BMS safety systems kick in. This will mean either a reduction in power output by the battery or a reduction in the rate of charge. This condition has only been reached through severe testing. Sustained speeds of 85mph aren't very comfortable without a good fairing. Zero's are more at home in mixed riding conditions. If you're touring, you may want to plan around this. It's only towards the end of a long day's ride that you may encounter any overheating.
Should I always empty the battery before charging?
Absolutely not. Lithium ion batteries don't suffer from memory problems like older battery technologies. In fact they come under more stress at very low states of charge. You may also find the battery won't charge as quickly when it is almost empty. Always charge the batteries when there is an opportunity to do so.
What is the best charging regime to use to cover the most miles in a day?
Fast charging when the state of charge is between 20-90% will give you the fastest charge rates. Around 93% SoC the charging rate is reduced as the cells top off. That's fine if you're having a long lunch, but if you're keen to keep going then don't wait until 100%. Providing you have access to the right power supply you'll be back on the road in under an hour.
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Send me a DigiNow charger and I would be happy to 3D CADD, draft the detailed drawings, assembly drawings and BOM and review the mechanical design as a engineer.
I'm a Sr. Mechanical Engineer. Want to see a resume? 8)
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I would expect they've already got a computerized model Kilroy. You might be able to convert that into some technical documents and a user manual for them. I reckon that if you did that then they'd be very happy to send you a charger in return for your efforts.
From my little experience of offering to help, I have to say there's a wide reality gap between wanting to help and actually doing anything. It might be different if you're not very busy at work and can use some of those hours to help. It might also make a difference if there's the offer of remuneration of some kind. Otherwise, even with the best will in the world, it's work and other commitments and the need to have some downtime gets in the way. Then you find yourself in a position where you've offered to help and aren't delivering anything.
I ended up writing the piece above on my phone, sat on the sofa while my son was watching telly. As he is now as it happens!
My writing might not be what they're after either. I'm sure there is some more work to do on it somewhere down the line.
I admire those that manage to give up significant chunks of their life to help others for nothing other than the appreciation of the community. There are a number of them on here.
To be honest, this idea of mine to see if the community can help with the documentation may not be such a good one. It seemed appealing at the time but it might end up creating problems and hold-ups. I would love to be proved wrong though!
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Hi Guys;
I'm a technical writer by trade (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Duffy/e/B00JIAQQ8I/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Duffy/e/B00JIAQQ8I/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1)). Let me know if and how I can lend a hand.
Cheers;
Mike
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Nice one Mike!
I've been hearing quite a bit about Dev Ops recently. I heard someone saying that it's going to put a lot of folks in IT out of work eventually. I might just buy a copy of your book as it could help me in my role as a DBA, until it all goes up into the cloud that is!
I digress. I know Brandon (Electric Cowboy) certainly liked the idea of getting some help with documentation. Who wouldn't?!? ;-)
With the Supercharger almost ready to ship, I don't know whether they've managed to put something together themselves or not. It must be hard for them.
Have you got any suggestions around how documentation tasks could be managed perhaps? Is there a collaboration tool, like Google Docs or GitHub that you would recommend? If you can spare some time, have you got an outline of a user manual that you could share with us? Would you be willing to create a list of sections that would need to be included?
Those are just a few of my thoughts. We could really do with an update and a steer from Brandon on this when he can catch a break from trying to get the first units out.
Thanks for the offer Mike. With you, Brian and Patrick, I'd say that's a very good start. I hope I haven't missed anyone!
Actually, while I think of it, if anyone could provide a few comments on the general guidelines I had a stab at, that would help. Don't hold back, if you think I missed the mark or whatever, please just say so. If it isn't right or suitable I'd rather someone call it out as such. That way I can have another go at it, or someone else can and the project moves on.
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I think the whole 'DevOps is going to eat the world' thing is overblown - it's a new name for an old technique. One of the cool things I've seen is more DBA presence in the dev teams, that makes some huge difference!
In terms of documentation, I tend to use GitHub and Markdown to produce documents. That makes it nice and easy to produce different versions of the document (PDF, Word etc); it also makes tracking changes trivially easy!
