Stephen Weitz
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:20:23 -0700
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/topdown/detail?entry_id=50255 "So-called ?global warming? is just a secret ploy by wacko tree- huggers to make America energy independent, clean our air and water, improve the fuel efficiency of our vehicles, kick-start 21st-century industri...
Stephen Weitz
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:52:52 -0700
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http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/discord-over-regulation-of-electric-car-charging/?hpw Stephen "It's a question of discipline," the little prince told me later on. "When you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet." from: The Little P...
Pierre Hinse
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:42:19 -0400
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You are both correct, at night when the bulk of EVs are charging , the base load is more than sufficient to handle the extra power. But, most residential development electrical distribution is done in groups or bundles of about 10 houses. Each house is allocated 6KW from the t...
Greg Brewsaugh
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:53:31 -0700
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Probably full of PCB-laced cooling oil, too! Good riddance. Greg Brewsaugh On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:55 PM, William Korthof <[email removed]>wrote: > Well, when SCE replaced the xfmr behind my house, they probably didn't > redeploy it. From my research, I'm pretty sure the old...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:58:24 -0700
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Good article except PGE puts out false claims about needing to reinforce the infrastructure. My memory is that at night the grid has a HUGE excess capacity. So what's the problem. I think they just want more money from the PUC, for a phantom reason. Stephen in Oakland On Oct 8...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:39:18 -0700
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this from the Rav4 EV group, don't know if it would work for our s10 NiMH trucks. read down a ways... Stephen Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Conn <[email removed]> > Date: October 8, 2009 2:08:23 PM PDT > To: Rav4 Ev Group <[email removed]> > Subject: [RAV4-EV] Alter...
Frank Fenton
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:44:25 -0500
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Recent health problems are interfering with progress on my S-10 E project. I built new battery boxes with Group 27 SLA batteries, installed new PIM and now get 'charge complete' with no DTE codes showing. I think all it needs is to have the program 'flashed' or whatever that t...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:04:44 -0400
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Jeff (and all list readers), My apologies...you're absolutely correct, and I certainly don't want to encourage anybody to put themselves or their trucks at risk. Although I took every precaution that I could think of when working on my batteries, I can't say that my experience...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:29:13 -0700
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MIchael, please do not lead anyone down this path. There are extreme dangers in replacing cells from modules, with one of them being decompression damage. These cells are very sensitive to damage from decompression, and not following a very strict safety regimen with a transfe...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:45:46 -0400
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I'd like to share some potential good news to anybody who has a bad NiMH battery: If a battery is bad, there's a chance that only one of the eleven cells is defective. If that's the case, and if you have a spare "bad" battery, you may be able to get one good battery by combini...
gardnerh
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:54:08 -0700
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Eric Luebbman talked to Jeff today. We are ordering 4 replacement batteries @ $150 each!. Jeff says that these will be the last batteries that we will be able to get. If it turns out that we don't need all four batteries we will release them for the price we paid plus any ship...
List member
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:33:13 -0400
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Whose S10 is this? I live in Salem and did not know there was one in Corvallis. We installed fire suppression systems on three trucks here in Salem last month and would have invited him to the party if we had known. Richard P. -----Original Message----- From: John Miller <[ema...
Tom Dowling
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:49:20 -0700
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With new standard charging stations soon to be available, large-paddle public charger installations are logical targets for replacement with the new conductive standard charging station. Only S10Es can use these large-paddle charging stations. If there are any large-paddle pub...
Ryan Dela
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:44:57 -0700
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The plastic is glass fiber reinforced ABS Ryan Dela On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Richard Falk wrote: > I have a 97 S-10 Electric lead acid. I am installing some new > batteries.I got from Northstar battery. They have a plant about a > mile away from me. I will share the result...
casey hartman
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:51:39 -0700
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To go with Jeff's battery pack, you can buy my truck (98 NiHM) for $5K. Except for one battery (that needs to be replaced), the truck runs fine. I commuted in it for about 3-4 years. It has 30K+ miles on it. I'm selling it because my commute changed from 30 miles round-trip to...
