Frunk heat

[Jomarkh]

I found a multistorey car park with 4 free Pod point chargers, so removed the type2 cable from the frunk and connected up while we went through the town to an art exhibition followed by lunch and walk along the sea front. On returning to the car 6 hours later I stopped the charge unhooked the cable and went to put it back in the frunk but found that the 'engine' bay cover was very warm.
I normally charge overnight on my 5p Go tariff so have never noticed this heat before and othe 7.5kwh charge sessions have only been a couple of hours.
I was just a bit concerned about the heat generated from the on board charger as I was thinking of putting a plastic box under the bonnet like others have done.
Has anyone had this type of heat being generated?

 

[JimB]

I found a multistorey car park with 4 free Pod point chargers, so removed the type2 cable from the frunk and connected up while we went through the town to an art exhibition followed by lunch and walk along the sea front. On returning to the car 6 hours later I stopped the charge unhooked the cable and went to put it back in the frunk but found that the 'engine' bay cover was very warm.
I normally charge overnight on my 5p Go tariff so have never noticed this heat before and othe 7.5kwh charge sessions have only been a couple of hours.
I was just a bit concerned about the heat generated from the on board charger as I was thinking of putting a plastic box under the bonnet like others have done.
Has anyone had this type of heat being generated?

You've got a frunk?

 

[GorillaWheels]

Confused dot com…“removed the type2 cable from the frunk” “went to put it back in the frunk but found that the 'engine' bay cover was very warm.”…the MG5 doesn’t have a frunk so where did you get your cable from and were going to put it back?…I thought most owners use the boot, as there isn’t a frunk…
You say later you are thinking of putting a plastic box under the bonnet like others have done…so if you haven’t already done that there is no room under the bonnet for a cable…hence my confusion or am I just being thick…?

 

[Jomarkh]

Sorry a picture would have helped.
I keep my cable and 10mm spanner on the bay cover

 

[smokie]

Not got mine yet. Seems sensible, do many people do that?

Why a 10mm spanner?

 

[Jomarkh]

Spanner is to remove one of the battery terminals if the car locks up after being on a rapid too long. There are various threads about it. It has not happened to me

 

[smokie]

Useful, hadn't come across that thread yet, thanks

 

[Alb]

I've never inspected this because I also only do long charges overnight.
It makes complete sense that it would get at least warm because the converter is just below the cover.

 

[GorillaWheels]

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Sorry a picture would have helped.
I keep my cable and 10mm spanner on the bay cover
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I didn’t realise there was enough room to do this very resourceful

 

[5teep]

If you guys look for the Youtube channel EV James and Kate you'll see how he has made a frunk with a plastic box as Jomarkh has described.
It would be interesting to see if he has experienced the heat under the bonnet and if it's affected the box.

 

[Jomarkh]

Spanner is to remove one of the battery terminals if the car locks up after being on a rapid too long. There are various threads about it. It has not happened to me

 

[JCFlippen]

There’s an Irish company that is making frunks for many models. There should be a Zs EV version this month.

 

[Bogrole]

If you guys look for the Youtube channel EV James and Kate you'll see how he has made a frunk with a plastic box as Jomarkh has described.
It would be interesting to see if he has experienced the heat under the bonnet and if it's affected the box.

 

[EVsince2016]

Response from James:-

It’s the onboard charger. It’s completely normal and doesn’t exceed 35 degrees. That’s almost all your 10% conversion loss

 

[JamesKateFlorence]

I found a multistorey car park with 4 free Pod point chargers, so removed the type2 cable from the frunk and connected up while we went through the town to an art exhibition followed by lunch and walk along the sea front. On returning to the car 6 hours later I stopped the charge unhooked the cable and went to put it back in the frunk but found that the 'engine' bay cover was very warm.
I normally charge overnight on my 5p Go tariff so have never noticed this heat before and othe 7.5kwh charge sessions have only been a couple of hours.
I was just a bit concerned about the heat generated from the on board charger as I was thinking of putting a plastic box under the bonnet like others have done.
Has anyone had this type of heat being generated?

It's the onboard charger. It's completely normal and won't exceed 35 degrees C. That's most of your charging losses.

 

[EVsince2016]

Welcome to the MG forum James!

 

[supermegamonkee]

Welcome to the MG forum James!

Indeed welcome, your videos pretty much got me in a mg5. So thank you for the honest and informed reviews. Btw if you haven’t seen the channel, check out James epic drive in a Twizy! Hardcore isn’t the word!

 

[Iain]

I assume FRUNK is derived from FRont trUNK but, as we are in the UK rather than the USA, should it not be called a FROOT.

 

[gazter]

I assume FRUNK is derived from FRont trUNK but, as we are in the UK rather than the USA, should it not be called a FROOT.

"I am Froot"

 

[m4rmite]

"I am Froot"

Fronnet?