Stephen Weitz
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:19:08 -0700
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Don, I took the graph you referenced and multiplied the cycle number by the mileage of a full cycle. I used 70 miles when new. I didn't factor the loss over time so the real numbers would be less than calculated. but here are the numbers: 100% DOD = 70 miles x 700 cycles = 49,...
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Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:55:55 EDT
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Hello Richard I get the list in digest so I don't know if this has already been answered. You can reset the SOC to zero but you are not able to set the SOC. Its good you went through the current sensor. What you can do is turn the truck on while charging. I have not done this...
Greg Rohrauer
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:02:30 -0400
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Normally there would be a yellow or white sticker in the glove compartment or on the inverter saying that a high energy lead acid battery pack was fitted, and the vehicle weight carrying capacity is a (reduced) amount. Most vehicles got higher capacity Panasonic VRLA at some p...
Greg Rohrauer
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:32:39 -0400
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Michael; Sounds like a bad idea. The original lead batteries are about 7.9 liters each, weigh 40 lbs. You are trying to replace with 13.7 liters and 70 lbs each. That will put you 790 lbs overweight on a vehicle with 950 lbs total payload, and looking for another 151 liters of...
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Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:29:21 EDT
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Hello Naiche It appears you might have already made up your mind. I am still going to respond about your concerns because some of your beliefs are misconceptions. First off there are some very intelligent and helpful people on this list. There is also always going to be some c...
Naiche Lujan
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:55:03 -0700
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Hey Guys, Thanks for your responses. I have determined that for a couple of reasons this is probably not the car for me. The current expected range coupled with the lack of availability of new cells and charging makes it a particularly nerve racking idea. As I stated, my round...
paul doe
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 09:24:21 -0700 (PDT)
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Naiche, ? ??? What Don said... I was going to respond and saw Don had already done the job.? Definitely get the scan tool ($1400 for a used tool is excellent and a good price for a new one is over $3000).? Someone new to EV's will only get 20-30 miles range.? It takes practive...
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Sat, 4 Sep 2010 19:21:18 EDT
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I found this interesting thought some of you would as well. This is fairly current information as Ovonic has changed their web site recently and this is new. _http://www.energyconversiondevices.com/pdf/NiOH2_cycle_life.pdf_ (http://www.energyconversiondevices.com/pdf/NiOH2_cyc...
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Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:42:15 EDT
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Hello Naiche First off buying an EV is not much different then buying any other vehicle except for the lack of needing gas. As long as the S-10 meets your usual weekly range requirements your going to love it. I find a small pickup is a perfect around town EV. It can transport...
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Sat, 4 Sep 2010 14:26:06 EDT
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Hello Ryan I have a few hundred new temp sensors and a small supply of NiMH modules. As well as most every other part on the S-10. Except for the fan buffer which Jeff is making. So there is no problem getting parts. Don Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Ryan Dela <[email...
Ryan Dela
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:25:04 -0700
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I happen to have a broken bpcm on hand, and a failed pscm if you are feeling extra inquisitive. I just had a battery pack temp sensor fail on me last night (luckily I was home at the time) so I am in the market for one of those and a spare nickel metal hydride cell to fix a we...
Steve Hawkins
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:08:04 -0600
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Hi all. Does anyone have an extra broken BPCM unit? I'm looking for a broken one to play with. I'm interested in doing some investigative surgery on it so being in working order is not an issue (I wouldn't want to wreck a good one anyway). Please contact me if you have one. I'...
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:07:53 EDT
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Hello Upgeya I took a look quick read of your auction. Nice job of laying it out and very good honest information. One minor error I noticed is the modules are 11 cells not 13. Sorry to see your selling. Don From: Upgeya Pew <> Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email rem...
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Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:25:56 EDT
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Hello Michael Congratulations on your first year. A comment on your module 18 since over voltages in NiMH cells are a concern. The BMS in the S-10 will shut down the charging if any module is more than .75 of a volt higher then the other modules except during 5 amp charging. T...
