Ryan Dela
Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:10:39 -0700
2015
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Hello everyone, My 97 is out of commission with out of balance Nimh batteries. When I bought it the battery pack was serial number 001. When it returned from EV bones it had serial number 004 in it :-( so it is an oldie. The time has come to retire the batteries and move to li...
Robert Ogle
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 06:48:55 -0700
2015
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Good Morning, It is good to see people are still paying attention to our list (Hi Steve!)! I am afraid that I don't have good news, either. The trucks are non-op (as Jeff Thomas would say). It got to be too difficult to keep them charged with the batteries falling out of balan...
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...
Stephen Weitz
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 14:58:33 -0700
2015
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I sold my NiMH S10 years ago and now drive a Leaf. I miss being able haul wood chips for volunteer gardening purposes! Stephen in Oakland > On Jul 11, 2015, at 6:51 PM, Michael Anzalone <[email removed]> wrote: > > Looks like most people have moved on from this list... > > I h...
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 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...
List member
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...
Michael Anzalone
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:51:12 -0400
2015
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Looks like most people have moved on from this list... I have many fond memories of acquiring, reviving and driving my truck over the course of about 18 months. But since 2011, when I got my Volt, my S10 just sits. Ever since then, I've wondered if I'll ever drive the truck ag...
Steve Hawkins
Tue, 9 Jun 2015 14:41:25 +0000
2015
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Hi Ryan, Happy to share if I had found one, but no responses to the parts manual request. It is a bit scary thinking that parts manuals exist, but it might be that way. I can’t think of any other sources to search for one, so we might be dead in the water on that request. I’ll...
Larry Horsley
Thu, 28 May 2015 14:45:49 +0000
2015
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Hello Steve, I have a 1998 S-10EV and a 1999 S-10EV. they have some body damage and no batteries. As far as I know the trucks only need batteries. I would sell the two for $5,500.00 or one for 3,000.00, you choose. They ea. have about 9,000 miles. Larry H.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:18:32 -0400
2015
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I've had my fun and time to move on. 1997 S10E for sale. $7,000 OBO. 12K miles.Needs batteries. Everything else is perfect! I have 26- Deka 12AVR75 AGM batteries installed. 1 battery has a bad cell and the computer quickly shuts you down when it drops to 10V. I could replace t...
List member
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...
List member
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:06:39 -0400
2014
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Hi Bob, This is Kevin in Delaware, not Don. But I've been looking into this too. I found something that may work. It's called a Smart Battery. http://www.lithiumion-batteries.com/products/12v-50ah-lithium-ion-battery/ At $690 each, they're very expensive, but I spoke to a guy...
Robert Ogle
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:41:52 -0700
2014
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Hi Don, I would be interested in working with the team on an upgrade for, at least, one of my trucks. I know that Richard Hatfield here in the Palo Alto area was working on an upgrade. They have not updated us on the progress - perhaps, it was too time consuming a distraction...
Robert Ogle
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:35:04 -0700
2014
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I am saddened to hear about Jeff's passing. I first met Jeff when he insisted I fly to Phoenix to test drive one of his S10 EV's. It is now one of mine. His passion and knowledge about these vehicles was legend. In our naivete, Jeff and I agreed to a guarantee on the lead acid...
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...
List member
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:59:22 -0400 (EDT)
2014
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A long time list member contacted me about their interest in doing their own LiFePo4 upgrade We agreed it would be good to post to the list and see if anyone else is interested. I have almost have one done, that I just changed direction on the BMS. The other BMS has had some i...
Gardner Harris
Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:42:17 -0700
2014
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[email removed] Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: [email removed] Date: 2014/07/02 22:45 (GMT-08:00) To: [email removed] Subject: S10-EV Digest, Vol 131, Issue 2 I guess we're all in the same place. My 97 S10E has another bad cell which of cours...
List member
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:39:25 -0400 (EDT)
2014
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I guess we're all in the same place. My 97 S10E has another bad cell which of course prevents me from driving it more than 5 miles. I've also been looking for an affordable Lithium conversion. What I have found is called the "Smart Battery". The 50 AH will fit in my battery bo...
Matt Kenigson
Tue, 1 Jul 2014 21:49:07 -0500
2014
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I'm having the same thought about my converted 1987 Nissan Pickup. I haven't looked lately to see what the market for conversions looks like... Matt Kenigson On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Michael Anzalone <[email removed]> wrote: > Hello all, > > It's been almost three years...
Michael Anzalone
Tue, 1 Jul 2014 22:42:21 -0400
2014
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Hello all, It's been almost three years since I purchased my Volt, and about the same amount of time has lapsed since my S10 has been driven. I keep thinking that I'll convert the S10 to Lithium someday, but not sure that'll ever really happen. Anyone interested in buying? Any...
Merlin Loch
Mon, 21 Apr 2014 06:15:27 -0700
2014
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I own one, it currently had a dead battery pack and needs new tires, I am in San Diego, willing to talk Merlin loch Sent from my iPad > On Apr 21, 2014, at 1:55, [email removed] wrote: > > Send S10-EV mailing list submissions to > [email removed] > > To subscribe or unsubscrib...
Mike Snow
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 07:55:17 -0500
2013
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Hi I will be letting go of my s10 soon it is a 1997 lead type batteries are no good no more they are the original 1260 panos I do have all manuals and two chargers let me know if any ones interested Sent from iPhone
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...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 06:02:43 -0600
2013
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