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Sat, 5 Jun 2010 01:06:17 +0000
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The elbow in place of the diverter valve is a factory fix, don't worry about it . Your A/C problem is another issue ,I bet your orifice tube is broken and/or clogged. With a Tech 2 scan tool you can look at the high and low side pressures in the system ( in kpa's) and you can...
Michael Anzalone
Fri, 28 May 2010 15:58:43 -0400
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My Tech2 has intermittently reported the following DTCs which, while they are seemingly straigtforward in description, they do not appear to be documented in the service manuals. Or if they are documented, I haven't been able to locate anything about them: 232 Battery Pack Coo...
Marcos Peixoto
Thu, 27 May 2010 09:20:18 -0700 (PDT)
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Scammers.? Targeting groups now...? Before they used to appeal to greed with the bounties of cash looking for an owner.? Now they have changed their tactics.? Mercy, compassion within an interest group.? With this, they are certainly getting smaller amounts but quite possible...
Robert Ogle
Thu, 27 May 2010 11:04:09 +0000
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Hello, I'm sorry for this odd request and I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,I came down here to London,England for a short vacation and i was mugged at gun point last night at the park of the hotel where i lodged all cash,credit cards and cell were stolen off me. I am eve...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 13 May 2010 13:04:50 -0400
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Is there a spec sheet on the Panasonic EV-1260 that we could compare to? Weight... I believe the Panasonics were 30.8 lbs each? Which make the original pack weight just over 800 lbs. My Dekas are 1430 lbs. My truck felt very heavy so I installed a 1000 lb "add-a-Leaf" spring k...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 13 May 2010 11:10:08 -0400
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I am hoping, after doing years of research on this, that I could add something to the battery discussion. I did find the EV-1260 battery still being produced, but it was in Japan and it was not economically feasible to get them here to the U.S. So that left us all with the pro...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 12 May 2010 14:50:24 -0400
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Thanks Niel, I may have triggered that SOC reset last night. I started all of this with about 70% SOC with 75 AH Lead-Acids. I had my Tech 2 on and a friend driving up a slight, long hill to watch voltages while under load. I had #5 battery drop to 9.5 volts and the Bat Life l...
Rick Falk
Mon, 10 May 2010 09:13:18 -0500
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I just got my truck going a week ago. I have put on 200 miles. It seems to me the charge in the battery is not lasting long enough. I go 20 miles. When I plug the charger in it said 36 % left. The most I have gone is 21 miles then the warning light came on and the truck slowed...
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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...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 5 May 2010 08:46:07 -0400
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Short version... As we all know, the SOC is NOT reality. (Especially when you have replaced the Panasonics with higher Amp Hour batteries). The BPCM will shut me down after a 36 mile commute. (18 miles to work, 18 miles home). Everything from the truck gauges tells me I'm kill...
Upgeya Pew
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:45:51 -0700
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Hi, everybody. My 1998 S10E is now charging and running, after replacment of the auxillary battery. The old battery was two years old, and its voltage, while still sufficent to power the instruments and radio, had apparently declined too far for charging. I am deeply grateful...
Richard Falk
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:01:04 -0700 (PDT)
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??? I just got my S-10 lead acid truck running this last Friday. I drove it for 7 miles. It started slowing down quite early in the drive at the end 25 miles per hour was it. I had hooked up my 220 volt charger on it. It says 0 % charge 1 hr and 50 min to charge. The fan comes...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:21:20 -0400
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I'll add that with the PbA pack, the CC won't work in cold weather because there is a thermal request to heat the pack below (about) 40 degrees. I'm using my CC every day right now in Delaware. I charge with the 220 charger at home, drive my 18 miles in to work then charge wit...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:22:22 -0400
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New Deka Unigy 12AVR75 (75 AH), batteries 10/09. Everything works, new Fuel Fired Heater, New Tiger Paw LRR tires. The bed tilts and the battery box has been modified to fit all 26 batteries and allow access to the batteries without dropping the box. Zener Diode Regulators on...
McMullin, Kevin
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:40:50 -0400
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Thanks Don, I'm aware of this and like I said, I charge at work after my 18 mile drive in, with my convenience charger. Also, I have been given permission to install a 220V charger, here at work, so I'll be able to charge all year. Kevin McMullin ______________________________...
