bjnkm
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:59:09 -0400
2015
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Thanks Lee!One of my biggest concerns about converting to lithium is, after spending so much for the conversion, something unavailable goes out. Good to know someone may be able to help.Kevin Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5 -------- Original message -...
Lee Underkofler
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:19:33 +0000 (UTC)
2015
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Great find, Jose! Nichicon is a Japanese company which usually means high quality design and manufacturing. They do have a facility in China as well. Does it say on your capacitors where they were manufactured? It is good to see all the activity in the S10-EV group. Those of y...
Jamovarec
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:51:47 -0300
2015
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Hello Kevin and everyone! If you read carefully the past threads regarding the capacitors, it is really important to change them to make sure they do not burst like a grenade and destroy the PIM. I think last capacitors Jeff had, are owned by Don. I could not buy them from him...
Kevin Kayden
Sat, 18 Jul 2015 09:11:20 -0400
2015
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>From what I remember, the capacitors were more prone to failure on the NiMH, but the PbA trucks could have capacitor failure too. Now, all these years later, all original capacitors would be highly suspect. According to Jeff, these parts were a compromise to limitations, and...
Greg Rohrauer
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 19:30:02 -0400
2015
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Step one would be to check for power and ground and a pulse resulting from each output with a voltmeter. You will need to jack up only one wheel and spin it very slowly in neutral, otherwise the motor itself won't turn over, rather the differential will. Once, I had the encode...
George Richards
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:14:01 -0700
2015
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Hi Greg, Thanks very much for your info. I did notice the DTC 089 tell you to do a High Voltage Test but the DTC 090 does not. I don't know why sense they seem to be related. I don't have a 2 channel scope to monitor the square wave output of the speed sensor or a speed genera...
Greg Rohrauer
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 14:10:49 -0400
2015
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It’s a square type wave 0-12V. Signal A leads B by 90 degrees going forward, and the opposite in reverse. I notice DTC 089 is the same except "forward control circuit failed power up". In the diagnostics section for this DTC it first indicates to check phase winding resistance...
George Richards
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:01:05 -0700
2015
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Thanks Jose for the pictures. I do have the shop manuals for our trucks and I've read all about the DTC 090 but all they want you to do is replace the "Power Inverter Module" which of course you can't get. What I need is the normal return signal values form the slip A and B te...
George Richards
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 09:15:54 -0700
2015
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Hi Jose, Thanks for the reply. I've cleaned and checked the connection at the sensor but it did not help. As for the slip signals, what should the readings be? Thanks Again, George...... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamovarec via S10-EV" <[email removed]> To: <[email re...
Jamovarec
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:48:33 -0300
2015
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Hi George, regarding your question of DTC 090. I just checked it on the service manual, and on the diagram it seems it should be a problem with the drive motor speed and direction sensor, or its wiring towards the PIM (power inverter module). You can check unpluging the connec...
George Richards
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:23:51 -0700
2015
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Hi Kevin, Michael and Greg; I'm also going through the same sort of decision making. I've owned my 97 s10ev since Jan. 2005 and its been great to me. Of course I've hand to change a few things like coolant pump, brakes, radiator fan buffer and of course the all elusive batteri...
Jamovarec
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:26:22 -0300
2015
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Hi Michael I have my 97 S10Ev running perfectly, I use it al least 3 times a week, it has the original lead acid Panasonic Ev 1260 I managed to get from Japan, I normally drive around 25 miles before charging it. I had to swap 2 low modules, recently and will have to install L...
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Sun, 12 Jul 2015 09:16:19 -0400
2015
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Hello to the survivors, Mine has a few bad batteries. (Lead acids) and of course the computer won't let me move it. I only got 12,500 miles from the pack of Deka 12AVR75 batteries, but believe I could get double that since I'm more aware of how to drive it now. Years ago, when...
Greg Rohrauer
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 22:58:01 -0400
2015
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Michael; I’m still driving mine, mostly to haul gardening stuff (soil, mulch, sand gravel, shrubs, flowers, tree limbs) or get lumber from building supply, etc. Basically I use it as the pickup truck it was designed to be. The self discharge is getting much worse, and I have m...
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Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:27:35 -0400 (EDT)
2014
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I have held off replying, as this is still very difficult to think about. When Bryan called me it was a total shock. Not only that day, but not able to fall sleep until 5 AM in the morning. Jeff and I enjoyed many days together working on the S-10's and our family's spent time...
