Nikolay Shishkov
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:15:30 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi Pat, ? I was researching similar problem - I needed a 200V 30A, while all around me was 220V 10A?or 16A. What I found was that it is potentially very dangerous to create direct?electrical connections between the sockets if you do not know the phase (the degrees)?and the sou...
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:28:44 EDT
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Hello Tom Yes Pat is in PGE market area in Portland. These are the new charging stations for plug in hybrids until we get a plug that is approved by the national code for EVs. Pat you can only get 240 volts at 20 amps. This would be off two different 120 plugs at 20 amps they...
Thomas W. Dowling
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:28:11 -0700
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You would need to find two 30A 120V receptacles, one on each side of the line. The S10E requires 208-240V at 30A (which technically calls for a 40A circuit). The standard 120V receptacles that your utility will be installing will be 20A at best, so they are not going to be use...
Thomas W. Dowling
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:07:15 -0700
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Patrick, Which local utility is this? PGE, Portland? Tom Dowling From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of [email removed] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 5:47 PM To: S10-EV Subject: [S10-EV] 220V Step-up My local utility is installing Plug-in vehicle charging...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:20:15 -0400
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I think what you are looking for is an item often used in the marine world for when boats are in port.......? but I don't remember what it is called.... -----Original Message----- From: [email removed] To: S10-EV <[email removed]> Sent: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 7:46 pm Subject: [S10-E...
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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:46:32 -0700
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My local utility is installing Plug-in vehicle charging stations. This is pretty cool, but other than one site that was 'grandfathered', they are not going to have 220/240V available on them. I am trying to figure out if I could find some way to utilize these charging stations...
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Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:53:29 EDT
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Hello Upgeva What you are asking for is the evidence one would have after a forensic investigation is completed. Jeff has not had these vehicles to be able to do this and cannot provide the evidence your requesting. He made this clear in his explanation this was the most likel...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:04:38 -0700
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FWIW, I just got off the phone with Jeff and had a very informative conversation with him. He has technically been on vacation in Oregon w/ spotty internet connectivity while following up on all of this. That said, he is serious when he encourages any EVBones cutomers w/ quest...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:59:03 -0700
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The Seattle S10 was a native NIMH. It really doesn't matter much because the condition of most of these truck's batteries before Jeff gets to them is probably pretty bad, so he would probably recondition them all the same way, swapping out batteries as appropriate. I don't thi...
Gardner L Harris
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:25:05 -0700
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I wish to thank Jeff for the time he has expended to ferret out this rather convoluted problem. My only question is were the vehicles that burned equipped with NiMH as they were assembled or are they some of those which were converted by EV Bones. It was my conception that the...
Gardner L Harris
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:20:41 -0700
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Tom and others who responded, I want to say thank you for the information. While it blew my erroneous hypothesis out the window, the information has provided me with very useful and calming information. It was last Friday night that I charged my S10 on a TAL. Everything on the...
Thomas W. Dowling
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:02:48 -0700
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I'm not surprised to learn that the charger was not a TAL charger. In my opinion (I'm not claiming to be an expert here), the TAL charger operates in exactly the same way as the Gen 2+ charger. It does not have the display capabilities of the Gen 2/2+. However, like the Gen 2/...
Tom Dowling
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:25:21 -0700
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-----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Ben White Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:04 PM To: [email removed] Subject: [EVChargerNews] Gen 1 Magnecharger I am planning to sell my Gen 1 Magnecharger (large-paddle inductive). This cha...
Gardner L Harris
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:33:31 -0700
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TWIMC: I would like to know from each of the affected owners if the vehicles were being charged on a GM MagnaCharger or a Toyota TAL. It is my belief that the TAL charger which supplies no after-charge support to the vehicle specifically battery cooling battery cooling is the...
Lloyd Campbell
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:59:41 -0500
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Does this warning apply only to the NIMH trucks or are the PBA's also susceptible? -----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of [email removed] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:22 AM To: [email removed] Subject: [S10-EV] WARNING TO ALL...
