Jim Coate
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:43:55 -0400
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Off hand that sounds like the resistor board that blows up when the caps go bad. A simple circuit board with maybe $20 worth of wire wound resistors and then some expensive conformal coating on top. I'd double check those caps. And dig in to see the source of smoke. Assuming y...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:36:12 -0700 (PDT)
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I was charging my 97' NIMH truck this morning when I heard a loud pop and everything shut down. My first thought was that it was the capicators in the inverter but when I removed the cover the nice blue capacitors were fine but whatever is mounted right in the middle of those...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:21:03 -0400
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Steve, A while ago, I documented the pinouts in the battery box harness from my '98 NiMH battery box; let me know if you'd like a copy. It's in Excel format. Best, Michael Anzalone > Hi all,**** > > ** ** > > Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for t...
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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:39:52 -0400 (EDT)
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absolutely. They have to be. In a message dated 7/27/2011 5:09:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email removed] writes: Hi all, Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for the BPCM individual module voltage wires are designed as electronically ?isolated? f...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:09:54 -0600
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Hi all, Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for the BPCM individual module voltage wires are designed as electronically "isolated" from each other or not? Thanks, Steve From: Steve Hawkins [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 8:39 AM...
Michael Anzalone
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:05:42 -0400
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Michael Anzalone here from Long Island, NY. Great idea, Don! I'd like to add to Don's roll call idea that owners post their location, total miles on the odometer, as well as their truck's VIN's as well...it might be interesting to see any patterns. Mine has 32,748 miles, and t...
Scott Leck
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:04:20 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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I have a 1997 with NiMH batteries. I drive about 35 miles 3 to 5 days a week to work and back, depending on how warm it is. I charge at a public charging station near my office (Mountain View California City Hall) as I can't quite make the r/t without recharging. The odometer...
HPEV LLC
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:05:09 -0700
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I believe those serve as a low pass filter. Stephen Johnsen HPEV LLC On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:40 AM, <[email removed]> wrote: > According to the pack wiring diagram, each battery is monitored by the > BPCM?for voltage. What you're referring to is a 30.9K resistor. > Kevin McM...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:38:36 -0600
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Hi folks, A long time ago ('08) I inquired about the electronic device that is connected in-line with each battery terminal in the 18awg orange wire? It is housed in a black shrink-wrap with a purple strip about 3 inches from each terminal, and looks like a "pill" or "bump" un...
Robin Sam Ku
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:06:58 -0600
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Robin Ku in Broomfield Colorado. 1998 NiMH from EVB. Moderate use until a month ago (15 mile round trip to work on mostly side streets). I'm not running or charging at the moment with a compressor fault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed.....
Richard Falk
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:55:08 -0700 (PDT)
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To Kevin, ? ????? I put in the new capacitors a couple of months ago. I would be willing to talk you through it. I have pictures. [email removed] ? ? ???????????????????????????????????? Thanks Rick Falk --- On Wed, 7/20/11, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [emai...
Richard Falk
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:10:27 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a 97 S-10 lead acid. I drive it almost every day. The range has dropped to about 10 miles. I need to replace the batteries. I have North Star 60 type batteries. My air conditioner stopped working this year so in the hot weather I have used it less. ? ?????????????? Than...
Pat Williams
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:22:10 -0700
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Greetings, I have a 1998 S10 EV with NiMh batteries that gave up last November, so the truck is sitting in my driveway under a cover. She ran great until I had to leave on a business trip and the truck did not get charged. I knew the batteries were on their last legs and I hav...
Stephen Weitz
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:11:55 -0700
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Hi Don, I know of 7 S10 EVs in the SF Bay Area. Bob has 1.5 NiMH trucks. Bill has 1 NiMH truck. Gregg has a NiMH which needs batteries brought back to life. Scott has 1 NiMH truck in very active use. Richard has an S10 converted to Lithium batteries. And I have an original 199...
Greg Rohrauer
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:31:20 -0400
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Don: '97 EVbones NiMh, apparently the last one that was put together by Jeff. I drive about once or twice a week to work, and around home for shopping / errands in the summer. Trips tend to range 5 to 18 miles, sometimes 36 miles making a round trip to and from my lab, on rela...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:41:45 -0600
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Good and interesting question, Don. I converted my '98 to Panasonic EV-95 NiMHs out of a Rav4-ev about 3 or 4 years ago. I added two over temp cut-offs, six additional temp sensors and one pressure sensor to the pack at that time. Had to leave it on the OEM 1260U PbA programin...
