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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...
Richard Falk
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:24:13 -0700 (PDT)
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>From Rick Falk. ? ???????? I tried to get the charging pad out of the vehicle port and broke the handle part up with the paddle still in the port.. I had the truck towed to my shop got it on the lift removed the under shields. There is black smoke on the back of the Charge po...
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...
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:17:36 EDT
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Hello Michael Seems like a good short time fix to me. Don From: Michael Anzalone <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:24:47 -0400 Message-ID: <[email removed] (mail...
Michael Anzalone
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:24:47 -0400
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While we await the availability of replacement fan buffers for our S10s, I came up with what I believe is a decent *temporary* "workaround" for the fan buffer problem. I hooked up a relay which switches the fan on (at full speed) whenever the reversing valve is active. The rel...
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...
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...
Richard Falk
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:28:03 -0700 (PDT)
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Were is the fan buffer located? ? ??????????? Thanks Rick --- On Mon, 6/7/10, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [email removed] <[email removed]> Subject: S10-EV Digest, Vol 85, Issue 3 To: [email removed] Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 8:56 AM Send S10-EV mailing li...
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...
Richard Falk
Sun, 6 Jun 2010 07:52:53 -0700 (PDT)
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I know it may be a long shot but my air was not working also. Th vacume hose going to the round cannister mounted to the hood ,drivers side was bad. Replaced and it started to work. ? ???????????????????????????????????????? Thanks RIck --- On Sun, 6/6/10, [email removed] <[em...
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...
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...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 10 May 2010 11:51:27 -0400
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Check this for the noise... http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/2008/001387.html Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Rick Falk Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 10:15 AM To: [email removed] Subject: [...
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...
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...
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...
Thomas W. Dowling
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:14:51 -0700
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The Electric Auto Association (EAA) has several used GM Gen 2 large-paddle chargers. Sorry, no 120V convenience chargers. Price $275, plus tax if shipped to a California address, plus packing and freight charges from Folsom, CA. Refurbished cosmetically, and tested for normal...