Steve Hawkins
Fri, 29 May 2009 10:17:15 -0600
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John, Gil, and all, Good point. It is a 2 year old with what I would expect to be 8 to 10 anticipated lifespan in an ICE. I might be just being too suborn about wanting things to last rather then constant replacement. >From testing last night I found that the OBDII pin 16 read...
John Miller
Thu, 28 May 2009 17:38:31 -0600
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How old is the Aux battery? I remember something in the archives from Jeff about replacing it every year. Here it is: >From [email removed] Mon Sep 3 12:04:43 2007 From: [email removed] (Jeff Thomas) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:04:43 -0700 Subject: [S10-EV] Auxiliary Battery ques...
Steve Hawkins
Thu, 28 May 2009 15:31:06 -0600
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Gil and all, Here are some answers ... You plugged in the paddle, and your truck would not charge. ... correct ... Then you used an external charger to charge your Optima yellow top battery at 2A for 10 to 30 minutes. ... correct ... Then your truck started charging. ... corre...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 28 May 2009 12:45:00 -0700
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Hi, Steve-- Let me be sure I understand this. 1) Some time in the past, you plugged in the paddle, and your truck would not charge. Then you used an external charger to charge your Optima yellow top battery at 2A for 10 to 30 minutes. Then your truck started charging. Did I ge...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:37:26 -0700
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Hi, Richard-- When you disconnected the batteries, was the fire marshall satisfied with your pulling the disconnect jumper in the engine compartment? Next Monday, I plan to go away for 11 days leaving my truck unplugged. I'll let you know how it turns out. --Gil On May 28, 200...
Steve Hawkins
Thu, 28 May 2009 10:12:28 -0600
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Gil & Everyone, Very interesting stuff. A few thoughts ... It is my understanding that the ACPM does charge the aux. battery to 14.1vdc only in the key-on or charging conditions, but at no other time. So, I believe, as you leave the hood light "on" with the key-off you are dis...
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Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:40 -0400
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I had my truck at the green expo a couple of weeks ago and the fire marshal made me disconnect the batteries while inside the building for two days. I am planning on exhibiting at the Oregon state fair in their sustainable energy section in August. That will be for 10 days. I...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:11:49 -0700
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Hi, Steve-- On May 27, 2009, at 9:39 A, Steve Hawkins wrote: > I recently came across a factory VW solar panel system... If it works, it'll probably keep your 12V auxiliary battery topped off. However it depends on an unswitched connection between the cigarette lighter (or pin...
Upgeya Pew
Tue, 26 May 2009 22:54:08 -0700
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an open eBay listing for these is here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260417786566QQssPageNameZMERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr3_PcY_BIN_IT&refitem=260394303533&itemcount=3&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widg...
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Wed, 27 May 2009 00:38:14 EDT
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Hello John I highly recommend replacing the connector. As pointed out by Gil you have a resistance issue in it. It might be making a good connection now but your picture shows it needs to be replaced. Don Since the other half of the connector in question (the one that melted)...
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Tue, 26 May 2009 19:32:00 -0400
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Since the other half of the connector in question (the one that melted) is part of the fan, how do I check the "downstream" side of that connector? The wires (if they exist, they might be PCB traces) are inside the fan. I guess I could dig into the fan and see if there is a wi...
Gil Dawson
Tue, 26 May 2009 13:54:32 -0700
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On May 26, 2009, at 11:24 A, John Miller wrote: > Any suggestions would be welcome. Burned-out connectors are a common problem. There is a lot of 12- volt current flowing through the wires and connectors to our blower motors, and the pins that carry that current will work fine...
John Miller
Tue, 26 May 2009 12:24:38 -0600
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Hi Everyone, This problem started as a A/C pressure warning but seems to have morphed back to some sort of problem with the battery box fan again. I took a look at the blower motor and found that the connector was very hard to remove. Once removed it became clear why. The plas...
MJA
Sun, 24 May 2009 18:52:48 -0400
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For anyone interested, I saw this on eBay: 1997 Chevrolet S Series Electric Pickup Truck Press Kit eBay Item number: 370200144087 http://cgi.ebay.com/1997-Chevrolet-S-Series-Electric-Pickup-Truck-Press-Kit_W0QQitemZ370200144087QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item563...
Greg Brewsaugh
Sun, 24 May 2009 11:33:09 -0700
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I'm currently re-reading "The Rest of the Robots" by Asimov. (It's been several decades since I last read it.) In one of the stories, the discussion centers on an unnamed enemy (They) nuking major government, financial and industrial centers. The targets were DC, NY and...get...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 23 May 2009 05:59:25 -0700
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Gil, As far as I can tell, these folks are not true free market capitalists. If they were, they would really try differrent products and see what sells. They seem to be an industrial oligarchy. They tell us what we want. They spin and lie when it does not fit their preconceive...