In terms of example documents, I've probably not got much relevant to hand. I've not had much to do in the consumer space, so I'm fairly certain others can come up with a better TOC than me, but if it needs words etc I can help out.
Just don't ask me to test it, I've still not got my bike back!
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I think the whole 'DevOps is going to eat the world' thing is overblown - it's a new name for an old technique. One of the cool things I've seen is more DBA presence in the dev teams, that makes some huge difference!
Yeah, I've been a designated "data developer" and managed schema migration systems, and feel like this did wonders for our progress. But I have a viz/analytics background...
(Back On-Topic) all the above proposals sound reasonable, but we need to see what the needs are, hopefully very soon now.
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For the documentation needs:
- How to install at the controller
- 3 phases and Mennekes
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So one thing that probably needs to be documented is that if you ride at like 85 mph all day and supercharge immediately after getting off the freeway while riding like that after a hundred miles or so your battery might say it needs a min to cool down. I did 130 miles today that way, and Terry has found the same. Riding over 80mph and supercharging multiple times will warm your battery up as the day goes on.
Should pose no issues for people who actually do the speed limit though.
I had done 100 miles in 2.5 to 3 hours only charging to Super Charging to 50% and then running the battery to 0% as fast as possible today, over and over.
There are some places where 85 MPH IS the speed limit ;)
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Thanks for everyone's comments. Would anyone like to take the lead on this project? I would suggest that Brandon would be the best person, although it might be worthwhile having someone taking a lead role on the community side. I don't mean to say that Brandon isn't already a big part of the community, it's just that he's very busy. Someone else might be better placed to do the cat herding required to bring it all together. Someone with enough experience to make some decisions around methodology etc.
I'm still not clear about the best way to approach the knowledge transfer so that volunteers have some material to work with. Also, with the Supercharger about to ship to the first batch of customers, I'm not sure where we stand. Is there still a requirement or have the guys managed to cover the documentation somehow? Handwritten notes and diagrams perhaps?
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I would suggest simply creating a public wiki with closed editors.
As a former business owner myself I can tell you Brandon is likely too busy to want to take this on himself, especially when he doesn't have to. Fans will do what fans will do especially if you let them do it.
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I've just spent a very busy day with Brandon working on this stuff. I'll try to build some core documents to help get the first adopters set up quickly, and there will definitely be a tier of wiki-style notes and documentation around it which is less formal and possibly more about "workable patterns" that is unofficial and belongs to us per se as invested customers.
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someone should go through the "Hypothetically, if you could charge a zero in UNDER 1 hour" thread and pull out all the relevant facts.
For example, even though there is a 100amp fuse for the charge connection, it will blow with sustained use over 80amps, so there is an 80 amp limit.
Some basic battery charging knowledge will help too. Starting with volts amps and wattage, how they relate.. then current and voltage limits, and ending with how the charger works running at the set current limit until it hits a voltage limit... and then the wattage drops, etc.. that would help others with understanding why that last 5% is so much slower than the rest of the charge.
Also a schematic and techincal info would be nice... my understanding is its an non-isolated buck only supply... is there PFC?
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someone should go through the "Hypothetically, if you could charge a zero in UNDER 1 hour" thread and pull out all the relevant facts.
For example, even though there is a 100amp fuse for the charge connection, it will blow with sustained use over 80amps, so there is an 80 amp limit.
Some basic battery charging knowledge will help too. Starting with volts amps and wattage, how they relate.. then current and voltage limits, and ending with how the charger works running at the set current limit until it hits a voltage limit... and then the wattage drops, etc.. that would help others with understanding why that last 5% is so much slower than the rest of the charge.
Also a schematic and techincal info would be nice... my understanding is its an non-isolated buck only supply... is there PFC?
I'll ask for available technical information. The fuse was on my mind but didn't yet have a place in the outline, thanks for the reminder. It has specific numbers that are different than discussed so far.
The power cutbacks are actually foremost on my mind, for reasons that will be clear once the docs are vetted for turning over into the open for collaboration (should be shortly, just have to let them work out what level of detail is appropriate).
The install steps have been photographed pretty extensively and should be really clear, by the way. The only concern is ensuring electrical safety with a basic understanding of system operation.