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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:21:52 -0600
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Early in the morning hours of Saturday August 9th, a Chevrolet S-10EV truck was consumed in a fire while being charged at a public charging location in Burbank CA. No injuries were reported. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was later removed a...
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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:44:16 GMT
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The S10e I casually listed for sale has been sold pending the receipt and clearance of the buyer's funds. I never expected such quick results!! Gar Harris ____________________________________________________________ Make money while helping others. Click here for information o...
Lloyd Campbell
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:40:26 -0500
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Ok guys, I have determined the charger here at work has some sort of fault. This morning I brought the charger from home and wired it in the same circuit the other one was connected to. Works just fine. The Tech 2 shows a 100% charge request and an amp draw of 16A. The other c...
Joshua Tomel
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:27:46 -0400
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Lloyd, I saw the item# 230274514400 on the bay. I was wondering, is your truck filled with PbA (Lead Acid) batteries or NiMH batteries? I noticed in that auction a 120 volt portable charger was included, are you using that, and how well does it work? I got one because there ar...
Jeff Thomas
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:04:05 -0700
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What you are hearing is the oscillator of the switching DC-DC power supply inside the AD (Auto Disconnect) module located within your sealed battery pack assembly. The systems remain powered continuously, and the audible noise is a harmonic of the magnetics GM chose. Some AD m...
eric
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:23:40 -0400
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In the pod3 photo the gear that drives the diff on the very top. the cogs on that gear look just like the park cogs and an auto trans Eric > > I wouldn't be at all suprised if the damage to the vehicle that Jeff > fixed was caused by the tow operator dragging the vehicle while...
Thomas W. Dowling
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:19:11 -0700
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I think tow truck drivers take delight in cowboy antics.... A few years ago, I was in Santa Monica at an EV1 event. Two of the EV charging spaces in the parking lot were blocked by City ICE vehicles -- Tauruses, as I recall. An EV1 driver complained to the Santa Monica police...
Joshua Tomel
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:39:09 -0400
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Niel, Nearly 10 days ago I was put into the same situation where the truck would not charge or drive out from my garage due to the bad temp sensors and the tow truck driver wanted to do the same thing. I was as firm as possible that no movement of my truck was going to take pl...
Niel Nielsen
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:43:37 -0500
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I wouldn't be at all suprised if the damage to the vehicle that Jeff fixed was caused by the tow operator dragging the vehicle while it was in park. That would create enormous forces on the drive pod. Jeff, where in the gear train does the parking pawl engage? I'm guessing tha...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:41:04 -0500
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Dennis, I have a hunch that the regen gets disabled if the batteries are sensed at an elevated temperature. I saw the regen get disabled in my vehicle during most of an afternoon, and I know that the batteries were hot. To me, it would make sense that the vehicle would disable...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:02:24 -0700
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Again, please, under no circumstances tow an S-10EV with the front wheels in contact with the road. Use a dolly, trailer, or have it towed with front wheels off the ground. You can't afford to buy a new drive pod if something bad happens. Here's my posting about towing made ba...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:03:21 -0700
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Do not tow the S-10EV with the front wheels in contact (turning) with the road under any circumstances. Do use a two wheel swivel dolly or trailer. Jeff On Jul 30, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Lloyd Campbell wrote: > > > What, if any, issues need to addressed to tow the S10-EV with a > s...
Lloyd Campbell
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:29:01 -0500
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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:04:35 GMT
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Jeff, thanks so much for the reply. I have one further question: is this module available from ANY Chevy dealer or just one which is still servicing the S10e. If the latter, I don't know of one in SoCal. If the former, it will be a great relief although I assume that the cost...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:19:09 -0700
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Gar, it appears the PSM module has passed on. Fortunately the failure mode did not result in a high voltage leakage path that would shut the vehicle down completely. The PSM is beneath the PIM and will need to be pulled for service. Your chevy dealer will have the module avail...