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Archive for 2024

Introducing Fakon

Posted on December 22, 2024

(More reverse engineering of parts from a crashed Hyundai Kona Electric, so they can be used in EV conversions.)

Bench Kona with wiring and Fakon hardware

Early efforts at operating the "Bench Kona" were driven from my laptop, but it's now controlled from an embedded system named "Fakon". An early development version is now on GitHub.

Fakon …

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Tagged electric-vehicles, ev-conversion-project, rust | Comments

20 Months with a Framework 13

Posted on November 30, 2024

This is a short follow-up to "18 Months with a Framework 13", about my experiences with a "12th Gen Intel" Framework 13 laptop. A few things mentioned in that post have been improved.

Framework in laptop stand

(The title was supposed to be "19 Months with a Framework 13", but I procrastinated. At least …

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Tagged linux, tools, laptops, framework | Comments

Simplifying the Bench Kona

Posted on October 27, 2024

Oops, just like that and six months goes by! Still, there has been steady progress on simplifying the "Bench Kona" project down to something that could be transplanted into a car.

Smart Key Module

A couple of posts ago I wrote about having to wire up my wrecked Hyundai Kona …

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18 Months with a Framework 13

Posted on September 16, 2024

I've been using a Framework 13 laptop as my main/only computer for a little over 18 months now.

Framework laptop on my work bench

Someone asked me about it the other day, and I remembered that I've been meaning to write up my experiences.

This is essentially a very personal review. I've broken it down …

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Unremarkable Kona Progress

Posted on April 15, 2024

I've been holding off posting as I haven't had any major breakthroughs with the Kona Electric reversing project. However, I haven't sat totally idle...

On-car testing

Last post the Kona motor started to spin, but without a load attached it was spinning out of control! Even in Neutral, the motor …

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The motor turns (too much)

Posted on January 08, 2024

(Posting this one a while after it happened, due to holidays.)

This instalment is about the "Bench Kona" I've built in the shed. Behold its questionable integrity:

Mess of Kona components and wires on a bench

Different angle, can also see the motor and the battery

You can see the motor and drive unit stack in the foreground, and the battery pack in the background under some junk. These …

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Recent Posts

  • Introducing Fakon
  • 20 Months with a Framework 13
  • Simplifying the Bench Kona
  • 18 Months with a Framework 13
  • Unremarkable Kona Progress
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