Overall battery and charger theory of operation is a good idea, but we'll want it concise; we should find something that resembles the clarity of navy technician training I received. The goals is to make it very simple to reason about remotely using at most a smart phone but mental math should work. We don't want travelers to be under stress figuring out what's up with some weird charging station and their rig.
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I'll ask for available technical information. The fuse was on my mind but didn't yet have a place in the outline, thanks for the reminder. It has specific numbers that are different than discussed so far.
The power cutbacks are actually foremost on my mind, for reasons that will be clear once the docs are vetted for turning over into the open for collaboration (should be shortly, just have to let them work out what level of detail is appropriate).
The install steps have been photographed pretty extensively and should be really clear, by the way. The only concern is ensuring electrical safety with a basic understanding of system operation.
Overall battery and charger theory of operation is a good idea, but we'll want it concise; we should find something that resembles the clarity of navy technician training I received. The goals is to make it very simple to reason about remotely using at most a smart phone but mental math should work. We don't want travelers to be under stress figuring out what's up with some weird charging station and their rig.
Excellent. The only reason I was thinking of a primer is to keep it concise. So someone that sees those amps start dropping down, realizes they're coming close to the end of charge. Most talk on the subject either assumes the person understands the underlying concepts, or they try too get too in depth technically and peoples eyes glaze over.
Just a simple, its max this, until it hits that. Just enough to get the idea across, and you can see it on the app.
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... my understanding is its an non-isolated buck only supply... is there PFC?
I don't believe that's correct. In order to be compatible with the widest variety of inputs (low-voltage DC among them), I'm pretty sure they first boost the input voltage, then buck it to the regulated DC output. PFC is built into the first stage.
I can't find it now, but I'm pretty sure Brandon or somebody said that somewhere. I'm an EE, so it stuck in my mind.
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... my understanding is its an non-isolated buck only supply... is there PFC?
I don't believe that's correct. In order to be compatible with the widest variety of inputs (low-voltage DC among them), I'm pretty sure they first boost the input voltage, then buck it to the regulated DC output. PFC is built into the first stage.
I can't find it now, but I'm pretty sure Brandon or somebody said that somewhere. I'm an EE, so it stuck in my mind.
Ah, I didnt know it supported low voltage DC input. I thought the lowest input was around 110 RMS AC, so it still rectifies to high enough DC voltage for a buck-only charger.
What is a common low voltage DC source? Im in the USA so I'm not familiar with any common DC support around the world besides CHAdeMO, and in the real world the chargers generally doesnt go as low as the spec... If I recall correctly that was zeros problem with them.. they didnt all support low voltage.
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Ah, I didnt know it supported low voltage DC input. I thought the lowest input was around 110 RMS AC, so it still rectifies to high enough DC voltage for a buck-only charger.
What is a common low voltage DC source? Im in the USA so I'm not familiar with any common DC support around the world besides CHAdeMO, and in the real world the chargers generally doesnt go as low as the spec... If I recall correctly that was zeros problem with them.. they didnt all support low voltage.
I'm in the US too, and I'm probably mis-remembering. Perhaps it's because it's designed to be capable of running off of 115AC and the charger design isn't specific to the Zero, but can be used on higher-voltage vehicles like the Leaf? In any event, I'm pretty sure I remember reading that it uses two stages, and the first stage had PFC built into it already.
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The only reason I was thinking of a primer is to keep it concise. So someone that sees those amps start dropping down, realizes they're coming close to the end of charge. Most talk on the subject either assumes the person understands the underlying concepts, or they try too get too in depth technically and peoples eyes glaze over.
Just a simple, its max this, until it hits that. Just enough to get the idea across, and you can see it on the app.
Yes, a simple explanation of most of the symptoms and numbers so you can understand what to expect and a bit of "why" is what will make this attractive. I had my own moment today dealing with the bike not having the onboard charger activated, had it explained to me, so now I try to condense how the bike works in that mode into rev 1 so the next customer doesn't feel nervous and unplug like I did.
I have a nuclear technician's instinct to "force it to fail safe if it's acting up; don't rely on automatic safeguards" approach, but hopefully it helps me track down every little symptom that might trip up others. Basically I'm watching the bike and charger like a hawk for anything that looks unexpected to me so I can include recommendations or prevent losing time to breakage at the cost of making a phone call or text message to ask about something that happens.