Steve Hawkins
Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:59:59 +0000
2014
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Dear Bryan, That is sad news. Our condolences for your loss. Jeff had helped out everyone interested in EVs in general and S10Es in specific over the years. He had communicated with me on many of my personal projects over the years and was much appreciated. Just a few weeks ag...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:14:30 -0700
2014
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Hear hear! Hats off to Jeff, and a moment of EV silence as all electrons cease to move for a Plank Second in honor of Jeff. You are and will be greatly missed, and the world is a bit more empty now without access to the vast knowledge you had in your head and heart. Deepest re...
Paula Clark
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:30:41 -0700
2014
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Greetings all this is Bryan Sailors partner to Jeff Thomas and owner of the retired EVBones. I am very sad to inform all of you to the loss of my best friend and business partner Jeff Thomas. Jeff passed 3 weeks ago due to a medical emergency while he was camping out of town a...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:17:57 -0800
2013
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Hi, Richard-- > We then checked the signal wire and also found no change in voltage. When we closed the signal wire circuit to ground the battery pack blower ran with full power. There's a clue. The signal wire is a PWM signal at TTL levels, which means that the computer can c...
Greg Brewsaugh
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:57:27 -0800
2013
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I suspect that your drop in range on the new RAV4-EV is due to lower average temperatures lately in So CA. (I'm in Huntington Beach.) I was somewhat alarmed to see the same thing in our 2011 Leaf and Volt as Winter approached. Range came right back up in the late Spring the fo...
Greg Rohrauer
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 21:29:26 -0500
2013
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Richard: I?m assuming you have the service manuals & scan tool? having attempted this battery swap. The pack voltage ought be fine according to what you indicate. I?d clear everything and start fresh, seeing which codes reappear. I?d be most worried about DTC 280, as it contro...
Gardner Harris
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 17:16:05 -0800
2013
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Re: Lithium Conversion I keep seeing Rich Hatfield's question on the no wakeup function of his Li Pack ever since he installed a replacement battery blower. It the lack of a response the result of no one having a verifiable answer or was there a reply which I don't understand...
Tom Chou
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 16:59:08 -0500
2013
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That's a great post from Niel regarding the 4 filter caps in the PIM - clear explanation of why these caps are failing - it should have been written 6 years ago! What voltage are the replacement caps Jeff found rated for? I understand Don has a supply? The original caps were 2...
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Thu, 7 Nov 2013 22:21:29 -0500 (EST)
2013
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It is nice to see activity here. But every time I see the capacitor issue come up I get a lump in my throat. My truck, (even thou my batteries are showing their age), is running great. So to have a capacitor blow would destroy my truck. However, my truck is a lead acid truck,...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:46:46 -0800
2013
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Hi, Don-- Indeed that was an evBones NiMH conversion, so a 1997, I believe, the very one which I traded to Richard Hatfield himself for his 2006 home-brew-plug-in Prius (with an added 10 kWh of aftermarket Lithiums) with which I am still quite happy. I'm glad to hear that the...
Tom Chou
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 16:19:57 -0500
2013
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Looks like there's some life left in this group after all! It's good to see some activity! Thomas Sadowski said, "Until vehicle manufactures can agree on an ISO standardized traction battery design & packaging arrangement that reduces the ridiculous levels of integration and s...
Richard Hatfield
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:31:33 -0800
2013
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Thank you for your help. We have 4 DTCs. One is pack airflow, the other three if i remember correctly are related to startup. I am at the SEMA show today and don't have access to the codes. I will forward them when I return. Richard Hatfield Lightning Motorcycle On Nov 7, 2013...
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Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:16:57 -0500 (EST)
2013
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Gil was that a 1997? If I recall correctly that did come up on the 1997 but not the 1998. Don In a message dated 11/7/2013 10:13:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email removed] writes: Hi, Richard-- Check the power supply voltage (stick a pin through the wire) right at the blow...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:13:11 -0800
2013
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Hi, Richard-- Check the power supply voltage (stick a pin through the wire) right at the blower. I think it's the red wire. The other two are ground and an on/off command voltage. It should read about 12 volts when the blower is commanded OFF and slightly lower when commanded...
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Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:02:07 -0500 (EST)
2013
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Hello Richard There are no DTC codes? If not then try disconnecting the accessory battery then the high voltage disconnect plug. Wait a few minutes then connect the high voltage disconnect plug then the accessory battery. It has to be done in this order. Sometimes you need to...