Steve Hawkins
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:07:29 -0600
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Lloyd, I haven't updated the information on these pages in a while, but here are pictures of the different chargers, Gen1, Gen2 (I don't have a Gen2+ pic), and the TAL. Hope that helps a bit. Steve http://www.hawkins.info/1996_MC_LPI_SPI.html _____ From: Lloyd Campbell [mailto...
Lloyd Campbell
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:45:28 -0500
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How does a person tell the difference between a gen1 and gen2 charger? From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Jeff Thomas Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 9:30 AM To: [email removed] Subject: Re: [S10-EV] charging port overheated Gentlemen; I'm really saddened...
Jeff Thomas
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:30:25 -0700
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Gentlemen; I'm really saddened to read that another of the defective Gen1 chargers has surfaced. These were supposed to have been recalled long ago, and somehow evidently more than one were missed. Don was right; I previously had an Aug 1996 built WM200 on my garage wall that...
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:44:09 EDT
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Hello Kevin Yes the paddle can over heat. It is the paddle not the port that failed. I hope the paddle melting down did not destroy the charge port. Jeff had one fail a while back he caught just in time. I would recommend anyone using a Gen1 to use it in the winter only. I bel...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:37:42 -0400
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Hey Don, Can this Gen 1 paddle overheat, even with the cooling system working? I was suspecting a bad coolant pump. Rick, If it is the paddle, I have a Gen 1 wall mount for parts. The paddle is fine. Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto...
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:22:32 EDT
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Hello Richard Is this a Gen1 charger? It is a rare event but the paddle can overheat and fail. The problem is not in the charge port itself. Don From: Richard Falk <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email removed] (mailto:[email...
Richard Falk
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:17:50 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a 97 S-10 lead acid battery. I was charging my batteries yesterday and was going to finish up with a leveling charge. It was just about done and I noticed a smell like burning plastic. It was leveling I shut it off and tried to pull the paddle out and it is stuck. I pul...
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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...
Michael MacDonell
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
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I have narrowed an AC issue down to a what I believe is a bad orifice tube but wanted to get some feedback from the list before I replace anything. The charging shut down before completion and set a code 026 during charging for "battery pack thermal performance". The manual do...
Phil Morgan
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:41:04 -0400
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Hi: I drive a '98 S-10 ETruck converted to NiMH by Jeff. about 19k miles. Recently, after being idle for about three weeks, I resumed driving it. It started up fine. About a minute later, the ABS light came on. It comes on intermittently and starts on for variable amounts of t...
Michael Anzalone
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:56:42 -0400
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Does anyone have schematics or photos of Jeff's design? I would be willing to work on duplicating a quantity of buffers to meet the needs of the group (myself included!) Michael Anzalone =D~ On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:47 AM, McMullin, Kevin <[email removed]>wrote: > I had the Bu...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:47:38 -0400
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I had the Buffer/Fan issue and replaced it with one of Jeff's. I saved the old one. If anyone is making new ones, I have the connectors. Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Michael Anzalone Sent: Sunday, J...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:33:36 -0400
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Hi Don, Thanks for the response. My truck has the OEM Fan Buffer (probably not the original, as one of the mounting screws was missing). I do have a Tech2, and was unable to get the fan on when commanded. Using a 12VDC power supply, I connected directly to the fan so that I co...
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Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:18:48 EDT
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Hello Michael I receive the list in digest. I have not seen any replies so sorry if someone has already addressed this. You should check your fuse and I would bet money you need a new fan motor. If your lucky you already have Jeff/s better fan buffer. I believe the majority of...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:39:24 -0400
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> > My 1998 native NiMH truck?s A/C has ceased to function. Having searched the archives, I learned that a faulty condenser fan buffer could cause this problem. Sure enough, my truck?s condenser fan does not come on when I turn on the A/C. I also cannot get the fan to come on...
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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...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 13 May 2010 18:59:10 -0400
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Yes, I had heard about the forklift battery. They were supposed to be getting the forklifts here in the U.S. that used the FV-1260 battery, but for some unknown reason the company decided against bringing those forklifts to this market. Unfortunately, the FV-1260 battery, whil...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 13 May 2010 14:17:20 -0400
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There used to be a webpage from Matsushita about the EV-1260 battery, but apparently that has been removed. Wouldn't want people to know about this battery of course. Apparently it isn't made anymore even in Japan, but I'm not sure. The specifications I have are: Length: 15.28...
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...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 12 May 2010 12:08:21 -0500
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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 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...
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...