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[ESokoloff]

“ The OBDII plug has to be connected to maintain the communication”

That’s a deal breaker for me.
Anyway to have the OBDII reader always left in & communicating with the controller via BlueTooth & automatically charging to a preconfigured SOC & requiring only plugging in the charge cord?
Also can the controller be mounted to the bike?

I’m satisfied with my solution as its virtually hassle free taking little effort & relative inexpensive.

 

[bernardo]

Hi ESokoloff!

yes - its a good idea to mount the device on te bike. Why not.
a protection again environmental influences is necessary then.

it consumes about one - well known - pint of volume
und would fit into the size of the housing you decribed -
when it comes without power adaptor for heating.

your needs are different to mine.
charge twice a day about the same time.

now that i've cracked the code 'everything' is possible.
its just a question of indiviual programming.
the gadget may charge the bike at two different times a day to a given level.
just when you plug it in- with no hands on.

i dont know where you live. Is heating an issue?
or do you live in one of those warm & cosy sunshine states?
Not so in Austria 

Bernardo

[rgutt]

I use a TP-Link smart receptacle to control charge on my bike. I have it set to turn off every morning at 4:30 when I am usually leaving for work. Every day when I get home, I plug in the bike. I go to the Kasa app (for the TP-Link) and program the receptacle to turn on at whatever time will give me the charge that I want by 4:30 AM. My bike gets about 10% charge/hour like clockwork. I can obviously program those times to be whatever I want. On the weekends, if I have some heads up that I'm going to want to go somewhere, I'll remotely activate the receptacle and use its timer function to shut it down.

Technically, the TP-Link is capable of handling the charge current at 120V, but I took two circuits in my garage and wired them together to make a 240-volt circuit into a Nema5-15 receptacle. The TP-Link cuts off only one live leg but only has to deal with half the current. The electrical cord is considerably cooler (more efficient) as well. Unplugging one end makes for a good taser.

[ESokoloff]

Hi ESokoloff!

yes - its a good idea to mount the device on te bike. Why not.
a protection again environmental influences is necessary then.

it consumes about one - well known - pint of volume
und would fit into the size of the housing you decribed -
when it comes without power adaptor for heating.

your needs are different to mine.
charge twice a day about the same time.

now that i've cracked the code 'everything' is possible.
its just a question of indiviual programming.
the gadget may charge the bike at two different times a day to a given level.
just when you plug it in- with no hands on.

i dont know where you live. Is heating an issue?
or do you live in one of those warm & cosy sunshine states?
Not so in Austria 

Bernardo

Hi Bernardo,
I live in (mostly) Sunny Southern California & my DSR stays in a garage overnight & an inclosed parking structure when at work so no heating needs. 

[ESokoloff]

…….The electrical cord is considerably cooler (more efficient) as well.  …..

If your cord(s) ran warm to the touch at their ends on 110v then I would suggest you look at chopping off the ends & installing your own with screw connections as I’ve found factory crimp connections to be a weak spot that if uncorrected will lead to issues. 
Charging on 220v will help with poor connections but still recommend ditching factory crimped connections.