Niel Nielsen
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:03:04 -0500
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Dennis, Yeah, with 4100 pounds of vehicle weight and the tires inflated to 50 psi, the thing seems to coast quite well. I agree. Someone posted something a couple of years ago about the increase in range of the vehicle with the half-tonneau cover installed. As I remember, it w...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:18:02 -0500
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Dennis, that's very interesting about the fan buffer preventing regen--thanks for the info. I wouldn't have guessed that the vehicle had a way to sense that the fan buffer was out, other than sensing that the coolant was too hot, and that wasn't the case here. It would be inte...
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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:48 -0700
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Good job getting it fixed Dennis. I live in a hilly area too and agree that regenerative coasting (when regen engages but you have not actually pressed the brake pedal) can reduce range. It is too bad that they do it that way or there is no simple button to disable it. If the...
Dennis Scott
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:19:26 -0500
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For the info of all on the S10-EV list members, My no regeneration issue was caused by a malfunctioning fan buffer on the front fan. I purchased a fan motor P/N 22136897 AC Delco # 15-8562 for $91 and change from chevrolet and a much improved fan buffer from Jeff. Please note...
Nikolay Shishkov
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:47:20 -0700 (PDT)
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I found the link... http://www.victronenergy.com/? . They have many different products, but see this white paper... http://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Achieving_the_impossible.pdf ? Hope this helps. ? ----- Original Message ---- From: Nikolay Shishkov <[email remove...
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 12:04:05 -0700
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Tom, Yes, PGE in Portland is installing the charging stations. Here is some press about it: PGE opens stations around Portland for plug-in hybrids<http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/07/pge_opens_stations_around_port.html> The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Port...
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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 doe
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:10:37 -0700 (PDT)
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Jeff, ? ?? I was wondering if there were some ways to help reduce the possibility of failure or fire by changing some of our charging activities as follows: ? 1) Supplement the cooling with an external fan.? The question becomes what would be the best direction for the air flo...
paul doe
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:58:32 -0700 (PDT)
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I think before we start getting upset about legal ramifications regarding recalls we should remember that most recalls have a positive resolution for the customer in the way of a repair that makes the vehicle safe.? You don't hear too much about "punitive" recalls that remove...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:22:42 -0700
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IF a manufacturer were to issue a mandatory recall and you did not comply then I suspect you would have no defense and perhaps be personally responsible if something destructive happened with the product. Just my opinion. Pv On 8/16/08, Steve Hawkins <[email removed]> wrote: >...
Steve Hawkins
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:56:19 -0600
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Good perspective. This is interesting as dozens of ICE vehicles burn to the ground in the US every week. I might enjoy taking them to court if they tried that for two defined fires out of hundreds of thousands of charging events. Its shame they have so much money to spend on t...
Upgeya Pew
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:53:57 -0700
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Jeff, would you be willing to outline the specific evidence you have that supports your hypothesis that these fires were caused by "metal fatigue developing in the tree and branch plate interconnect structure can result in broken internal parallel connections, reducing the cel...
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...
Richard Poudrier
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:23:33 -0400
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Unsafe products are recalled all of the time. Presumably GM would have to give us fair market value for the vehicles, but just exactly what that amount is could be tied up in courts for years. If the manufacturer were to declare these vehicles unsafe and not offer a remedy our...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:22:34 -0700
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They probably wouldn't confiscate it, but they may not let you re-register it and you would probably be held directly responsible for any damage to public/private property that may result from any problem. Pv On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Steve Hawkins <[email removed]>wrot...
Paul Peavyhouse
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:01:47 -0700
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As it says, the code is there to detect the problem in driving mode but not in charging mode. Pv On 8/15/08, Robert Ogle <[email removed]> wrote: > Hello, > > I think that there must be a typo error in the software description > below. It seems important to understand the capa...
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...
Robert Ogle
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:39:23 +0000
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Hello, I think that there must be a typo error in the software description below. It seems important to understand the capabilities. Please check:"The GM battery management system within the NiMH S-10EV already includes software programming to detect this type of problem durin...
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/...
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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:18:09 -0600
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As everyone who owns an S-10EV is now aware, two battery pack fires involving the GM / Ovonic NiMH batteries have occurred within a period in ninety days. There had been no known prior recorded events to indicate a possible failure trend that would lead me to believe this coul...
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...
Chris Reeves
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:27:20 -0700 (PDT)
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The fire in Burbank was a Gen2 small paddle MagnaCharger. The charger was not affected. The asphalt under the truck was melted. Chris > 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.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:06:52 -0600
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Quoting Lloyd Campbell <[email removed]>: > Does this warning apply only to the NIMH trucks or are the PBA's also > susceptible? > Lloyd, this warning applies to all 1997 and 1998 Chevrolet S-10EV trucks configured with GM / Ovonic NiMH batteries. Tuesday August 12, I will be...