Jeff Thomas
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:56:52 -0700
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Mirror to all on the list; All trucks that are NiMH, whether they were original, or converted later, can be reprogrammed for PbA battery operation. To reprogram the truck it does require the GM Tech2 scan tool as well as the GM TIS application. Due to health issues, I have don...
John Miller
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:45:43 -0600
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Charge! http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14363307 Carmakers are shifting towards electric vehicles. Policymakers must do their part, too The electric-fuel-trade acid test http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14362092 After many false sta...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:22:36 -0700
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The BPCM tracks the SOC (State Of Charge) through the shunt during charging and discharging. Your vehicle has a nice charging system. Why not use it? Jeff On Aug 27, 2009, at 4:35 AM, McMullin, Kevin wrote: > I'm replacing the batteries in my truck with a Deka AGM 80AH. They >...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:55:24 -0700
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Well, the information you were told is somewhat misleading. The 2A VRLA end of charge leveling is never intended to exceed 14.75v There are instances where extreme imbalance can result in one or more modules exceeding 15v before termination. I have some experience with this, a...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:35:47 -0400
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I'm replacing the batteries in my truck with a Deka AGM 80AH. They cannot accept the charging profile of the BPCM and Paddle charger so I'm going to charge with a Zivan charger built for these batteries. (I'll take the plus and minus leads off of the hot side of the contactors...
John Miller
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:27:33 -0600
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12v replaced only a couple of months ago. I spoke to Jeff and he doesn't think anything I did with the new wiring is the problem. i.e. something new is broken. The "new" thing is the APCM which is apparently $4000 wholesale, $6000 retail and impossible to get anyway. That kind...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:48:00 -0700
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When was the last time you replaced your AUX battery? Pv On 8/26/09, John Miller <[email removed]> wrote: > So the battery back fan connector died again, melted slightly, the same as > before (in May.) The replacement part is an AC Delco PT779 3 cavity Female > Pigtail and the...
John Miller
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:16:43 -0600
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So the battery back fan connector died again, melted slightly, the same as before (in May.) The replacement part is an AC Delco PT779 3 cavity Female Pigtail and the part can be sourced from a local parts place ($30+?) or online (which was about $24 but slower.) The fan still...
List member
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:58:34 EDT
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Well this has to be some kind of record asking price for a Gen1 charger. 1450 dollars eBay item 200374460048 If these chargers blew up as fast as the on board charger on the Ranger this might be the going rate for Magne chargers. The Ranger is a 5.0 kW and the Magne charger is...
Alex Beamer
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:10:50 -0700
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Here is the information for the temperature sensors and temperature monitors we installed when Richard, Pat and I recently put the fire suppression systems in our trucks. Here is the link to the Oregon Scientific wireless temperature sensor THC268 that has a ten foot wire with...
Gil Dawson
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:32:10 -0700
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Jeff & Paul-- When we had what sounds like the same problem, Eric Luebben and I traced it to a burned connector in the circuit supplying constant 12V power to the battery box fan. Eric had replaced the fan, but the new one still did not turn. We pulled the plug and measured th...
Lyle Rayworth
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:42:39 -0700
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I have the Atlanta chapter S10E pickup. The traction batteries are dead as shown on the dash. When I plug in the charger it reads E1 after an extended period of time. Do regular mechanic shops have the scan tool necessary to read S10E codes. Where do I start? Please call or wr...
List member
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:19:13 -0400
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Alex Beamer, Pat Conner and I spent a good part of this week working on our trucks. You can see photos on my Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=2014953&id=1333876543&ref=nf The highlight for me was installing three new temperature probes,...
Jeff Thomas
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:27:57 -0700
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Well, if the fan is bad, and it results in an unintended indicating device that makes for an easy diagnosis, It's actually a good thing. So, for all you other S-10EV's out there: You're driving along happy as a clam, and then the contactors unexpectedly open (no power, service...
Gil Dawson
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:46:11 -0700
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I apologize for my na?vete, but I was surprised at the number of you who responded to my offer of this non-working part. To help me decide who should get it, I've put it on eBay, item# 270443184539. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=270443184539 I...