Gil Dawson
Fri, 22 May 2009 23:25:19 -0700
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On May 21, 2009, at 8:07 A, Larry Paul wrote: > Did anyone catch Bob Lutz speaking about the Volt on Letterman > last night? > > He made some really inaccurate statements about the EV1 > > A direct quote from Bob Lutz: > > "... batteries were not ready at the time, um, the EV1...
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Thu, 21 May 2009 22:50:22 EDT
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Hello Kevin The lead acid stock battery tray fits the 1260 Panasonic battery. The 1260 is a usual sized battery. Trying to use other batteries is like putting a square peg in a round hole. You cannot get 26 batteries of the same Ah to fit the existing tray. Some have tried oth...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 21 May 2009 09:41:51 -0700
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Hi, John-- I am replying via the mailing list to ensure that our remarks get into the archive. Blower for the battery compartment - shove a pushpin through the wire powering the blower so that you can measure the voltage under load. If it's much lower than open-circuit, the pr...
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Tue, 19 May 2009 23:18:18 -0400
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Hello, I purchased my 1998 native NiMH truck a few months ago. I have not yet driven it; when I purchased the truck, it had been sitting in the previous owner's garage and the batteries were all discharged. So far I have dropped the pack, replaced temp sensor #1, installed the...
John Miller
Tue, 19 May 2009 16:17:41 -0600
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Hi Everyone, I was getting persistent E2 codes on my charger and looked at the Tech II info. I see: BPCM 2/2 0267 Battery Thermal Module Air Flow Performance 0268 Battery Thermal Performance DMCM 0/3 0020 Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor 3 Ckt. Low 0045 Inv. Mod. Bias Ctrl Vo...
Niel Nielsen
Sun, 17 May 2009 23:48:30 -0500
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I don't know if anyone else feels the same on this, but I would really hesitate to help anyone who is using GM S10-EV spare parts for anything other than maintaining a real S10-EV. If someone figures out how to use any of these GM parts for a home built or any other project wh...
Otmar Ebenhoech
Sat, 16 May 2009 07:40:14 -0700
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Here are my notes, I bought a circular connector from Digikey and used only the contacts. It may be possible to buy just the contacts without the shell. Radsok, for EV-1 motor? Replacement pins for a ACC06E28-6R(025) connector. Size 4 sockets. Amphenol Contactos (is that a typ...
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Fri, 15 May 2009 12:37:09 -0700 (PDT)
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Does anyone know of a source for the connectors on the EV1 motor? The most important for our applications is the female connector that attaches to the 3 phase power wires on the Gen-1 motor. Thanks, Richard Hatfield > If the transaxle is installed and level, remove the threade...
casey hartman
Tue, 12 May 2009 11:59:09 -0700
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This is getting off topic for S10s but attached is output from a home energy monitoring project that I am building myself. It is still a work in progress, but it is a plot of rms voltage values for one day (5/9/09) that are proportional to current through one of my main 120v l...
Stephen Weitz
Tue, 12 May 2009 10:48:13 -0700
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Begin forwarded message: > From: "Thomas W. Dowling" <[email removed]> > Date: April 20, 2009 9:57:21 PM PDT > To: "'Malcolm Field'" <[email removed]> > Cc: [email removed] > Subject: Re: [RAV4-EV] OT - TV Not Ecological > Reply-To: [email removed] > > The one I have was made...
Gil Dawson
Tue, 12 May 2009 10:31:40 -0700
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On May 11, 2009, at 9:32 P, Stephen Weitz wrote: > has anyone measured how much I am looking for a watt-meter to measure the total power used in our house. If I had a watt-meter accurate to, say, 10 watts, I could measure the usage of any appliance simply by turning it on and...
(Darell (EVnut))
Tue, 12 May 2009 08:20:41 -0700
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I haven't measured it, but will tell you it is a non-starter. WAY better to hang them up. They can be hung in the house, in the garage or out side. Tumbling them with no heat will take forever. I've done it by accident enough times to say this with some confidence. -= Darell =...
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Tue, 12 May 2009 00:58:59 -0700
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Here are some electricity saving tips: When shopping for new appliances, look for the energyStar logo. Lower energy use means it saves you money over the years so it may be worth spending a more for a higher efficiency item. If you have a refrigerator or freezer that was built...
Stephen Weitz
Mon, 11 May 2009 21:32:10 -0700
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In theory I should hang up my washed clothes in the summer to dry outside in order to save electricity by bypassing my electric dryer. However, has anyone measured how much longer clothes would take to dry in the summer if put into the dryer on tumble only without any heat? Wo...