Richard Falk
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:10:56 -0700 (PDT)
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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 results with the group after I have had sucess, incase someone else wants to do the same thing. First though. ?...
John Miller
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:13:29 -0600
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My wife tried to take the truck to court (1 mile) the other morning and it stalled in the middle of our street at 8:50am as she attempted to do a three point turn. I live in Boulder, and have found that the mantra "it's ok, they are more important than you" really helps with d...
John Miller
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:03:35 -0600
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Debate Arises on 3 Wheeler http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125288146359206959.htm Is a three-wheeled vehicle an "automobile?" That question is at the center of a vigorous lobbying effort in Washington, that would help little car makers like Aptera qualify for a slice of the $2...
John Miller
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:50:40 -0600
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Debate Arises on 3 Wheeler http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125288146359206959.html Is a three-wheeled vehicle an "automobile?" That question is at the center of a vigorous lobbying effort in Washington, that would help little car makers like Aptera qualify for a slice of the $...
gardnerh
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:18:32 -0700
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Dear Jeff, I am so sorry to hear that your health is not returning to normal and I commend you for being willing to give up something you valued so highly in order to keep yourself alive and probably sane as well. Obviously (for selfish reasons if nothing else) I am sorry to h...
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...
Chris Reeves
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:15:58 -0700 (PDT)
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The batteries for sale brings this question to mind: In the near future the S10EVs that were converted to NiMH will need battery replacements. As NiMH are not likely to be available, most will have to return to Lead. The trucks will have to be "re-flashed". Maybe Jeff could cr...
Richard Falk
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:11:08 -0700 (PDT)
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I have 54 brand new Deka Intimidator batteries for sale. The are the 9A31. I bought out a company that went broke building power units for diesel anti idle units. I have found them on the internet for between 187.81 to 213.00.? I would take $125.00 each ? The date code is K7?...
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...
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Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:20:14 EDT
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Anyone with a failing water pump or wanting to have a spare pump on hand this is the time to buy. It is very unlikely this group buy would happen again to meet the required volume for this pricing. 85 dollars plus shipping this is less than half the price paid in the past for...
Ryan Meitl
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:11:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi everyone, I am a grad student in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University. We have a 1998 S10 EV here, that has dead batteries. We have no idea if all the other components are still good, and have no documentation on the vehicle. I was recommended to reques...
Stephen Weitz
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:00:36 -0700
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAv6M1Bai0c > "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 Prince -------------- next part -------------- An HTML atta...
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Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:53:42 -0400
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For anyone who happens to be in Oregon this week I thought I would let folks know my S10 EV is on display at the Oregon State Fair in Salem through Labor Day. We have a booth by the sustainable energy center. We are using it to promote our business installing solar PV systems...
Stephen Weitz
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:10:32 -0700
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi30-2009aug30,0,7645660.story
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...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:24:57 -0700
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Report-Honda-to-sell-electric-apf-1550203874.html?x=0 Stephen in Oakland Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. Dr. Suess
Gil Dawson
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:25:53 -0700
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Anybody need an SPI adapter? I put one on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=270444600565 --Gil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/attachments/200908...
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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...
Gil Dawson
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:34:57 -0700
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Richard-- On Aug 15, 2009, at 1:19 P, [email removed] wrote: > The highlight for me was installing three new temperature probes... > With the remote capability Would you perchance have a link to the supplier for these remote- readout temperature probes? --Gil -------------- ne...
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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...