<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div>OK, I had to switch factories but have managed to order the next batch of cables 50/50 left and right hand cable exits.<div><br></div><div>Some cars have the OBD-II connector "pointing" upwards, and some downwards:</div><div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><img alt="obd-connector.jpg" id="c2c9e7eb-2c9b-402b-a955-6f70981e5e80" height="235" width="260" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:558F526D-09B7-4F34-9577-453112B588E5"><img alt="2005_nissan_altima_obd_connector.jpg" id="3015a68c-90e3-47a0-bfdf-3a3dd9ad2701" height="238" width="318" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:75262CEE-5240-42E0-87BA-3E837F57EEF5"></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><i>[ WTF? They can standardise on a connector, but still can't decide which way up it should be? Good grief… ]</i></div><div><br></div><div>For clarity, for this discussion let's treat the OBD-II connector pointing downwards (smaller end at the bottom of the connector - first picture above). If your car has it the other way, please stand on your head while making comparisons.</div><div><br></div><div>Now, we have 2 types of connector:</div><div><br></div><div>A: Lefty: Left-side cable exit (with vehicle OBD-II connector pointing downwards):</div><div><br></div><div><img id="1db13c83-7ae2-4189-9aee-dfe4eec6e844" height="564" width="436" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7E993D47-48F7-4321-B107-22B0AEA38384"></div><div><br></div><div>B: Righty: Right-side cable exit (with vehicle OBDI-II connector pointing downwards):</div><div><br></div><div><img id="1a9988f7-5c90-4577-81a2-277dcbfda9e3" height="480" width="565" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:0E85F291-AD50-45F2-BAF0-C10D23C4CA47"></div><div><br></div><div><div>For each of:</div><div><br></div><div><ul class="MailOutline"><li>Leaf</li><li>Volt/Ampera</li><li>Twizy</li><li>and others you guys are working on</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>Can you confirm if (A - lefty) or (B - righty) is better for your car?</div></div><div><br></div><div>It would be wonderful if someone with each type of car could get me two good reasonable quality pictures of the OBD-II connector in their car - one of the overall location and the other a close up of the connector - and their recommendation for lefty/righty/whatever.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, Mark.</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. The current OVMS OBD-II cable is a lefty.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><div style="margin: 0px; "><img alt="unknown.jpg" id="10cce94c-f7e4-4939-86a9-601af597a79d" height="347" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:0AFAA643-0101-486F-98BE-D748190040EA"></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><br></div><div><div>On 31 Jul, 2013, at 6:10 PM, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield <<a href="mailto:nikki@littlecollie.com">nikki@littlecollie.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Just confirmed with my LEAF: the ODBII port is oriented such that the current cable gets in the way of the driver's knees. At the moment I think the cable exits nearest to pin 1and pin 9, but for LEAF drivers, it would be advantageous for the cable to exit nearer to pins 8 and 16…</div><div><br></div><div>Nikki. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On 31 Jul 2013, at 11:00, Matt Beard OVMS <<a href="mailto:smvo@mxf.org.uk">smvo@mxf.org.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I would love to be able to confirm... but I am still without my C-Zero. I will confirm when I get it back!<br><br>Matt<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 July 2013 07:52, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nikki@littlecollie.com" target="_blank">nikki@littlecollie.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Mark,<br>
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I think the length is okay, but perhaps it's worth ordering some cables with right and left-hand exit points for the ODBII cable.<br>
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For Twizy owners, the exit of the cable isn't important as the ODBII port is in the glove box. On the Volt, the cable exits the ODBII plug on the correct side -- at least in the British one -- but I think the C-Zero and LEAF would benefit from cables which exit the other side of the ODBII port.<br>
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Maybe a C-Zero owner could confirm? Exiting the ODBII plug on the other side would I believe, give a more aesthetically pleasing installation.<br>
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Anyone else have any thoughts?<br>
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On 31 Jul 2013, at 02:33, Mark Webb-Johnson <<a href="mailto:mark@webb-johnson.net">mark@webb-johnson.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I'm going to order another batch of OBD-II cables (changing factory because the one I used the last few times is so unresponsive).<br>
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> Is the current 1metre cable length good, or should I order them longer?<br>
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> Regards, Mark.<br>
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