Richard Wilson
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:29:29 -0700
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Hi, I have a '98 S-10 with NiMH purchased from Stephen Pew last year. Here in Seattle I try to drive the truck everyday but might only happen 5 days a week. Lots of hills so my range is at best 25 miles. I'm wondering if lithium is in my future?! Richard Sent from my iPad On J...
Alex Beamer
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:54:49 -0700
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I own a 1997 S-10 upgraded by Jeff Thomas to NiMH batteries. Currently, I am not driving my vehicle as I have a bad battery in my pack and I am needing a replacement battery that will match the charging and discharging voltages of my pack. Alex Beamer Salem, Oregon 9, 2011, at...
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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:11 -0400 (EDT)
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I retired a month ago and drive mine every day. Usually less than 15 miles per charge to be nice to the Deka 75 AH lead acid batteries. I know it will go a lot further but I don't even get close to half on the SOC. A lot of work to make them fit but all 26 are in the box. Almo...
Ryan Dela
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:15:39 -0700
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Ryan Dela: Beaverton, Oregon - 1997 S-10EV bought it from the LA department of Water and Power in 2004 and restored it with panasonic lead acid cells, drove it for a year and had it converted to NiMh in 2005. I took a job on the road in 2005 and had to do a pretty serious batt...
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Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:25:41 EDT
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I have been working on batteries for several months now. Trying to break the usual 12 o'clock SOC driving limit. One pack after it was woken up was almost capable at a reduced rate be driven almost the complete SOC. It had a couple of weak modules which might have lasted longe...
John Miller
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:20:09 -0600
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One thing I did after the third fan/connector burnt out was to run a separate fused circuit directly from the battery to the fan power and ground. I seem to remember Jeff saying half the problem was a shared ground with some other component and the other half being the various...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:14:10 -0700
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Robert-- I have not read any previous post you might have written on this topic, but I'm assuming that the blower motor inside the battery box isn't running, or is not running fast enough. If so, and, before you buy a new blower motor, you might wish to first review an experie...
Robert Ogle
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:16:30 +0000
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Scott - I think that Jeff Thomas had some comments on charger port faults a couple years ago. Or maybe he was telling me about a contact switch or something similar inside the port. I might remember by tomorrow or so. Have you searched earlier posts? Best of luck! Bob Ogle San...
McMullin, Kevin
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:41:08 -0400
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Hi Scott, I had a problem with my paddle switch too, but mine would not come on. So you could drive away with the paddle plugged in. I never missed that light because it is not part of the "Bulb Check" on start-up. So if your paddle is not plugged in when you start up, you'll...
Scott Leck
Thu, 9 Jun 2011 20:58:53 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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Twice in the last three weeks, the paddle icon on the dash has come on during startup and will not go off. As it appears that truck thinks that the charger paddle is still attached, the truck won't move. Both times, after a few minutes, the light does not come on, and everythi...
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Wed, 18 May 2011 16:15:16 -0400 (EDT)
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Sorry for the delay, but I have answered all the eBay questions, including the fellow from Douglasville Ga who wanted to know if I would need a "wench" to load the S-10 onto a transport vehicle. Beth laughed herself silly about that one. ? The truck auction is here:? http://cg...
Isaac Podolefsky
Tue, 17 May 2011 08:47:59 -0500
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Noah and I bought an S10ev not too long ago, but with life circumstances, and a few headaches we've decided to move onward to other projects. I'll try to offer as much information about the truck as I can. Someone who understands these trucks far better than we do, can hopeful...
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Sat, 14 May 2011 16:58:10 -0400 (EDT)
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I put my truck for sale as is on ebay. It still need the APCM. We have our second child due next week and were thinking of selling it anyway. At a minimum it should provide donor parts (including an EV bones battery pack with only 8000 in-town miles on it.) Otherwise it should...
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Thu, 12 May 2011 16:04:42 EDT
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That is the best price I have seen for the APCM. That is almost 35% off list. Don In a message dated 5/12/2011 7:35:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email removed] writes: Just searched the number at _http://www.shopgmparts.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=searchCatalogOEM&site...