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Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:46:19 EDT
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This is a great support group. A real added plus when you own such a limited production vehicle. For the most part when the known failure points are addressed these trucks are very solid. There are just a few things that when they fail they take something else out with them. T...
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Thu, 1 Jul 2010 23:53:51 EDT
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Hello Kevin I have the remaining stock of capacitors. You need four and they are 75 dollars each plus shipping which should not be very much. As far as GM trained techs for the S-10 no idea where you would find one of them. If your very careful to note how you disassemble the...
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Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:10:35 -0600
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Hey Don, I just want to say thanks for posting all this data. (and thanks to the original authors, Jim & Jeff, too) Very interesting stuff. The detail is perfect. For me this kind of information makes owning and working on these cars interesting and worthwhile. Well done, Stev...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:07:18 -0400
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OK, I'm convinced I need to replace the Capacitors. Who has them and what is the cost? And are there still GMEV trained service personnel available? Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of [email removed] Sent...
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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:35:57 EDT
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Below is a past post by Jeff from over three years ago. I believe if you asked Jeff today he would highly recommend replacing them. I would compare this to like driving without insurance. You never now how long you can do it or what will the damages be if something does happen...
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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:22:37 EDT
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I have had a few people send me questions about what will happen if your capacitors or caps fail. Below is a past report on the list from Jim Coate. Don My S-10 is now up and running again after several weeks of trials & tribulations. Hopefully hearing my tales can save others...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:05:38 -0400
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Never stop learning! I've always thought that the direction through the compressor, dryer and orifice tube was in one direction. And that the reversing valve simply swapped the flow between the Condenser and Evaporator. Then I found a nice diagram here, http://www.refrigeratio...
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:41:43 EDT
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Hello Michael By 50 or 60 percent SOC? I am assuming this is the 12:00 or 1:00 o'clock position on the dash? The only problem with the above is the BMS shows a false reading as someone here point out before on the list. The BMS was never intended to be able to give an accurate...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:29:08 -0400
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Last June, I got my truck going after it had been out of commission for several (8?) months. The previous owner purchased a replacement set of NiMH batteries from Jeff less than a year before selling the truck to me. I'm not sure how many miles he drove with them before the tr...
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:56:10 EDT
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A few questions have come up about conditioning NiMH batteries from different drivers so this is not about any one person. Do not keep driving your NiMH pack when your batt life dash light comes on. At the most if you must go do so no more than one mile but at a far reduced ra...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:02:50 -0400
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Follow the wire from the Fan motor up to it. It is an Epoxy filled circuit, about 2" X 3" and is mounted on a 1" box tubing frame around the controller. Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Richard Falk Sen...
Rick Falk
Fri, 7 May 2010 16:44:31 -0500
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I have had my truck running for week. The air conditioning does not seem to be working. I just got a tech 2 yesterday. I tried cycling the reversing valve. I could hear it clunking back and forth. The compressor behind the converter seems to be running. Any suggestions would b...
Rick Falk
Fri, 7 May 2010 16:50:42 -0500
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I have had my truck running for week. The air conditioning does not seem to be working. I just got a tech 2 yesterday. I tried cycling the reversing valve. I could hear it clunking back and forth. The compressor behind the converter seems to be running. Any suggestions would b...
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Thu, 6 May 2010 15:30:10 EDT
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If anyone is interested I am dropping a pack of woken up Ovonics. Price is 150 dollars per module plus shipping. These are what you want if you are in need of a replacement. You do not want take a freshly woken up module and place it in a seasoned pack. Don -------------- next...
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Thu, 6 May 2010 02:55:57 EDT
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Hello Kevin I receive the S-10 list in digest so I don't know if anyone has responded to your problem. With the information you have posted below. I would say your truck is giving you accurate information. The BCM will not let you use what you don't have. I believe what your s...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 5 May 2010 07:56:49 -0700
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Quote: Kevin McMullin "Bat life on, service now on, all kinds of low, very low voltage codes and auto disconnect. Plug in the Tech 2 and all of my voltages are 12.3 to 12.5 volts. Plug in the charger and it says 13%. The voltage / capacity is there, but the BPCM / SOC doesn't...