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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:43:37 EDT
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Hello Kevin For long battery life it is best not to deep discharge lead acid batteries more than 50% DOD. Don From: "McMullin, Kevin " <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Date: Wed, 14 A...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:07:26 -0400
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I'm becoming more impressed with my range as the weather warms up and my pack is breaking in. My truck, with 75 AH lead acid batteries, got back on the road in October, last year, so I have never had any experience driving in the summer. The SOC meter is a little difficult to...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:58:54 -0400
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Michael, Maybe the Reversing valve? With the Tech 2, you can command the reversing valve to change position. My 1997 sat for a long time, (had only 5800 miles on it when I bought it last year). I could not get the A/C to function and I believe the reversing valve was hung up....
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:29:43 -0400
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Sold 3/30/10. Buy it now price of $5,995.00 Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Ryan Dela Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:18 PM To: Ian Ward Cc: S10 EV Archive Subject: Re: [S10-EV] Hacked '97 S10 on eBay?...
Upgeya Pew
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:15:32 -0700
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Hi, everybody. My 1998 S10E has stopped accepting a charge (the charger reports E2), and will not move on its own power. Instruments all light up, and report "service now" and "battery life". I'm not sure why, but I was recently sick for 2 weeks while the truck sat idle, so my...
Ryan Dela
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:17:38 -0700
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It went under the hood where the stock GM inverter mounted, that is why the radiator expansion tank had to be relocated. The AC-150 is bigger than the GM inverter because it is air cooled and has an air plenum under the inverter to cool the phase modules. The AC-150 has been r...
Ian Ward
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:06:43 -0500
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Ryan, where would the AC-150 inverter have been mounted in this conversion? It appears to be gone. Would it have been in the bed where all those interconnects are severed? Not sure if you remember, or know someone who would. Thanks, ian On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ryan De...
Ryan Dela
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:17:11 -0700
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I know this truck? It was in much better condition when I last saw it in 2004. It appears that the copper "miners" have had their way with it. This was a vehicle that was converted by AC Propulsion for a certain large city department of water and power to use an AC Propulsion...
Michael Anzalone
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:28:48 -0400
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To me, the outside photo of the "fuel" door itself looks factory-made, but I'd bet that it was transplanted from another vehicle by someone after the truck left the factory. I doubt that GM would have passed high voltage wiring into the bed of a pickup. From the photos, I also...
andrew
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:58:42 -0700
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Hello, everybody. We have available a 1997 chevy S-10ev NiMH, with charger, for sale, here in Corvallis OR. Vehicle was up and running a couple weeks ago, then something went amiss and it stopped taking a charge, might be the charge port, might not. We don't have the time or i...
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:44:08 EST
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Hello Richard I will not disagree with your statement it would be best to have a cell balancing. There are a lot of drivers out there running them as is. One I know well has over 8000 miles in an OEM Ranger. The only other option right now is lead and it is not inexpensive for...
Ken Vadnais
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:23 -0800
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I can see how the batteries could fit in the enclosure in this fashion if they were no larger than the NiMH ones. However some manufacturers do not recommend connecting their Lithium batteries in parallel because the protection mechanisms won't work correctly in the case of a...
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:47 EST
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Hello Kevin As Jeff stated electronics is not one of my strong points. Since you have a lead truck my belief is some where around 60 Amp hours the BMS is going to shut down charging. It will allow a little more for balancing on some charge cycles but it should shut down. With...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59:01 -0800
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On Mar 10, 2010, at 8:42 A, Jerry Pohorsky wrote: > Apparently he doesn't have to do anything special with the S-10E software to make this work I would think one could arrange to charge using the eLithion BMS while the truck was off, then disconnect the eLithion system (if nec...
Jerry Pohorsky
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:45 -0800
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Howdy, Richard Hatfield is currently doing an upgrade of his S-10E from NiMH to Thundersky cells. He is using the 40 AH cells with two cells in parallel x 4 of these pairs in series to replace each NiMH module. This way, he ends up with around 80 AH capacity from each pair and...