AlexanderK176

Our solution was to adopt the neighbor's cat. Well, that's not quite right... The cat adopted us first. A year later, it was made official (neighbor gave him up).

My cat is the same way, I had to build her a ramp (see the photo in the last step).

Much appreciated!

I may also need to solve this problem soon. My current plan is to replace the simple flap with a microchip-controlled flat. This will require a microchipped cat or a collar tag.

I was rather tempted to do the same (and possibly even IoT it or at least wire it up to a server), but there are a few things that I consider mission critical (like not locking my cat out) and I prefer not to debug such projects using a living being. That's just my opinion, obviously, and is not meant to discourage experimentation.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Oh and sorry about the category for this question - I didn't see anything for "instructables.com itself"

Interesting, CSS is correct in community posts.

I found a fairly comprehensive design write-up here: http://www.postoilsolutions.org/documents/Earthbox.pdfBetween the ideas in this Instructable and the PDF, the options seem pretty clear now.

I'm not sure how much the advertised electric frame goes for or how much you can afford, but I build something similar (see photo) using this $350 frame: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016Z1U34K and a $40 piece of oak plywood that I simply cut down to size and varnished. The shape is up to you, mine is about 6'x2.5' with a center indent for a wraparound experience. The 3/4" oak plywood turned out to be strong enough without any bracing.

Depending on the type of plastic used in the golf cart top, a "Plastic Welder Epoxy" type product may be a safer option. I've had very good success with them, and you can always undo the repair by sanding the stuff off. A backing layer may still be appropriate. Proper preparation and following instructions (especially correct mixing) are important.I would not go with spot welding in such an application due to the aesthetic deficiencies of the end result, even if it works.

I think I figured it out - my pack became unbalanced and the BMS is not able to re-balance it. Possibly the BMS isn't able to discharge fast enough, or it's faulty, or I'm not waiting long enough (weeks?). Maybe the BMS unbalanced it in the first place, stealing power from a few cells, I'm not sure. The only thing I do know is that its safeties work - both upper and lower voltage limits.I plan to add two 6S JST connectors to use a cheap external balancer should this ever happen again. I only use (and thus charge) the e-bike occasionally and that probably gives the pack enough time to go out of balance.My other option was to replace the BMS, but all the options I found were in China and they listed very slow balancing discharge rates in the specs (70 mA at best)