It helps that I literally put out fires on IGBT-based reversible solid state 450V AC-DC inverters in the late 90s meant for submarines...
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I'll be working with Brandon tomorrow to finalize the current phase of documentation to publish. Some of the initial discussion has been about how to structure everything to be clear and straightforward to reason about. Making people skip around the text to figure something out is a recipe for frustration and we want the early adopters particularly to feel confident using it.
A few days ago, we walked someone through an install over the phone and had a troubleshooting story arise out of that which I think was instructive. It was also successful, of course.
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Thanks for the updates Brian. It sounds like the documentation is in good hands and I look forward to seeing the results of your efforts. Even if I can't afford to buy a Super Charger right now!
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An Install Guide and User Guide are in review stages now. These address DigiNow's customers as such and are relatively focused and simple.
Where were we going to collect community / unofficial knowledge?
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An Install Guide and User Guide are in review stages now. These address DigiNow's customers as such and are relatively focused and simple.
Where were we going to collect community / unofficial knowledge?
This seems like a good place...
http://zeromanual.com (http://zeromanual.com)
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I didn't know about that before. Do you know who looks after it Mr D?
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I didn't know about that before. Do you know who looks after it Mr D?
Yeah... All I can say about it is that the site is the result of the owner having a free Hover URL registration, while being irritated that they couldnt find the torque specs for something... and that it will be up forever.
Its only been up a few days. Im supposed to be writing stuff for it, but since I dont even have a bike sitting here right now, I feel under qualified.
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An Install Guide and User Guide are in review stages now. These address DigiNow's customers as such and are relatively focused and simple.
Where were we going to collect community / unofficial knowledge?
This seems like a good place...
http://zeromanual.com (http://zeromanual.com)
Who's the admin of that site? Are they open to a bunch of people piling on?
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An Install Guide and User Guide are in review stages now. These address DigiNow's customers as such and are relatively focused and simple.
Where were we going to collect community / unofficial knowledge?
This seems like a good place...
http://zeromanual.com (http://zeromanual.com)
Who's the admin of that site? Are they open to a bunch of people piling on?
I am the admin.. and yes.. pile on.. pile pile pile. lol
The intent was that I would write up a bunch of stuff to fill it, then release it for everyone else to fill in more content.
However I am busy at home with a newborn, a charger project of my own, and 50 things on the honey-do list... so I havent actually done much content.
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This seems like a good place...
http://zeromanual.com (http://zeromanual.com)
Who's the admin of that site? Are they open to a bunch of people piling on?
I am the admin.. and yes.. pile on.. pile pile pile. lol
The intent was that I would write up a bunch of stuff to fill it, then release it for everyone else to fill in more content.
However I am busy at home with a newborn, a charger project of my own, and 50 things on the honey-do list... so I havent actually done much content.
Oh! Okay, I can certainly start adding reference links to it. I remember enough threads here that collected information that I can probably condense accurately.
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This seems like a good place...
http://zeromanual.com (http://zeromanual.com)
Who's the admin of that site? Are they open to a bunch of people piling on?
I am the admin.. and yes.. pile on.. pile pile pile. lol
The intent was that I would write up a bunch of stuff to fill it, then release it for everyone else to fill in more content.
However I am busy at home with a newborn, a charger project of my own, and 50 things on the honey-do list... so I havent actually done much content.
Oh! Okay, I can certainly start adding reference links to it. I remember enough threads here that collected information that I can probably condense accurately.
It would be very cool if you do that.
Try to bring the text and info into the wiki, and then put the link as a reference. That way if the forum or link you're referencing ever goes down, the info is still there.
I havent tried to add any pics yet. Let me know if you have any issues with it.
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It would be very cool if you do that.
Try to bring the text and info into the wiki, and then put the link as a reference. That way if the forum or link you're referencing ever goes down, the info is still there.
I havent tried to add any pics yet. Let me know if you have any issues with it.
Yes, that's my intent, although I'll start with the thread and external reference links first so I can get a breadth of links and then go deep later.
