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[originalspacerob]

I know I'm not the only person who has ordered one of the v2.5 Diginow's. Is anyone else doing the install themselves or are they having a shop do the install? Just curious. There isn't a write up on how to install the new belly pan with chargers yourself so I plan on documenting mine with some pictures. When I'm done I'll post it up here.

I have also ordered a 2.5 charger system and look forward to installing it. I will be working on installing mine on my own. From what I understand it can be done. I will find out when I received mine and how it goes together. Im in the same boat looking for ways to make my Zero more usable. Im pretty excited and dealing with Morgan and Brandon has been great so far.


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[MVetter]

What I want is a better approach with the public that doesn't lean on the unofficial wiki or my reputation. If my word means anything, it's because you haven't made any claims and are leaning on others to do it for you. That's unpaid labor and investment on my part.

Yeah it's rough when people don't appreciate your hard work and efforts. In the end I just get up early, go to my morning job that pays my rent, then drive to the shop to try and make a small 2-man operation work and service customers as best as I know how. If we have damaged your reputation I apologize and can only make an effort to try harder. I'll give some more thought to he we can be more helpful during my hour long drive home around midnight.

[Electric Cowboy]

Hey guys!

Well there is good news on this front

Thankfully, our new pan install which Dr. Bass worked on with us will be ready soon. We have had a run of 100 made, but our design was off by a cm for the new 2017+ batteries. We are having to get a modification made to all 100, then they will be anodized and ready for install.

With this pan, we will finally have a final product which we can spend the time documenting. As many of you know we have been itteraqting rapidly so fast in fact that any effort to document the process would have been defunct before it was complete.

With the complete 2.5 setup it is an 8 bolt 3 connector install. Dead simple, **And easy to document! Most all of this comes from feedback from our early adopters and questions or suggestions from users. So happy that we can offer this HUGE improvement now.

Because of the modification the pans still have a little lead time, but Morgan knows better than I how much that is. Thankfully, he has saved me from having to worry about vendors and sales and all the other things that keep me from making units!

So thanks EVERYONE! Especially Morgan! He really helps keep this all going for you guys.

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

The new pan design looks awesome and I am eager to adopt it.

If you haven't followed on Facebook, it has the following qualities (from what I've seen in photos and in person):
- It encloses the chargers and protect them from debris and moisture ingress.
- It solidly mates to the frame without making unnecessary contact with the battery casing.
- It acts as a proper heat sink for the chargers, which is great considering they have only a periodic duty cycle (they work for an hour or so and then cool off once the bike is moving).
- It has the right places for the drop bars / crash bars to join to just like the stock pan.
- It does reduce the clearance of the bike over the ground by the same amount as the current pan-offset solution.

[DPsSRnSD]

You had me at:

- It has the right places for the drop bars / crash bars to join to just like the stock pan.

I'm sold (if it works for 2016 SRs).

[RickSteeb]

You had me at:

- It has the right places for the drop bars / crash bars to join to just like the stock pan.

I'm sold (if it works for 2016 SRs).

ME TOO!!

[dukecola]

The new pan design looks awesome and I am eager to adopt it.

If you haven't followed on Facebook, it has the following qualities (from what I've seen in photos and in person):
- It encloses the chargers and protect them from debris and moisture ingress.
- It solidly mates to the frame without making unnecessary contact with the battery casing.
- It acts as a proper heat sink for the chargers, which is great considering they have only a periodic duty cycle (they work for an hour or so and then cool off once the bike is moving).
- It has the right places for the drop bars / crash bars to join to just like the stock pan.
- It does reduce the clearance of the bike over the ground by the same amount as the current pan-offset solution.

Cost?
Is it powdercoated and does the color match the bike's black?
Does it's shape  look like an add-on or does it blend in with the bike's shape?
Is it sold separately for those of us who already have modules?

[Emtkopan]

I’m trying to figure out the installation myself. For those who have installed theirs; where did you install the fans? I can’t figure it out. Also the old charger had a brown plug on the right side. Since you don’t use it with the new charger what did you do with it? Should it be covered? The silver box that says v2.5, where did you install that? Thanks.

[originalspacerob]

If you look at Doctorbass’s youtube videos it may help. I believe these were made while helping on the design.








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[MVetter]

Cost?
Is it powdercoated and does the color match the bike's black?
Does it's shape  look like an add-on or does it blend in with the bike's shape?
Is it sold separately for those of us who already have modules?

Pans are $300 and come with type 3 anodization, the hardest available. It's a dark gray that I'm really quite fond of. The bike's frame is textured and our pans are smooth; it's very close in color.
Unless you know what to look for it does not stand out. That is unless you opt for a raw pan and get it type 2 anodized to try and match your bike for cool accent options.
It is sold separately. However we need to re-route a wire on the modules you already have and it's an extremely delicate procedure. We don't mind doing it but we're not comfortable with anyone outside of us doing it. This means we'd like you to send us back your chargers and we will mod them and install into the pan, shipping everything out as one unit. It would be a great time to upgrade to a third unit so you've got a full pan, too!

We know how crippling it will be to be without SuperChargers for any length of time, so this procedure is something we want to carefully schedule to make sure we can get your units turned around with 48 hours of us receiving them. It would also be a good time to consider the v2.5 board if you don't have one, which is actually the original point of this thread now that I think about it.

[dennis-NL]

Hi, I'm new here and drive a DS 2013 12.5kW for commuting 160km a day and have more fun besides that.
Very nice belly pan designed!
I allready ordered the 2.5 3.3kW from Alec in the UK (I'm from Holland). Good to read here the delay is for making the pan fit more precise.

Some questions:
* the pan can hold the weight of the whole bike? (for lifting the bike to work on adjusting/maintenance)
* for Europe: what kind of cables/connectors come with it?
* what kind of costs will come if I want another 3.3kW unit added to this new 3.3kW bellypan design? (extra cables needed, or allready in place and just connect the new 1?)
* I would sure like pictures on the current site of Diginow to see what we are buying ;-)

[DanielCoffey]

Dennis - from previous comments, yes I believe the belly pan is still the approved lifting point for a scissor jack.

I am particularly interested in knowing how folks fit the Type-2 Mennekes connector to the bike.

[dennis-NL]

More info is better:

[MVetter]

That's a picture I snapped of a test pan while we were at Corbin's show last weekend. Ignore the extra cable on the table. I didn't realize that photo would make its way around so quickly. Did I send it to Alec? Hm

[dennis-NL]

Are there any holes in the new pan, I don't want to think of a flooded charger case in Dutch weather 

Edit: ah, I see in vid you mentioned it: all cables mostly topside pan, connections above pan.
Still I think some holes would be nice to get rid of water.
We could do it, but better if allready done before protective layer.