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...
McMullin, Kevin
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:54:56 -0400
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Well, if my funds were not so limited, it could be a fun project. So does anyone know why this doesn't look like my 97 truck? Did these trucks go through some changes during the model year? I understand that someone probably removed the S10 Electric emblems, added the side aer...
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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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:51:20 EDT
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Hello Ryan There is a lot going on with EVs in the Portland Area. This is one of the few locations in the nation Nissan is bringing the Leaf to this year. The state of Oregon claims they are going to have 2500 plug in locations at the end of 2010. Some of them on the freeways...
Ryan Dela
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:13:12 -0700
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Portland, Oregon residents. I have an S-10ev in Baker City, Oregon and I am getting ready to move to the Portland area. Do you have any suggestions where I should live so that I can reasonably get to a max station? I am a country kid and I am so accustomed to living in rural a...
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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:48:33 -0700
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My S10EV (well at least the charging port) is on the cover of our local paper, the Beaverton Valley Times, in a story about a local company that is getting into the charging station business. http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=126888337283973100 Regard...
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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:49:48 EDT
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Hello Andrew Most likely it is not the charger. Use your Tech2 to show the DTCs your having. Don Hello folks, I am having an issue with my charger, it won't charge and periodically gives an E1 fault code. According to the Tech2 there is no charger communication with the truck....
andrew
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:52 -0700
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Hello folks, I am having an issue with my charger, it won't charge and periodically gives an E1 fault code. According to the Tech2 there is no charger communication with the truck. According to the charger manual i should contact my certified charger service technician if the...
Thomas W. Dowling
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:55:17 -0700
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If you live in California, check this newly-announced $5,000 rebate. http://energycenter.org/index.php/incentive-programs/clean-vehicle-reb ate-project Tom Dowling From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of paul doe Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:07 AM To: S10...
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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...
Ken Vadnais
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:23:53 -0800
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I am wondering the same thing Kevin is: has this actually been done to an S-10? I'm currently going through my NiMH pack screening and rejuvenating the batteries, so my pack enclosure is open and on the garage floor. I have some 100 AH LiFePO4 batteries from another project as...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:12:03 -0500
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I only have 1500 miles on my new pack of lead acids, so probably not right now. But has someone successfully installed LifePo4's in the S10E? I could figure out mounting and wiring, but is there a software change or any charging issues? What is used for battery management, (BM...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:20:32 -0500
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Thanks Dave, My truck is lead acid. I have had the convenience charger die on me and have fixed it. It has been dependable ever since. The outside temp was about 38 so I tried to just put my hand around the Ambient sensor this morning, to warm it, but it still tried to heat th...
Dave Skweir
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:04:50 -0800 (PST)
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Kevin , I'm not sure if you've read in the archives but there has been a lot of discussion about the limitations of the 120 volt convenience charger . There were only designed to charge lead acid EV1's and S10's , they won't work on a NiMh vehicle because of the lack of power...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:41:00 -0500
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Does anyone know where the BPCM gets its temp info for charging the battery pack? Pack sensors or the ambient sensor in the grill. Here's my issue... If the ambient temp is below about 40, there is a, "Thermal Request", to heat the pack to allow more efficient charging. Also,...
Thomas W. Dowling
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:10:41 -0800
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From: bruce tomb [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:09 AM To: [email removed] Subject: help Hello, I sent in a request for help on our project on the 22nd, and it was never posted. Please let me know if there is a problem. Thanks, Bruce I have pasted in o...
McMullin, Kevin
Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:19:53 -0500
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I'm sure you're aware of this group? http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/uselectricar/ Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Lowe Brothers Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:08 PM To: [email removed] Subject:...
Marcos Peixoto
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:12:16 -0800 (PST)
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S10 owners, Convenience charger at eBay for $395 buy it now Check item 260552281157 Marcos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/attachments/20100223/e6bf1344/attachment.html>
Robin Sam Ku
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:27:07 -0700
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Don, List, Good advice. I contacted the seller this morning and he replied "I still have the item but a few people are interested so I am going to take the highest offer". There is another fellow on ebay (racerbrown) that deals in Tech 2 scanners. Prices range between 2600 (eb...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:29:29 -0500
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Hello, I recently purchased a 2008 Chevy Impala, and would like to update the software in my Tech2 so that I can use it with this vehicle as well as my S10. Can anybody offer any information on how to do this? Thanks in advance, Michael Anzalone =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~ =D~...
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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:33:36 EST
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Hello Robin If your going to do a long distance buy I would get an email from the seller that the item does work. Then make payment using either Visa or MasterCard though PayPal. Not doing the above would put you at great risk. You could end up buying a non working unit or sen...
Robin Sam Ku
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:42:49 -0700
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Don, You're a prince! Thanks for the alert. Robin in Broomfield CO Owner of a '98 S-10 EV but not a Tech 2 ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:57 PM To: [email removed] Subject: [S10-EV] Tech 2 GM...
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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:48:55 EST
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Hello Richard Its been a very long time since I watched the finish charge voltages on a lead truck. I seem to recall they were around 14.6. The lead algorithm is going to peak out right at 60 Ah as that is what the Panasonic 1260 was rated for. I don't believe your going to ge...