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I think right now I'll encourage the use of the Unofficial Zero Manual at http://zeromanual.com/ (http://zeromanual.com/) for the community-oriented parts worth documenting.
Although I'm unsure how to structure it, it should be fine. There are topics like best practices for charging, a little more theory and troubleshooting tips, and different ways to install a charger that are probably best left to customers instead of manufacturer recommendations.
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I admire your dedication Brian, you're doing a fantastic job on all of this. I wish I could find a bit more time to contribute!
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I've added a "Usage" article to the Zero wiki manual which has a "Travel" section where most of the tips around the SuperCharger should probably live:
http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Usage (http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Usage)
Between this page and the official documentation and the unofficial service manual, most points should be addressed or addressable.
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I admire your dedication Brian, you're doing a fantastic job on all of this. I wish I could find a bit more time to contribute!
Even if you don't have time to write, just making minor corrections or sections to be fleshed out later is immensely valuable.
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Just FYI I've been only temporarily free for several weeks, and will be back to my usual working schedule next week, so I'm glad to see others picking up the wiki-tending. I'll definitely have projects that demand learning more and hacking more, and will keep my ear to the ground, but will try to focus more on touring and charging practices than the manual itself.
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I'll definitely have projects that demand learning more and hacking more, and will keep my ear to the ground, but will try to focus more on touring and charging practices than the manual itself.
Brian, I think a charging practices/option section would be awesome. The guys who C2C and charge everywhere are a wealth of knowledge. I know me as a new Zero owner is confused as heck on all the options/configurations/methods, chargers/adapters etc.
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I'll definitely have projects that demand learning more and hacking more, and will keep my ear to the ground, but will try to focus more on touring and charging practices than the manual itself.
Brian, I think a charging practices/option section would be awesome. The guys who C2C and charge everywhere are a wealth of knowledge. I know me as a new Zero owner is confused as heck on all the options/configurations/methods, chargers/adapters etc.
I'm using the wiki for this, rather than Supercharger documentation.
This is what the Usage roughly covers for now:
http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Usage (http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Usage)
And the aftermarket page at least roughly lists everything:
http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Zero_Aftermarket#Level_2_AC (http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Zero_Aftermarket#Level_2_AC)
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I unfortunately have not been able to adequately share this effort, for a number of reasons.
In any case, some users are receiving their chargers and have asked for documentation on the control interface which I'd neglected since I wasn't witnessing its development or reasoning as directly. I'm going to put something together for this along with troubleshooting just to get customers up to speed more quickly.
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I've updated the travel section a bit based on how I use my Supercharger to make 400-mile-per-day trips:
http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Usage#Travel (http://zeromanual.com/index.php/Usage#Travel)
New sections:
- Using the instrumentation
- Information management
- Charging and riding efficiency
- How to plan
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Brian, I know you made a bunch of documentation for the supercharger. If you want to make a page in the wiki dedicated to supercharger use/instructions/manual/help Im 100% cool with it. I think its Zero motorcycle related enough that you should have the info on there. Unless its still in development and not released from the whole manufacturing issue.
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Brian, I know you made a bunch of documentation for the supercharger. If you want to make a page in the wiki dedicated to supercharger use/instructions/manual/help Im 100% cool with it. I think its Zero motorcycle related enough that you should have the info on there. Unless its still in development and not released from the whole manufacturing issue.
I'll ask because that work doesn't belong to me and the Gen1 Superchargers are presumably not going to be continued as such.
What I'll presume is that the small number of Gen1 customers should be able to see and share what's available, and that if I write about what I've learned as a customer and troubleshooter, it'd be kosher. I think there's a bigger question about what happens to these units as they age, and what we do if OEM support doesn't materialize properly for whatever reason, because it's expensive equipment with only a few qualified people involved in the design.
For what it's worth, I kept piling onto the wiki anything I learned about Zero's systems that you needed to know to troubleshoot the Supercharger, so a good amount of the knowledge is there.
Gen2 is an entirely different (preferable) situation, and I'll presume that I can get a broader license to develop and release the documentation more widely. That is, if I have to be directly involved at all! Maybe I can get away with the whitebox approach where I'm not privy to anything sensitive and just work it all out by observation and tinkering.